Angel Garcia appointed as deputy head coach at SC East Bengal

The Spaniard has worked under the likes of Vicente Del Bosque and Rafa Benitez at Real Madrid.

Former Real Madrid coach Ángel Puebla Garcia will be deputy to  SC East Bengal head coach Manuel ‘Manolo’ Diaz, also fulfilling the responsibilities of a strength and fitness coach, it was announced on Friday.  

With close to two decades of coaching experience, Garcia has worked worked with the likes of Vicente del Bosque at Real Madrid between 1993-94 and Rafa Benítez in Real Madrid and Real Valladolid between 1994-1996 as both football conditioning and assistant coach.

A UEFA Pro License holder who has also cut his teeth in sports science, fitness and conditioning with multiple degrees to show for, Angel Garcia has worked closely with  players of the ilk of David Villa and David Silva also  working with the Georgia national national team in 2008.  

“I am happy to be part of such a big club like SC East Bengal. I have worked  in  some of the finest football clubs  with some of the best coaches.  I know what it takes to bring the winning mentality and that is what we will try to to do here,” Angel Garcia said.  

“I am looking forward for the challenge ahead and I can’t wait to get started,” he  added.  

Angel Garcia was the Chief Executive of Real Valladolid´s Academy and KimberleyCollege Football Academy inin Brisbane (Australia). Having worked in four continents, Garcia was last attached to Newell´s Old Boys in Argentina, where he was the assistant coach to Germá Germán Burgos.  

Garcia has worked with players like Raúl, Fernando Morientes, Emilio Butragueño,  Rafael Martín Vázquez, Iván Zamorano and Maxi Rodríguez besides also training  Spanish world champions Villa, Silva, Álvaro Arbeloa, Carlos Marchena and Raúl  Albiol.  

He has worked with Al Wasl in Dubai, also plying his trade with Evergrande  Football School in China. Angel Garcia was assistant coach to Héctor Cúper in Turkey as  well for FC Orduspor. He worked with Cúper at Racing de Santander before that  also being part of his team at Greek club Aris FC.  

Meanwhile, Indian football legend Renedy Singh will continue to remain assistant  coach of SC East Bengal and will be part of Diaz’s backroom staff. Former India  captain Renedy was part of Robbie Fowler’s coaching team as well in SC East  Bengal debut season in the Hero Indian Super League. 

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