KOLKATA: Freshly minted Hero Indian Super League franchise East Bengal FC have hit the ground running, announcing former England international and Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler as head coach on a two-year deal.
Fowler joins the Red & Gold Brigade from A-league side Brisbane Roar. Former India and East Bengal captain Renedy Singh will be Fowler’s deputy.
“We are happy to appoint the legendary Robbie Fowler as the head coach for the Hero Indian Super League season. It is a two-year contract as of now but we hope to have a long, fruitful, and trophy laden collaboration. Robbie comes in with a wealth of experience having played with and against the best,” Sportstar quotes HM Bangur, managing director of Shree Cement, the new owner of the storied club, as having said.
“Besides Robbie, we have appointed seven foreign coaches who have top-level coaching experience. We hope our coaching staff will not only help the club achieve success but also the league as a whole,” he added.
The club, in which Shree Cement Limited has acquired a majority 76% stake, will now be known as SC East Bengal, Bangar has confirmed.
Coaching staff as per Sportstar
Head coach: Robbie Fowler
Assistant coach: Anthony Grant
Set piece coach Terence McPhillips
Goalkeeping coach: Robert Mimms
Sports Scientist Jack Inman
Physiotherapist: Michael Harding
Analyst: Joseph Walmsley
Indian Assistant Coach: Renedy Singh
