The list of 25-man squad was announced by Iran’s Futsal technical staff. This list is required by FIFA ahead of the commencement of the FIFA Futsal World Cup that is scheduled to be held in Thailand.

 The two main surprises in the list was the elimination of the Vahid Shamsaei and the recall of Mostafa Nazari after he was excluded from the AFC Asian Futsal Championship earlier this year.

 Vahid Shamsaei , (born 21st September 1975) currently a member of Dabiri Tabriz after transferring from Foolad Mahan where he played since 2008 , is the world top futsal scorer in addition to being the most celebrated futsal player in Iran. Shamsaei had differences with the federation and the coaching staff recently, however , there is no indication that this exclusion is a disciplinary measure.

According to AmirHossein  Poormohammad, national futsal team Media & Communication manager, the names of the players are as follows:

Mojtaba Nasiriniya, Mahmoud Lotfi, Sajjad Bandi Saadi, Mohammad Keshavarz, Hamid Ahmadi, Javad Asghari Moghaddam, Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh, Mostafa Tayebi, Masoud Daneshvar, Mohammad Taheri, Mehdi Javid, Mostafa Nazari, Ahmad Ismailpour, Ali Rahnema, Hossein Tayebi, Qodrat Bahadori, Afshin Kazemi, Farhad Fakhim, Saeed Kiaei, Alireza Samimi, Farid Namazi, Sepehr Mohammadi, Hamid Yousefi, Majid Tikdarynezhad and Mohammad Koohestani.

The final squad for FIFA Futsal World Cup 2012 matches, to be held between 1st to 18th November 2012 will only comprise of 14 players.

Tehran.

Football Federation’s Futsal committee chairman, said:  We have multiple plans for Jesus Candelas Rodrigo , the new Technical Director of Iran’s Futsal team and have considered several different plans for him.

Abbas Torabian in a press conference stated that the record of the 55 years old Spaniard is immaculate in Spanish Futsal. He said: Jesus Candelas Rodrigo has been in the sport for 23 years.

He won five Premier League futsal titles in Spain, six FA Cup, two European titles and two Intercontinental titles. He also received Medal of Merit from the King of Spain in 2009, also on 4 occasions , he was awarded the title of Best Spanish futsal.

Futsal Committee chairman commented on the objectives of hiring the Spaniard and said “our goal is not only for Candelas to work with the senior team. He will also be working with the U23 team which will be dispatched to Korea next year and also the U-19 teams. Candelas will monitor the league matches and will set up coaching classes for the Club’s coaches. He will be one busty person”
Torabian continued “The contract with Candelas is for one year and is renewable. We hope that he makes a difference in Iran’s futsal”

In response to a question on his duties with Team Melli Futsal current team coach Ali Sanei, he said “the main goal is for Candelas to be present with the team and with Sanei be to guide him. Before he traveled to Iran Candelas has spoken with Sanei in detail. When I was sure of Sanei satisfaction of this arrangement and Candelas role beside him, I followed up signing the Spanish coach.”

About the cancellation of the friendly match with Ukraine , Torabian said that everything was arranged and we were ready to host them , but suddenly they canceled and did not honor the contract. This is the second time the Ukrainians have done such unprofessional act and it is becoming a nasty habit with them canceling matches in short time. At this stage , it is a bit difficult for us to find a quality team to play against to  prepare for the World Cup in Thailand.

“During the Asian Futsal championship, the Egyptians have suggested a series of friendly matches with us before the two teams proceed to Thailand. We provisionally agreed on two dates 27th and 28^th Oct. for those matches for the friendlies with Egypt, but the Egyptian FA have not yet responded or confirmed this commitment yet” Torabian added.

Torabian admitted that the federation was in the process of attracting the Uzbek national team coach Josè Maria Pazos Mendez, ” but the negotiations fell through and we could not agree terms. This why we had to go elsewhere and our research in this matter lead us towards Spain. “

“I went to Spain and even talked to Mr. “Javier Lozano” the former coach of Spain’s national futsal team, who was one of the Candelas students who recommended Candelas.”

Asked why the TV did not broadcast the Russia friendly match played in Esfahan , especially as many fans are eagerly following Team Melli Futsal team as they get closer to participation in FIFA Futsal World Cup 2012, Torabian said. “There was an agreement to do so. IRIB was prepared to broadcast the match live on Shabakeh 3. I even confirmed with them twice and was assured of a live telecast.  After this confirmation, we arranged with the advertising companies to have their boards round the arena in Esfahan , but we were shocked that on the day of the game they told us that the game will not be broadcast live!!!  We always have problems with IRIB when it comes to Futsal broadcasting. Nobody seems to listen to us or take us seriously when we complain about such acts! The Football Association has to pay penalties and incur losses on these issues.”

TEHRAN – Jesus Candelas Rodrigo has been appointed as technical director of Iran futsal team on Sunday.

Jesús Candelas Rodrigo Futsal Coach
	Date of Birth: 07/10/1957 Place of Birth: Madrid (Spain) Citizenship: Spain
Details: Name: Jesús Surname: Candelas Rodrigo Date of birth: 7/10/1957 Place of birth: Madrid (ESP) Height (cm): 170 Weight (kg): 68 Hair colour: Black Eyes colour: Brown Particular signs: black moustache Profession: IVECO Spain Manager and Professional Futsal CoachCareer: Futsal (as a coach) 2004/2005 Interviu Boomerang – LNFS Division de Honor – Champion, Intercontinental Cup Champion, LNFS Best Coach 2003/2004 Interviu Boomerang – Super Cup Winner 2002/2003 Interviu Boomerang – LNFS Division de Honor – Champion and Super Cup Winner 2001/2002 Antena 3 Boomerang – LNFS Division de Honor – Champion and Super Cup Winner 2000/2001 Antena 3 Boomerang – LNFS Division de Honor – Cup Winner 1999/2000 Boomerang – LNFS Division de Honor 1998/1999 Boomerang – LNFS Division de Honor – Cup Runner-up 1997/1998 Caja Segovia – LNFS Division de Honor – Regular Season Winner and Cup Winner 1996/1997 Caja Segovia – LNFS Division de Honor – Genk Tournament Runner-up 1995/1996 Mejorada – LNFS Division de Honor 1994/1995 Mejorada – LNFS Division de Honor – Play-off 1/2 Finals 1993/1994 Mejorada – LNFS Division de Honor – Cup 1/2 Finals 1992/1993 Mejorada – LNFS Division de Honor 1991/1992 Algon – LNFS Division de Honor 1990/1991 Algon – LNFS Division de Honor – Play-off 1/2 Finals 1989/1990 Algon – LNFS Division de Plata – Promotion in Division de Honor 1988/1989 Marsanz – Cup Winner (Coach Assistant and Physical Trainer) 1987/1988 Marsanz – 1/2 Play-Off (Coach Assistant and Physical Trainer)