6. Ivanković celebrating victory at the Azadi Stadium
Branko Ivanković, the former manager of Team Melli and the current manager of Persian Gulf Pro League champions Persepolis, has reached 1 million followers on his Instagram platform. Many of his followers are Iranian fans of Branko, who started his role in Iranian footballer back in 2001 as an assistant in Team Melli. The highly-experienced football manager has taken Iran to one World Cup and finished 3rd in the 2004 AFC Asian Cup. Branko is highly popular in our homeland and is also recognised as the most successful coach of the Iranian National Team in terms of winning percentage. Since April 2015, Branko has been in charge of Persepolis and had a successful spell as Champions of Persian football and being a runner up in the Asian Champions league, earlier this month. Here is a collection of Branko Ivanković’s highlighted Instagram posts that show his connection with his fans, and passion for Persian football.