High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The role of an Iran national football team manager was first established in January 1941 with the appointment of Hossein Sadaghiani. Forty-six men have occupied the post since its inception; six of those were in short-term caretaker manager roles: Jalal Cheraghpour (four games in charge), Nasser Ebrahimi (eight games), Homayoun Shahrokhi (five game), Mansour Ebrahimzadeh (three games), Erich Rutemoller (one game) and Ali Reza Mansourian (one game). In comparison, Sadeghiani held the position for the longest to date with a tenure of 10 years. However, Branko Ivankovic led the team in 52 matches. The most successful manager is Heshmat Mohajerani, winning the 1976 AFC Asian Cup, Quarter Finalist of 1976 Summer Olympics and Qualification for the 1978 FIFA World Cup.Hungarian coach Jozsef Meszaros became the first foreign manager of the team in 1959. Portuguese Carlos Queiroz is the current head coach. Данное издание представляет собой компиляцию...