Iran appointed Portugal's Artur Jorge as its coach on Wednesday ahead of 2010 World Cup qualifiers starting in February, Iran's official IRNA news agency said.
Iran has been without a coach since the departure of Amir Ghalenoei after it was knocked out of the Asian Cup quarterfinals by South Korea in July last year.
Jorge, 61, has previously been in charge of the Swiss and Portuguese teams and quit as Cameroon coach after its quarterfinal exit at the 2006 African Nations Cup.
Earning his credentials by taking FC Porto to victory in the 1987 European Cup, Jorge has also worked in France, Switzerland, Spain, the Netherlands, Russia and Saudi Arabia.
Source: China Daily
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