Tehran Times - Mehdi Tartar was appointed as new head coach of Paykan football team on Wednesday.
The 48-year-old coach replaced Abdollah Veisi who parted ways with the Tehran-based football club last week.
Tartar stepped down as Naft Majed Soleyman coach at the end of the last Iran Professional League (IPL) season.
Ex-Iran U23 coach Hamid Estili was among the candidates to take charge of the team.
The new edition of the Iran Professional League will kick off on Nov. 6.
