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Iranian Majidi named head coach of Al Bataeh in UAE Pro League
Majidi, 48, took over from Croatian Goran Tomic, whose contract was terminated by the club last week, following a poor run of results in Emirati league.
Al Bataeh has managed only a couple of victories in 12 league games this season, suffering eight defeats, an is 12th in the 14-team table with eight points – two above the relegation zone.
This will be a second spell in the Emirati top flight for the Iranian, who parted ways with Ittihad Kalba in March last year, after leading the club to 17 wins in 51 outings in all competitions across two seasons, steering his team to an all-time best finish (eighth) in the league table in the 2022/2023 campaign.
Widely regarded as an Esteghlal legend, Majdi was also in charge of the Tehran Blues’ bench when they went a whole campaign without a defeat to lift a first Persian Gulf Pro League trophy in nine years in the 2021/22 season.