The 52 - year - old , who left Iran in 1977 for California , where he started coaching , returned to the continent in 2001 to be part of Guus Hiddink 's coaching staff in South Korea .
Ghotbi knows all about Asia .
The 52 - year - old , who left Iran in 1977 for California , where Ghotbi started coaching , returned to the continent in 2001 to be part of Guus Hiddink 's coaching staff in South Korea .
Ghotbi knows all about Asia .