Rahim Dastneshan

Rahim Dastneshan was born on August 19, 1950, in Seyedmahaleh, Qaemshahr (formerly known as Shahi). He is the older brother of Nader Dastneshan. He got married at the age of 27, and the marriage resulted in three children: two sons and one daughter. == Sports Life as a Player ==

His family home was near the Shahid Vatani Stadium. Behind this stadium was a garden named Bagh-e Fada'i, where he used to play football. He then started at Nassaji and moved on to the Mazandaran provincial team. == Coaching career ==

Rahim Dastneshan turned to coaching at the age of 27. Initially, he became the coach for Nassaji's youth team, then moved to Bank Tehran where he also played, and later became the coach for Bank Melli. Finally, in 1983, he became the head coach of Nassaji and achieved desirable results. During his early and eleven-year coaching career, Dastneshan marked Nassaji's best days in the Quds League and the Azadegan Cup, and his teams were among the good teams in these competitions. He holds the record for the longest duration and the highest number of coaching stints. He was Nassaji's coach for about 14 years in four different periods, from his first year of coaching in 1983 to his last in 2009. == References ==