Kolkata: Emami East Bengal assistant coach, Bino George has extended his contract for three years, that will keep him in the Red-Gold management till the end of the 2026 session.
Bino George holds AFC pro-licence and will continue to be the Head Coach of Emami East Bengal’s development and reserve teams. Assisting team’s Head Coach Mr. Carles Caudrat, Bino has done a great job with the youth team. “His knowledge about Indian football will help our first team immensely, and I look forward to working with him.” says Carles.
Since last year Bino George has been an integral part of the Red & Gold brigade’s think tank. George guided Emami East Bengal FC’s development team to emerge as champions in the East Zone qualifiers of the recently concluded Reliance Foundation Development League (RFDL). The team also did well in the RFDL National Group Stage in Mumbai, winning three of four matches and narrowly missing out on a semi-final berth by one point.
The 46-year-old coach from Kerala is renowned for nurturing young talent. George led his state to its seventh Santosh Trophy title in 2022.
Emami East Bengal FC are confident that under Mr George’s tutelage, the young Indian players will continue to blossom and take their game to the next level. Mr Debabrata Mukherjee of Emami Group said, “During the past year, Bino has proved to be a great asset for our club. We are pleased to hand him a three-year extension and appoint him as the Indian Assistant Coach for our first team. The youngsters love playing under him and have shown rapid improvement, hence he’ll also continue to be the Head of our Youth Development.”
Mr George has, in fact, assisted the club in promoting reserve team players such as Tuhin Das and Athul Unnikrishnan to the senior team. Earlier this year, the youthful defenders were frequent participants for the team in the Super Cup.
Speaking about his extension, Mr George said, “East Bengal has been like a family to me. I am really fortunate to be representing this historic club. It’s a huge motivation for me and my boys.”
He added, “Having tasted success with the youth team last season, I now want to help our senior men’s team soar to greater heights. I look forward to working with Coach Cuadrat and I’m sure that our collective experience will prove beneficial for the first team. I like taking responsibility, so I will relish looking after our reserves and developments teams as well. I would like to thank the club and Emami Group for keeping faith in me.”
