Vasco appoint Subrata Bhattacharya as their new head coach

Subrata Bhattacharya (right)

Goan outfit Vasco Sports Club have appointed former ONGC coach Subrata Bhattacharya as their new head coach. Vasco will be taking part in this season’s I-League second division and Bhattacharya, who resigned as ONGC coach last month, has signed a contract till the end of May.

This will be Bhattacharya’s second stint at Vasco, having coached them in the 2009 when they narrowly missed out on I-League qualification.

Vasco, who under current Pune FC coach Derrick Pereira finished in the top three of the National Football League (NFL) in the 2001-02 and 2002-03 seasons, last played in the I-League in 2008-09 when they finished rock bottom.

Bhattacharya, who has also coached Ar-Hima, Mumbai FC and Oil India, is determined to bring them back to India’s top division and explaining the reason for joining Vasco, the AFC A license coach told sportskeeda, “The fans, management want me back here at Vasco and for me Goa is the right place for a coach like me who wants a total professional environment.”