FC Pune City appoint Antonio Habas as manager
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Indian Super League side FC Pune City on Monday appointed former Atletico de Kolkata manager Antonio Habas as their manager for the upcoming season of ISL. Habas had led the Kolkata side to the title in the inaugural edition of ISL and also helped them finish in the play-off positions last year.
Habas was associated with Atletico de Kolkata in the first two editions of the ISL, leading them to the play-offs in both editions and to the title in the inaugural edition. However, the former Bolivian national team coach did not have the best of relationships with the team, management and parted company with the side after leading Atletico de Kolkata to the play-off in the last edition.
"I'm very happy to be here. Thank you. My philosophy is simple. We have to win. Have a consolidated group, have tactical discipline and be a family,” said Antonio Lopez Habas at the press-meet.
FC Pune City CEO Gaurav Modwel confirmed that the club
“We have retained Arindam, Gouramangi, Ravanan,
Pune City finished seventh in the last edition of the Indian Super League and
