List of East Bengal coaches and their performance in ISL

The club have been part of the ISL since the 2020-21 season.

East Bengal have had a stormy first few years in the Indian Super League (ISL) ever since being promoted to the division in 2020. They have been impacted by constant changes in coaches and a rotating squad of players, with the Kolkata side finding it tough to find the best combination needed to properly compete for top honors in the division.

The Red & Gold Brigade management have been quite trigger-happy in terms of changing coaching personnel in the hope to usher them into a golden era. So far, however, that hasn’t exactly worked according to plan, with the chops and changes impacting East Bengal’s ability to compete for the ISL cup or even get to the ISL playoffs.

Here we’ll look at how each coach’s tenure went, how the team performed, key signings and their overall impact on the team.

Robbie Fowler (9 October, 2020 – 8 September, 2021)

Matches: 20

Win: 3

Loss: 9

Draw:  8

Average Points Per Match: 0.85

Best Finish: 9th (2020-21)

Worst Finish: 9th (2020-21)

Best Signing: Bright Enobakhare

Worst Signing: Scott Neville

Best Performing Foreigner: Bright Enobakhare

Best Performing Indian: Raju Gaikwad

Fowler helped East Bengal get their first win in the ISL. He also helped them get an inspired win over Bengaluru FC.

Manolo Diaz (8 September, 2021 – 28 December, 2021)

Matches: 8

Win: 0

Loss: 4

Draw:  4

Average Points Per Match: 0.50

Best Finish: None

Worst Finish: None

Best Signing: Antonio Perisovic

Worst Signing: Marcelo Riberio

Best Performing Foreigner: Antonio Perisovic

Best Performing Indian: Mohammed Rafique

Mario Rivera (1 January, 2022 – 20 July, 2022)

Matches: 12

Win: 1

Loss: 7

Draw:  4

Average Points Per Match: 0.58

Best Finish: 11th (2021-22)

Worst Finish: 11th (2021-22)

Best Signing: Daniel Chima Chukwu

Worst Signing: Fran Sota

Best Performing Foreigner: Antonio Perisovic

Best Performing Indian: Naorem Mahesh Singh

Rivera was not really able to help improve East Bengal from their poor first-half of the season, but did inspire them to a win over FC Goa.

Stephen Constantine (July 22, 2022 – 25 April, 2023)

Matches: 20

Win: 6

Loss: 13

Draw:  1

Average Points Per Match: 0.95

Best Finish: 9th (2022-23)

Worst Finish: 9th (2022-23)

Best Signing: Cleiton Silva

Worst Signing: Eliandro

Best Performing Foreigner: Cleiton Silva

Best Performing Indian: Naorem Mahesh Singh

Constantine was able to help East Bengal accumulate their highest points (19) in their first three years in the ISL. He was also able to help them do the league double over Bengaluru FC, but could not get them into the playoffs.

Carles Cuadrat (25 April, 2023 – 30 September, 2024)

Matches: 25

Win: 6

Loss: 13

Draw:  6

Average Points Per Match: 0.96

Best Finish: 9th (2023-24)

Worst Finish: 12th (2024-25)

Best Signing: Saul Crespo

Worst Signing: Felicio Brown

Best Performing Foreigner: Cleiton Silva

Best Performing Indian: Prabhsukhan Gill

Cuadrat helped East Bengal to their best ISL campaign in the 2023-24 season, helping them pick up 24 points, just three points adrift of the playoffs spot.

Oscar Bruzon (8 October, 2024 – Present)

Matches: 8

Win: 4

Loss: 3

Draw:  1

Average Points Per Match: 1.64

Best Finish: None

Worst Finish: None

Best Signing: None

Worst Signing: None

Best Performing Foreigner: Dimitrios Diamantakos

Best Performing Indian: Anwar Ali

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