{"id":49130,"date":"2023-06-13T14:01:37","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T21:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/?p=49130"},"modified":"2023-06-13T14:01:37","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T21:01:37","slug":"esteghlals-three-man-coach-shortlist-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2023\/06\/13\/esteghlals-three-man-coach-shortlist-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Esteghlal’s three-man coach shortlist revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tehran Times – TEHRAN. The coaching nominees of Esteghlal football club were revealed on Tuesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Former Real Madrid coach Juan Ramon Lopez Caro is the only foreign candidate to take lead the Blues.<\/p>\n

The 60-year-old coach led Real Madrid (2005-06) season and Levante (2006-07) in La Liga, as well as Celta and Real Madrid Castilla in the Segunda Division.<\/p>\n

After a spell in charge of Spain under-21 he moved abroad to coach the national sides of Saudi Arabia and Oman.<\/p>\n

Former Iran captain Javad Nekounam in another option for the Esteghlal\u2019s hotseat.<\/p>\n

The 42-year-old coach left Foolad in February and has been shortlisted to lead Esteghlal for the second time.<\/p>\n

And finally, Mes Rafsanjan coach Mohammad Rabiei has been nominated for the job. He was a candidate to lead Iran U23 football team as well.<\/p>\n

Esteghlal parted ways with Ricardo Sa Pinto last week. The Portuguese coach was appointed as head coach of Cypriot side APOEL after he failed to win a title with Esteghlal in the Iran league and Hazfi Cup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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