Hamid Derakhshan appointed Damash football team

TEHRAN,Sept.20(MNA)--Damash appointed Hamid Derakhshan as its new coach on a two-year deal on Tuesday. The 53-year-old coach replaced Omid Harandi in the Rasht-based football team. “We want to finish among the top six teams at the end of the season. That’s why I am here. We need some new players and Mr. Abedini (general manager) accepted to sign new players,” Derakhshan said. Harandi stepped down as coach of Damash on Saturday after suffering a heavy loss to Fajr. Damash is 11th in the Iran Professional League standings table.