Tasnim – Ex-Esteghlal football team defender Mehdi Hasheminasab was appointed as the team’s assistant coach on Thursday.
The 49-year-old coach played for the Blues from 2000 to 2003.
He has joined Esteghlal’s coaching staff for the 2023-24 Iran Professional League (IPL) season.
Hasheminasab has previously worked as an assistant coach for Javad Nekounam in Foolad.
Nekounam was appointed as Esteghlal's head coach in July.