Tasnim - Firouz Karimi was named the new head coach of Gostaresh Foolad football team on Friday.
Karimi was appointed the Tabriz-based team’s coach just one day after they sacked Luka Bonacic.
Bonacic was sacked after Gostaresh’s 2-1 defeat by Tractor Sazi in Tabriz’s derby in Iran Professional League.
Gostaresh Foolad sits bottom of the IPL table with seven points from eight matches.
Karimi, 61, started his coaching career in Pas Tehran in 1989 and has also coached Sepahan, Bahman, Tractor Sazi, Esteghlal Ahvaz, Aboomoslem, Esteghlal, Damash, Paykan, Zob Ahan, Shahin Bushehr and Sanat Naft.
Firouz Karimi has joined Gostaresh until the end of the season for an undisclosed fee.