ISL: FC Goa appoint Zico as their manager

Zico

FC Goa is proud to announce that the legendary Brazilian player and former Japan coach Arthur Antunes Coimbra (Zico) has agreed to be the Manager (Head Coach) of their team that will play in the Indian Super League.

Zico signed the contract today in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Representatives of FC Goa will travel to Brazil shortly to help Zico complete the visa formalities and bring him to Goa very soon.

The franchise owners Mr. Shrinivas Dempo, Mr. Dattaraj Salgaocar and Mr. Venugopal Dhoot expressed great happiness and welcomed Zico to FC Goa. They said that this was a proud moment for the franchise and they were honoured that a football legend of the stature of Zico had agreed to coach FC Goa.

Zico’s signing was made possible due to the efforts of Mr. Amaury Nunes and Mr.Beto D’Silva.