Manolo Marquez
Indian Football Team Coach: Spain’s Manolo Marquez, currently in charge of the Indian Super League team FC Goa, has been appointed the head coach of the Indian men’s football team. He will replace the sacked Igor Stimac. The decision to appoint him as the coach was taken in the current Football Federation’s executive committee meeting. He has coaching experience, which can be useful for the Indian football team.
Manolo Marquez is also the coach of FC Goa
55-year-old Marquez was appointed to the top post at the All India Football Federation’s Executive Committee meeting held on Saturday. The AIFF said in a statement that the committee in its first decision of the day deliberated on the appointment of a new head coach for the senior men’s national team and selected Manolo Marquez for the post with immediate effect. Marquez will continue in his role as FC Goa’s head coach in the 2024-25 season. He will handle both the responsibilities simultaneously before becoming the coach of the national team on a full-time basis.
Kalyan Choubey said this
AIFF Chief Kalyan Chaubey said that we are happy to welcome Manolo Marquez in this important role. We look forward to working with Marquez in the years to come. The All India Football Federation has not revealed the tenure of the new coach Manolo Marquez. Igor Stimac was sacked as head coach on June 17 after the Indian team failed to make it to the third round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
Coached 2 teams in Indian Super League
Manolo Marquez said that it is an honor for me to coach the national football team of India, a country that I consider my second home. I feel connected to India and its people and I feel a part of it ever since I first came to this beautiful country. I am very grateful to FC Goa for giving us the freedom to help the national team during the upcoming season while I am still the head coach of the club. I am grateful to the AIFF for this opportunity. Manolo Marquez has been coaching in the India Super League since 2020. He has coached Hyderabad FC and FC Goa.
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