The former Esteghlal head coach went to Foolad
Alireza Mansourian became the head coach of Foolad Khuzestan until the end of the current season of the Iranian Premier League
The former Esteghlal and Iran national team midfielder has coaching experience with Esteghlal, Zob Ahan, Naft Tehran, Sanat Naft Abadan, and the Iran Olympic football team
At the same time, the CEO and new board members of Foolad Club were also introduced
Foolad was the only representative of Iran in this season’s AFC Champions League, reaching the quarter-finals of the competition
After the team’s victory in the round of 16 against Al-Faisaly of Saudi Arabia, Javad Nekounam, the team’s head coach, said that the dignity of the coach was not respected and resigned
Foolad lost 1-0 to Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia in the next match and was eliminated