Osmar Vieira Appointed Persepolis Coach: Report


TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Brazilian coach Osmar Loss Vieira has reportedly been appointed as the new head coach of Iran’s Persepolis football club.

He was named as assistant coach of Yahya Golmohammadi in 2023 and was part of the coaching staff of the team that won the Iran league, Hazfi Cup and Super Cup.

The 48-year-old coach will lead Persepolis until the end of the season.

Brazilian coach Marcos Paqueta, Italian coach Gianni De Biasi, Portuguese Jose Vitor dos Santos Peseiro as well as Bosnian-born Swiss coach Vladimir Petkovic had been shortlisted to lead the Iranian team.