Kolkata : Former Indian football team head coach Stephen Constantine will be the coach of Indian Super League club SC East Bengal. The team’s decision in this regard has reportedly been given the go-ahead by Emami Group, the franchise’s main investor. Former Mumbai City FC coach Jorge Costa and English coach Constantine were on the list of Bengal greats.
Citing their sources, Sea24Ghanda reports that the final stage of the discussion regarding the agreement between the team and the coach is in progress. The English coach also hinted on Twitter that he is coming to India. Constantine has shared a picture of the sea route from UK to India on his Twitter. That too with red ink.
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I’m building myself up https://t.co/UZrqib7Xm8
— StephenConstantine (@StephenConstan) July 23, 2022
Constantine stepped down as the head coach of the Blue Tigers after leading the Indian team in the AFC Asian Cup in 2019. Then the English coach returns to Indian football after three years. According to the report, East Bengal will also agree on the contract with Emami group along with Constantine’s contract this week.
Constantine is the third coach appointed by East Bengal after joining the ISL in 2020. East Bengal was coached by Robbie Flower in the 2020-21 season and Manolo Diaz and Mario Rivera in the previous season.
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It was reported yesterday that Santhosh Trophy coach of Kerala Bino George has been appointed as the head coach of the reserve team to give more strength to East Bengal’s coaching. Although the club did not officially confirm the appointment of Bino George, the Malayali coach was also appointed as the co-coach of the main team, the news agency PTI reported, quoting a source close to East Bengal.
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