Hyderabad: After Albert Roca’s call to FC Barcelona’s managerial team, it was important for Hyderabad FC to appoint an experienced manager to replace him. Former Spanish defender and 51-year-old Manolo Marquez has been appointed as club’s new head coach for the upcoming season of ISL.
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“It’s a big challenge for me to join Hyderabad FC as we are set to begin our season soon. The club has already been preparing and working on a lot of things over the last few months so that makes it a comparatively smoother process for me to settle in,” the Catalonia native said after the signing.
Marquez has worked with managers like current CD Leganes manager Javier Aguirre and also with the former Barcelona manager Quique Setin, thus carrying a good CV on his bag. Despite working under anybody in Spain he has also independently managed Croatian top-flight side NK Istra 1961 in 2018. He signed a year deal with the club and looking forward to succeeding in India.
The Hyderabad FC co-owner, Varun Tripuraneni said, “We’ve worked towards a unified goal over the last seven-eight months while building our team. It has been one of our top priorities to continue the good work that everyone has put in and we strongly believe that Manuel Márquez is the perfect choice to do that. He has the credentials, and more importantly the experience to fit into our club. He has consistently proven himself at various levels and we expect a seamless transition.”
