TEHRANTIMES - Iran national football team head coach Carlos Queiroz has expressed his grief over death of Naft Tehran fitness coach Ali Akbar Darestani.

Darestani died at the age of 60 from a cardiac arrest on Monday.

He was rushed to Tehran’s Fayyazbakhsh Hospital after suffering chest pains during the training, however the doctors failed to save him.

“On behalf on myself and rest of the Iran national team, I would like to extend my heartfelt condolences to his family and Iranian sports family. May God rest his soul in peace,” Queiroz said.