Carles Cuadrat appointed East Bengal head coach

Former Bengaluru FC coach Carles Cuadrat has been roped in by East Bengal as their new head coach on a two-year contract. Cuadrat, 54, began his educating stint in India as a result of the assistant coach with the Bengaluru FC (BFC) in 2016.

During his first spell in India between 2016 and 2018, BFC gained the erstwhile Federation Cup adopted by the inaugural model of the Super Cup and have develop into the first Indian crew to reach the AFC Cup remaining. In 2018, the Spaniard took over the reins as BFC’s head coach, guiding them to their maiden Indian Super League (ISL) title inside the 2018-19 season.

Under his stewardship, BFC turned the first crew in ISL historic previous to excessive the league and win the trophy within the an identical 12 months. The following season, Cuadrat led the Blues to the playoffs as soon as extra.

Under Cuadrat, BFC set many membership information. In the 2018-19 season, the Blues had an 11-match unbeaten run (along with six consecutive wins), beforehand a file for the longest unbeaten streak inside the ISL.

His tenure as BFC’s head coach moreover coincided with the membership’s 17-match unbeaten streak on the Sree Kanteerava Stadium, the longest such run recorded by an ISL Club at dwelling.

BFC moreover registered their biggest-ever win beneath Cuadrat as soon as they beat Paro FC 9-1 inside the AFC Cup Qualifiers in February 2020.

A product of Barcelona’s La Masia, Cuadrat carried out for FC Barcelona youth teams as a defender between 1978 and 1988. He was moreover part of the FC Barcelona crew that gained the U-19 Spanish Cup in 1986 and 1987.

Besides having fun with for FCB’s first crew in two friendlies in 1988, Cuadrat moreover featured inside the Spanish crew that accomplished third inside the 1985 UEFA European U-16 Championship.

After leaving India inside the 2020-21 season, Cuadrat joined the Cypriot membership Aris Limassol as an assistant coach and helped them attain the playoffs after being promoted to Cyprus’ first division. He was most these days working as an assistant coach on the Danish Superliga side FC Midtjylland.