SC East Bengal name Joseph Ronald D'Angelus as head of sports science

The Red and Gold Brigade will begin their ISL campaign against Jamshedpur on November 21.

SC East Bengal have appointed Joseph Ronald D’Angelus as head of sports science for the Hero Indian Super League 2021-22 season, it was announced on Saturday.

Joseph was with the Bhutan football federation as head of sports science before joining SC East Bengal. He will also be heading physiotherapy and analysis departments.

The 48-year old Malaysian-born has worked extensively in his country with the likes of PJ City FC and Negeri Sembilan FA also working in Myanmar with Hantharwady United FC.

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Joseph Ronald was also with Mohun Bagan AC as fitness coach in 2012.

“I am happy to be associated with SC East Bengal. It is a club with so much history and working here will help me grow. I believe in pushing athletes out of their comfort zone and taking them to the next level physically. I will also work on different rehabilitation methods to expedite players’ recovery from injuries,” said.

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Joseph, who has a South Asian Games silver medal in 2019.

“I have worked with many experienced head coaches like Vincent Subramaniam, E.Elavarasan, P.N. Sivaji, Rene Desayee, Karim Bencherifa, Jorg Stenibrunner, K.Devan, Mohd Azrai Khor, Myo Hlaing Win and Mario Lemos,” he added.

SC East Bengal's pre-season preparation

East Bengal have made a number of exciting signings for the upcoming ISL 2021-22 season. The club have roped in Dutch midfielder Darren Sidoel, Slovenian Amie Dervisevic, Australian defender Tomislav Mrcela, Croatian forward Antonio Perosevic and Nigerian forward Daniel Chiku Chuwku. They have also signed former Real Madrid coach Angel Garcia as an assistant to head coach Manuel Diaz.

The Red-And-Gold Brigade will face Jamshedpur FC in their opening game of the Hero Indian Super League 2021-22 season, on November 21 at the Tilak Maidan Stadium.

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