Abdi was the head coach of
Damash Gilan in 2009. He left the club to serve as the assistant coach for Persepolis from 2009 to 2010. Under head coach
Ali Daeli, the team won the
Iran Hazfi Cup. Abdi did not continue with the team due to financial issues. In 2015, Abdi served briefly as the interim manager of Persepolis. He was a technical advisor for the
Iran women's national football team in 2018 and 2019. After previous coach
Abbas Chamanian was sacked for a poor result at the
2018 AFC U-16 Championship, Abdi was appointed as head coach of the
Iran U-17 football team in 2019. In 2022, he returned to the U-17 team in order to prepare them for the
2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup held in Bahrain. Iran won their group and progressed through the quarterfinals after beating Yemen on penalty kicks, but lost to Japan in the semi-finals. ==References==