Goa: Bengaluru FC have parted ways with head coach Carles Cuadrat on mutual consent on Wednesday (January 6) after the side suffered three straight losses in the ongoing Indian Super League, the latest being against Mumbai City FC on Tuesday.
Assistant coach Nausad Moosa will take over on an interim basis with immediate effect till further announcement. Cuadrat has been prolific at Bengaluru helm as he led the side to their maiden ISL title in the 2018-19 season. A highly tactical coach with an ability to read the game profoundly.
The Spaniard had a very good relationship with the BFC players and the bonding reflected on the field. Players like Dimas Delgado, Eric Paartalu, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Juanan, Harmanjot Khabra, Udanta Singh have improved under him and helped Bengaluru to become one of the top forces in the country.
“I greatly appreciate the club for giving me the opportunity to be head coach. It has been a relationship where I have been treated really well and a club that I will always have fond memories of,” Cuadrat said.
“I would like to thank the owners and management whose vision has been excellent, players who have always been at my service, the staff that I have worked with and that have stood by my side across five seasons and the fans, who have been tremendous in their support, and without whom we could never have carved out so many beautiful nights at the Kanteerava and away.”
He added, “I wish the club all the luck through the season and beyond. This club and the people associated with it will forever be in my heart.”
