East Bengal has appointed Carles Cuadrat as their new head coach on a two-year contract. Cuadrat has previously coached Bengaluru FC, leading them to win the Indian Super League title in the 2018-19 season. Under his guidance, Bengaluru FC became the first team to top the league and win the trophy in the same year.
Cuadrat played for FC Barcelona’s youth teams as a defender between 1978 and 1988. He was part of the FC Barcelona team that won the U-19 Spanish Cup in 1986 and 1987. Besides playing for FCB’s first team in two friendlies in 1988, Cuadrat also featured in the Spanish team that finished third in the 1985 UEFA European U-16 Championship.
After leaving India in the 2020-21 season, Cuadrat joined the Cypriot club Aris Limassol as an assistant coach and helped them reach the playoffs after being promoted to Cyprus’ first division. He was most recently working as an assistant coach at the Danish Superliga side FC Midtjylland.
