A day after the 3-1 loss against Mumbai City FC in the Indian Super League 2020-21, Bengaluru FC parted ways with their head coach Carles Cuadrat.
It is learnt that the club and the Spaniard mutually decided to end the association.
Announcing the decision, Bengaluru FC director Parth Jindal said in a statement: “After deep deliberation with the management, we feel the club needs to head in a new direction – one where the ethos and philosophy of Bengaluru FC begin reflecting again. While we enjoyed success with Carles in the past, we felt there was a departure from the philosophy that we hold true this season, which prompted us to arrive at this decision.
“I want to express gratitude for everything that Carles has done for this wonderful football club. In the five years, he has spent with us, he has been through all the ups and downs we’ve experienced at Bengaluru. He was around when we lost the AFC Cup final and then the ISL final, before leading us to the ISL title on that night in Mumbai."
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Assistant coach Naushad Moosa will take charge as the interim coach of the club with immediate effect. His first game will be against SC East Bengal on Saturday at the Fatorda Stadium.
“Naushad Moosa has been with the club for four seasons and we are confident he will get the team to play the kind of football that we have based our success on. Meanwhile, our search for a replacement has already begun and we will be bringing in someone who we believe can further the philosophy and style of this club. Our ambition of challenging for titles while developing young talent that goes on to represent the country remains unchanged. We are currently in a good position this season and we back the staff and players to build on it in the coming weeks,” Jindal said.
Under Cuadrat, Bengaluru hold the ISL record of most consecutive wins (six), unbeaten streak (11 games) and clean sheets (11). They also became the first and only team in the history of the League to top the table and win the title in the same season.
The Spaniard, too, expressed his gratitude to the club. “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. 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. 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.”
