Nader Dastneshan (Persian: نادر دست نشان, 29 November 1959 – 16 April 2021) was an Iranian football player and coach.
Early life
Nader Dastneshan was born on 24 May 1960 in Shaahi, Mazandaran province. His father, an Azerbaijani,[1] was from Tabriz and his mother was from Sari. He had three sisters and five brothers; he was the youngest son in the family. Initially, he played as a goalkeeper but later became a midfielder.[2]
Club career
He started his playing career with Nasaji Mazandaran and remained with the club until his retirement in 1993.
Coaching career
Dastneshan studied coaching techniques in FIFA and received a degree by AFC for coaching.[3] He became assistant coach to Carlo Soldoy, Italian head coach of Iran under-20 national football team in 1997. Iran U-20 team came fourth in AFC Asian Cup at that year. He coached in many Iranian clubs and he is known as a manager who upgraded teams to Division 1 of Iranian football but he didn't manage for more than one year in each club.[4]
Honours
Mes Kerman
Pegah Gilan
Steel Azin
Naft Tehran
Sanat Naft
Death
Dastneshan died one week after being hospitalised due to COVID-19. He was 61 years old.[5]
References
- ^ "ویژه: معرفی کامل تیم های دسته اولی".
- ^ "Biography of Nader Dastneshan (1960- )". Archived from the original on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ Hours with Dastneshan
- ^ (non-English) Dastneshan dismissed as Nassaji Mazandaran's head coach
- ^ "Iranian coach Dastneshan dies of COVID-19". Tehran Times. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
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