East Bengal sack Spanish head coach Carles Cuadrat midway into ISL 2024-25

Bino George will take over the reigns of East Bengal in the ongoing Indian Super League on an interim basis.

Kolkata: Kolkata giants East Bengal have sacked Spanish head coach Carles Cuadrat following the team’s underwhelming performance in the ongoing Indian Super League season, the club announced on Monday. In the meantime, Bino George has been named as the interim head coach of the side.

Cuadrat took over the charge of East Bengal in April last year, signing a two-year contract. Under Cuadrat, East Bengal ended a 12-year trophy drought since the Federation Cup triumph in 2012 by winning the Kalinga Super Cup title in January this year. It remains the only title of his reign.

He also led the team to a runners-up finish in last year’s Durand Cup. But it was not a smooth sailing for the 55-year-old Spaniard as the Red and Gold brigade finished a disappointing ninth in the last ISL season with six wins as many draws and 10 defeats.

“The Emami East Bengal FC management appreciates coach Carles for guiding the team to the Kalinga Super Cup title and AFC continental competitions after a long hiatus. We wish him the best in his future endeavours,” Vibhash Vardhan Agarwal of Emami Group said in a statement.

#EastBengalFC regretfully announces the departure of Carles Cuadrat as Head Coach following his resignation.

Coach Carles led us to the Kalinga Super Cup title earlier this year and a runners-up finish in last year’s Durand Cup. We thank him for his contributions and wish him… pic.twitter.com/pxfln0sIlK

— East Bengal FC (@eastbengal_fc) September 30, 2024

“#EastBengalFC regretfully announces the departure of Carles Cuadrat as Head Coach following his resignation. Coach Carles led us to the Kalinga Super Cup title earlier this year and a runners-up finish in last year’s Durand Cup. We thank him for his contributions and wish him the best for the future. Bino George will be the interim Head Coach of the team. We’ll make further announcements in due course,” the club said on their social media handles.

The pressure mounted on Cuadrat after East Bengal made disastrous start to the ongoing ISL season, after the team suffered a hat-trick of defeats in the ongoing ISL. And the writing was on the wall following the losses with East Bengal making their intentions clear to cut its ties with Cuadrat.