Tasnim - Rasoul Khatibi has been sacked by Iran’s Tractor Sazi football club in the wake of Friday's humiliating home 3-1 defeat to Padideh in the Iranian Professional League (IPL).

Khatibi was named as the head coach of the Tabriz-based club with an undisclosed three-year contract last June.

The former Hamburger SV striker replaced Portuguese Toni Oliveira in Tractor Sazi.

Oliveira is reportedly among the candidates to take charge of Tractor.

Tractor Sazi of Tabriz will feature Iran in the AFC Champions League in the upcoming season.