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Number Seven Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy Two - 07 July 2025
Iran Daily - Number Seven Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy Two - 07 July 2025 - Page 6

Ex-Iran international Hashemian appointed Persepolis manager

Former Iranian striker Vahid Hashemian has been named the new head coach of Persian Gulf Pro League club Persepolis, ending days of uncertainty surrounding the Tehran Reds’ managerial position.
Hashemian, 48, succeeds Turkish coach Ismail Kartal, who parted ways with the club last week in the aftermath of the 12-day war between Iran and Israel.
Kartal joined Persepolis in January, leading the team to eight wins and four draws in 16 matches across all competitions. However, after the Reds finished third in the league – their lowest league position in 10 seasons – he opted to walk out on his 1.5-year contract amid concerns over further regional conflict.
Hashemian’s appointment is widely seen as a major gamble for the club, which has won seven league titles since the 2016/17 season, given his significant lack of experience as a head coach in senior club football.
The Iranian will still aim to build on his distinguished career as a player, having scored 53 goals in 254 appearances for Bundesliga clubs VfL Bochum, Hannover 96, Hamburger SV, and Bayern Munich before hanging up his boots at Persepolis in 2012.
Hashemian, who began his coaching career as a at the German fifth-tier league, worked as an assistant coach at the Hamburg U17 side in the 2017/18 season before serving as a number two to former Iran head coaches Marc Wilmots and Dragan Skocic during the 2022 World Cup Asian qualifiers.
Hashemian began his coaching career in Germany’s fifth tier before taking up an assistant role with Hamburg’s U17 side in the 2017/18 campaign. He also served as a number two to former Iran managers Marc Wilmots and Dragan Skocic during the 2022 World Cup Asian qualifiers.
He inherits a star-studded, yet imbalanced squad at Persepolis, after the club signed four established wingers – along with goalkeeper Payam Niazmand and attacking midfielder Reza Shekari – at Kartal’s behest during the current transfer window, with a center-back, a right fullback, and a holding midfielder likely to be on the new manager’s wishlist ahead of the upcoming season.

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