Nader Dastneshan

Nader Dastneshan (, 29 November 1959 – 16 April 2021) was an Iranian football player and coach.

Early life
Nader Dastneshan was born on 24 May 1960 in Shaahi, Mazandaran Province. His father, an Azerbaijani, was from Tabriz and his mother was from Sari. He had three sisters and five brothers; he was the youngest son in the family. Initially, he played as a goalkeeper but later became a midfielder.

Club career
He started his playing career with Nasaji Mazandaran and remained with the club until his retirement in 1993.

Coaching career
Dastneshan studied coaching techniques in FIFA and received a degree by AFC for coaching. He became assistant coach to Carlo Soldoy, Italian head coach of Iran under-20 national football team in 1997. Iran U-20 team came fourth in AFC Asian Cup at that year. He coached in many Iranian clubs and he is known as a manager who upgraded teams to Division 1 of Iranian football but he didn't manage for more than one year in each club.

Honours
Mes Kerman
 * Azadegan League: 2006–07

Pegah Gilan
 * Hazfi Cup: 2007–08 (Runner-up)

Steel Azin
 * Azadegan League: 2008–09

Naft Tehran
 * Azadegan League: 2009–10

Sanat Naft
 * Azadegan League: 2015–16

Death
Dastneshan died one week after being hospitalised due to COVID-19. He was 61 years old.