Sapinto became the head coach of Esteghlal / The Blues welcomed the Portuguese man + Photo

According to Fars News Agency, Ricardo Sapinto, the former head coach of Sporting Lisbon and Braga Portugal, was elected as the new head coach of Esteghlal Club.

The former star of the Portuguese national football team and Sporting Club, with more than 2 years of coaching experience and consecutive participation in club competitions and European continents, reached an agreement with Esteghlal Club and was selected as the new head coach of this club football team.

4-year-old Sapinto with experience leading Sporting Lisbon and Braga in Portugal, Vasco da Gama of Brazil, Red Star of Belgrade, clubs of Greece and Turkey and Poland, Standard Liege of Belgium and being selected as the best coach of the year in this country also won the Belgian Cup. He will experience playing in Iranian club football for the first time.

In addition to winning the Belgian Cup with Standard Liege, Sapinto has also been the runner-up in the Belgian League. He also finished runners-up with the Red Star of Belgrade and, in addition to finishing third with Sporting Lisbon, reached the semi-finals of the Europa League by eliminating Manchester City. Sapinto advanced to the group stage of the Europa League with Braga as the best team in the group, while Braga had the best defensive and offensive statistics at this stage.

The Portuguese coach has gathered extensive information about the conditions of Esteghlal and the players of the champion team of the Iranian Football Premier League over the past week and after the start of negotiations, and will come to Iran soon for the introduction ceremony. In the first step after arriving in Tehran, he will put on the agenda the necessary measures in order to continue the championship in the new season.

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