INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
won the title of the Iran league last season but their coach Farhad Majidi parted ways with the club to join Emirati club Ittihad Kalba.The
49-year-old coach started his coaching career in Sporting CP in 2012 and has also worked as head coach Braga, Legia Warsaw, Red Star
Belgrade, Atromitos, Vasco da Gama and Gaziantep.Sa Pinto had most recently worked in Moreirense as head coach.Sa Pinto has penned a
one-year contract with Esteghlal with the option of a further year.
