SC East Bengal on Saturday announced the appointment of Mario Rivera as their head coach for the remainder of the 2021-22 Indian Super League (ISL) season.
The club parted ways with Jose Manuel Diaz last month and Renedy Singh took over as interim head coach.
The club has announced Renedy Singh as the interim head coach. He will be in charge of the team for the next two games against Bengaluru FC and Mumbai City FC, till Mario completes his 7-day mandatory quarantine and take over the charge in the second phase of the tournament.
“We are happy to appoint him as our head coach. Mario has been part of East Bengal previously and his experience in Indian football will be beneficial to the team for the rest of the season,” said SC East Bengal CEO Col. Shivaji Samaddar.
Rivera worked with former East Bengal coach Alejandro Menéndez as his deputy for 32 games in 2018-19 season. Rivera took charge for seven games and guided East Bengal to a second-place finish in the I-League 2019-20 season. However, this will be his first taste of management in the Indian Super League.
At present East Bengal is placed at the bottom of the table and yet to win a match in this season of Indian Super League.
