Kolkata: City football giants Mohun Bagan on Friday announced the appointment of Spanish coach Jose Antonio “Kibu” Vicuna for the upcoming football season, the club said in a statement.
Vicuna joined Mohun Bagan from Wisla Plock, a first division Polish club, taking over from Khalid Jamil who was in charge of the green and maroon brigade until last season.
Mohun Bagan were looking for a foreign coach since some time after finishing fifth last season with 29 points from 20 games.
Shankarlal Chakraborty was at the helm from the start but after a string of poor results, he was replaced by I-League winning coach Jamil.
However, things did not get better for the former champions as they failed to match their arch-rivals East Bengal’s second place finish by a distance.
Former Bengaluru FC boss Ashley Westwood was also in the fray, according to reports.
“Vicuna is a UEFA Pro Licence holder and has vast experience in professional coaching,” the statement said. (IANS)
