The former coach of Atletico Madrid, Cesar Ferrando Jimenez, appointed coach of Jamshedpur

The announcement came four months after Jamshedpur FC broke away from Steve Coppell who joined the dealership Kolkata ATK

Madrid manager Cesar Ferrando Jimenez was named Saturday at the head of the Indian Super League football club Jamshedpur Football Club. The announcement came four months after Jamshedpur FC broke away from Steve Coppell who joined the Kolkata ATK franchise. Under Cesar, Atletico Madrid finished 11th and reached the semi-finals of the Copa Del Rey in the 2003-04 season.

The 58-year-old also led the Spanish club of Elche, Albacete and the reserve. from Valencia. Cesar also has experience as a coach of an Asian team with his stay in Malaysia where he led Johur Darul Takzim FC in 2013-14. During his playing career, César was midfielder and represented the best Spanish clubs such as Valencia, Salamanca, Sabadell, Alzira (Liga & Segunda Division Clubs).

"We are delighted to welcome Cesar Ferrando to Jamshedpur FC.We are extremely confident that he is the right person for the job and will work to deliver trophies for our fans and bring glory to Jamshedpur" JFC director Sunil Bhaskaran said in a statement

. us and the whole process; his vision, his knowledge of football, his energy, his determination and his love of the game. He had a thorough knowledge of our club, our players and the ISL which was very impressive. He shares our vision of going forward, building on the platform created by us and helping this club to be more successful, "he said about JFC who finished fifth of his first season. The main goal will be to give the best of ourselves every day at each training session and to ensure that the team competes at the highest level every time we play. We will focus and we will prepare game by game as it will be a final with a lot of hard work, passion, sacrifice, effort, team work and humility, "said Caesar

implement a strong and unique football model to make the team more competitive in the league and let the fans appreciate the faith that they put in my team, my team and me. "[19659010] For all the latest sports news, download Indian Express App