PLDC - Paulo Sergio Bento Brito, known as Paulo Sergio, has been named as new coach of Iranian club Sanat Naft on Monday.
The 50-year-old Portuguese coach has penned a one-year deal with the Abadan based football team.
Paulo Sergio has coached Portuguese teams Academica, Vitoria Guimaraes, Sporting CP and Beira-Mar and Scottish team Hearts.
He is an experienced coach who has led different teams in the UEFA Champions League for 30 times.
Paulo Sergio replaced Faraz Kamalvand in Sanat Naft.
Sanat Naft finished in 8th place in Iran Professional League (IPL) last season.
The IPL new season will kick off on July 26.