Spain’s Josep Ferre appointed as assistant coach of East Bengal

Josep Ferre will be assisting the East Bengal coach Alejandro Menendez from 2019 for a couple of years after the 35-year-old Spaniard signed a contract. He is a UEFA ‘A’ license holder and has a degree in sports science and is also an expert video analyst.

“Josep Maria Ferre Ybarz, Coco, joins Quess East Bengal FC as the Assistant Coach to Head Coach Alejandra Menendez for a period of 2 years. The UEFA "A" license coach has a degree in Sports Science and is also an expert Video Analyst.#QuessEastBengalFC #LoveEastBengal,” the club’s twitter handle read.

The team from the City of Joy have roped in Pintu Mahata from Mohun Bagan, Naorem Singh from NEROCA FC and Boithang Haokip from the ISL winners Bengaluru FC. The historical Bengal side have lost out on Jobby Justin who will play for ISL team ATK but renewed the contract with Jaime Santos Colado.