TEHTAN – Hamidreza Garshasbi has been appointed as General Manager of Persepolis football club on Tuesday.

Garshasbi replaced Aliakbar Taheri as Persepolis acting president in November 2017.

Iranian Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Masoud Soltanifar has appointed Garshasbi as Persepolis GM.

“I am happy to be appointed as Persepolis GM but I am well aware that the expectation are high here. We have to handle the pressure from demanding fans and I will do my best to do my duty,” Garshasbi said.

Under the leadership of Garshasbi, Persepolis won Iran’s league once and advanced to the AFC Champions League quarterfinals.