Nader Dastneshan

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Nader Dastneshan

| image = Nader Dastneshan 3.jpg

|image_size=250px

| caption = Dastneshan in 2019

| fullname = Nader Dastneshan

| birth_date = {{birth date|1959|11|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Qaem Shahr, Iran

| height = {{height|m=1.69}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|4|16|1959|11|29|df=y}}

| death_place = Qaem Shahr, Iran

| years1 = 1983–1999

| clubs1 = Nassaji Mazandaran

| position = Midfielder

| manageryears1 = 2004–2005

| managerclubs1 = Payam Khorasan

| manageryears2 = 2005–2006

| managerclubs2 = Shahid Ghandi Yazd

| manageryears3 = 2006–2007

| managerclubs3 = Mes Kerman

| manageryears4 = 2007

| managerclubs4 = Shahrdari Bandar Abbas

| manageryears5 = 2007–2008

| managerclubs5 = Pegah Gilan

| manageryears6 = 2008–2009

| managerclubs6 = Steel Azin

| manageryears7 = 2009–2010

| managerclubs7 = Naft Tehran

| manageryears8 = 2010

| managerclubs8 = Aboomoslem

| manageryears9 = 2011

| managerclubs9 = Sanat Sari

| manageryears10 = 2011–2012

| managerclubs10 = Shahrdari Arak

| manageryears11 = 2012–2013

| managerclubs11 = Saipa Shomal

| manageryears12 = 2013–2015

| managerclubs12 = Nassaji Mazandaran

| manageryears13 = 2015

| managerclubs13 = Machine Sazi

| manageryears14 = 2015–2017

| managerclubs14 = Sanat Naft

| manageryears15 = 2017

| managerclubs15 = Khooneh be Khooneh

| manageryears16 = 2017–2018

| managerclubs16 = Malavan

| manageryears17 = 2018–2019

| managerclubs17 = Mes Kerman

| manageryears18 = 2019

| managerclubs18 = Sepidrood

| manageryears19 = 2020–2021

| managerclubs19 = Rayka Babol

}}

Nader Dastneshan ({{langx|fa|نادر دست نشان }}, 29 November 1959 – 16 April 2021) was an Iranian football player and coach.

Early life

Nader Dastneshan was born on 24 May 1960 in Shaahi, Mazandaran province. His father, an Azerbaijani,{{Cite web|url=http://www.varzesh3.com/news/1259972/%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%98%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84-%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%85-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C|title = ویژه: معرفی کامل تیم های دسته اولی}} was from Tabriz and his mother was from Sari. He had three sisters and five brothers; he was the youngest son in the family. Initially, he played as a goalkeeper but later became a midfielder.{{Cite web |url=http://www.dastneshan.ir/FA/Biography.htm |title=Biography of Nader Dastneshan (1960- ) |access-date=27 June 2011 |archive-date=19 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719171711/http://www.dastneshan.ir/FA/Biography.htm |url-status=dead }}

Club career

He started his playing career with Nasaji Mazandaran and remained with the club until his retirement in 1993.

Coaching career

Dastneshan studied coaching techniques in FIFA and received a degree by AFC for coaching.[http://www.jamejamonline.ir/papertext.aspx?newsnum=100912101406 Hours with Dastneshan] He became assistant coach to Carlo Soldoy, Italian head coach of Iran under-20 national football team in 1997. Iran U-20 team came fourth in AFC Asian Cup at that year. He coached in many Iranian clubs and he is known as a manager who upgraded teams to Division 1 of Iranian football but he didn't manage for more than one year in each club.(non-English) [http://www.aftab.ir/news/2009/jul/23/c6c1248338591_sport_football_nader_dastneshan.php Dastneshan dismissed as Nassaji Mazandaran's head coach]

Honours

Mes Kerman

Azadegan League: 2006–07

Pegah Gilan

Hazfi Cup: 2007–08 (Runner-up)

Steel Azin

Azadegan League: 2008–09

Naft Tehran

Azadegan League: 2009–10

Sanat Naft

Azadegan League: 2015–16

Death

Dastneshan died one week after being hospitalised due to COVID-19. He was 61 years old.{{cite news |title=Iranian coach Dastneshan dies of COVID-19 |url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/459880/Iranian-coach-Dastneshan-dies-of-COVID-19 |access-date=23 April 2021 |work=Tehran Times |date=16 April 2021}}