Sepahan names Frenchman Carteron as new manager
French coach Patrice Carteron was appointed as the new manager of Sepahan, the Persian Gulf Pro League leader announced.
The Frenchman, 54, replaces Portuguese Jose Morais, who stepped down from his role after a 1-0 victory over Iralco in the Iranian top flight on November 3.
Morais’s number two Hugo Almeida took the interim role after his fellow-Portuguese’s departure and led Sepahan to a 3-1 victory over Sharjah FC in the AFC Champions League Two, before a 1-1 home draw against Nassaji Mazandaran in the domestic league.
A former head coach of Saudi outfits Al Nassr, Al Taawoun, and Al Ettifaq, Carteron was last in charge of Umm Salal in the Qatar Stars League, leading the team to a seventh-place finish in the 12-team table last season, before parting ways with the club following a 3-0 loss to Al Wakrah SC – a fourth defeat in nine games in the current campaign – earlier in the month.
Carteron was also the head coach of TP Mazembe when the Congolese club lifted the CAF Champions League in 2015.
An Egyptian Premier League winner with Zamalek in 2021, Carteron steered Mali to the third place in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, courtesy of a 2-0 win against Ghana.
The Frenchman’s first game on Sepahan bench will come against Pars Jonoubi Jam in the Iranian domestic cup on Friday – followed by an ACL Two encounter with Al Wehdat of Jordan on Tuesday.