Nader Dastneshan

Nader Dastneshan

Dastneshan in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Nader Dastneshan
Date of birth	(1959-11-29)29 November 1959
Place of birth	Qaem Shahr, Iran
Date of death	16 April 2021(2021-04-16) (aged 61)
Place of death	Qaem Shahr, Iran
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1999	Nassaji Mazandaran
Managerial career
2004–2005	Payam Khorasan
2005–2006	Shahid Ghandi Yazd
2006–2007	Mes Kerman
2007	Shahrdari Bandar Abbas
2007–2008	Pegah Gilan
2008–2009	Steel Azin
2009–2010	Naft Tehran
2010	Aboomoslem
2011	Sanat Sari
2011–2012	Shahrdari Arak
2012–2013	Saipa Shomal
2013–2015	Nassaji Mazandaran
2015	Machine Sazi
2015–2017	Sanat Naft
2017	Khooneh be Khooneh
2017–2018	Malavan
2018–2019	Mes Kerman
2019	Sepidrood
2020–2021	Rayka Babol
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nader Dastneshan (Persian: نادر دست نشان, 29 November 1959 – 16 April 2021) was an Iranian football player and coach.

Nader Dastneshan was born on 24 May 1960 in Shaahi, Mazandaran Province. His father, an Azerbaijani,^[1] 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.^[2]

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

Dastneshan studied coaching techniques in FIFA and received a degree by AFC for coaching.^[3] 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.^[4]

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

Dastneshan died one week after being hospitalised due to COVID-19. He was 61 years old.^[5]