FC Goa manager Manolo Marquez selected Indian men’s football team coach.

NEW DELHI: On Saturday, Spaniard Manolo Marquez, who coaches FC Goa in the Indian Super League, replaced Igor Stimac as India’s men’s football team head coach.

Marquez was named boss by the AIFF executive committee on Saturday.

The 55-year-old Marquez will manage the national squad and ISL franchise in 2024-25 before taking up the India position full-time, according to the AIFF.

“The Committee, in the first order of the day, deliberated on the appointment of the new head coach for the Senior Men’s National Team, and selected Manolo Marquez for the job, effective immediately,” the AIFF announced in a post.

“During the 2024-25 season, Mr Marquez will continue his role as the head coach of first team at FC Goa, handling both responsibilities concurrently before assuming the national coaching role on a full-time basis.”