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India Gazette
7 days ago
- Business
- India Gazette
Oscar Bruzon signs one-year extension with East Bengal FC
ANI 29 May 2025, 23:51 GMT+10 New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): Indian Super League (ISL) side East Bengal FC, on Thursday, announced that head coach Oscar Bruzon has signed a one-year contract extension, committing his future to the club until the end of the 2025-26 season. Under Bruzon's stewardship, the Red and Gold Brigade topped Group A and reached the quarter-finals of the inaugural AFC Challenge League last season, as per the ISL official website. Since taking charge midway through the season, the Spanish tactician led East Bengal to its highest points tally (28) in an ISL season, despite the club's poor start to the campaign. Fully supportive of Bruzon's vision, Vibhash Vardhan Agarwal of Emami Group said as quoted by the ISL website, 'Coach Oscar has brought a renewed sense of purpose to the team. His dedication to our vision of challenging for titles and ability to inspire both players and fans make him the ideal leader for our club's future.' Commenting on his extension, Bruzon said, 'I am thrilled to extend my journey with East Bengal FC for the upcoming season. While the previous season presented challenges, particularly after a slow start, we have collectively learned from those experiences and are now fully focused on reigniting the winning mentality that defines this great club. Our loyal supporters deserve nothing less than a team that reflects their passion, resilience and unwavering belief in East Bengal's legacy.' (ANI)
News18
29-05-2025
- Sport
- News18
East Bengal FC Head Coach Oscar Bruzon Pens Contract Extension
Last Updated: Bruzon, who took the helm of EBFC midway through the season, went on to finish with 28 points in the bygone season of the ISL. Spanish coach Oscar Bruzon penned an extension on his contract with ISL side East Bengal FC on Thursday, linking him to the fabled Kolkata club until the end of the 2025-26 season. Bruzon, who took the helm of EBFC midway through the season, went on to accumulate 28 points towards the final phase of the bygone season and reached the quarterfinals of the AFC Challenger League. 'I am thrilled to extend my journey with East Bengal FC for the upcoming season," Bruzon said after signing the dotted line. 'While the previous season presented challenges, particularly after a slow start, we have collectively learned from those experiences and are now fully focused on reigniting the winning mentality that defines this great club," the 48-year-old added 'Our loyal supporters deserve nothing less than a team that reflects their passion, resilience and unwavering belief in East Bengal's legacy," the Spaniard continued. 'Coach Oscar has brought a renewed sense of purpose to the team. His dedication to our vision of challenging for titles and ability to inspire both players and fans make him the ideal leader for our club's future," Emami Group said. Under the watchful eyes of Bruzon, the Kings won five Bangladesh Premier League titles on the bounce, and three Independence Cup, and Federation Cup each. The Kings played an attacking brand of football under the Spanish tactician, netting 277 goals. First Published: May 29, 2025, 23:52 IST
The Hindu
02-05-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
I will forever remember this and hope to win more in the future: East Bengal's Soumya
East Bengal FC striker Soumya Guguloth believes that winning the 2025 AIFF Women's Player of the Year award is a reward for all her efforts to rise through the ranks so far. 'After so many years of hard work and having dealt with injuries, it's good to get my hands on this award. It is my first individual award. I will forever remember this and I hope to win many more in the future,' Soumya told The Hindu. With nine goals, Soumya was the third-highest goal scorer in the recently concluded edition of the IWL, an achievement she looks back on proudly. AIFF 2024-25 Awards function Men's player of the year: Subhasish Bose Women's player of the year: Soumya Guguloth Men's coach of the year: Khalid Jamil Women's coach of the year: Sujata Kar All award winners ▶️ | #ISL | # — Sportstar (@sportstarweb) May 2, 2025 'It felt very good to secure the title for East Bengal. It also feels good that a girl from Telangana has scored the goals to help the team secure the win,' the 23-year-old remarked. The Nizamabad native's 67th-minute strike against defending champion Odisha FC in the penultimate match of the season helped the Kolkata giant clinch the crown, a goal she picked out as her favourite moment of the campaign. 'The goal that helped East Bengal become the champion stands out for me. If we had drawn that, it would have been difficult for us as we were set to play Gokulam Kerala in the final match,' she said.
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Business Standard
02-05-2025
- Sport
- Business Standard
India defender Subhasish Bose named men's footballer of the year for 2024
India defender and Mohun Bagan Super Giant's ISL double-winning captain Subhasish Bose was on Friday named the country's Men's Player of the Year after a memorable season, while East Bengal FC striker Soumya Guguloth won the honour in the women's section. Under Bose's leadership, Mohun Bagan SG completed a historic Indian Super League double, winning both the League Winners' Shield and the ISL Cup in the same season. They secured the win over Bengaluru FC in the final, with a final score of 2-1 last month. This achievement makes them only the second team in ISL history to achieve this feat, after Mumbai City FC in 2020-21. Jamshedpur FC gaffer Khalid Jamil was named the Men's Coach of the Year for the second time in a row during the awards function hosted by the All India Football Federation. Midfield mastermind Brison Fernandas was named the Most Promising Men's Player of the Year, while 18-year-old defender Thoibisana Chanu won the Most Promising Women's Player of the Year award. Vishal Kaith won the award for the Men's Goalkeeper of the Year, while Panthoi Chanu won the honour in the the women's section for keeping the maximum number of clean sheets in the IWL. In recognition of consistent officiating on the pitch and the touchline, Venkatesh R was named Male Referee of the Year, while Tekcham Ranjita Devi received the Female Referee of the Year honour. Vairamuthu P was chosen as the Male Assistant Referee of the Year, while the Female Assistant Referee of the Year went to Riiohlang Dhar. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Hans India
01-05-2025
- Sport
- Hans India
Fazila Ikwaput wins Best Striker accolade as IWL and I-League 2024-25 season awards declared
New Delhi: In the Indian Women's League, Gokulam Kerala FC's Fazila Ikwaput was the top scorer in the IWL for the second season in a row and won the Best Striker award thanks to a mammoth tally of 24 goals. East Bengal FC's Elangbam Panthoi Chanu was named the Best Goalkeeper, Sethu FC's Purnima Kumari the Best Defender, and Gokulam Kerala FC's Hemam Shilky Devi the Best Midfielder. Gokulam Kerala FC also collected the award for Best Match Organisation while East Bengal FC took home the Best Media Activities award. In the I-League, Sreenidi Deccan FC's David Castaneda Munoz was named the Best Player of the League. The Colombian also won the Highest Scorer award with 17 goals. Dimitris Dimitriou of Churchill Brothers picked up the Syed Abdul Rahim Award for Best Coach. The other Individual player awards saw Namdhari FC's Jaspreet Singh being named the Best Goalkeeper, Churchill Brothers' Pape Gassama the Best Midfielder while Shillong Lajong FC's Daniel Goncalves collected the Jarnail Singh Award for Best Defender. Delhi FC's 19-year-old forward Hridaya Jain was named the Best Emerging Player. Dempo SC won the Fair Play Award for the season while Gokulam Kerala FC picked up the award for Best Match Organisation and Rajasthan United FC for Best Media Activities. Indian Women's League 2024-25 Award Winners: Best Striker: Fazila Ikwaput (24 goals, Gokulam Kerala FC) Best Goalkeeper: Elangbam Panthoi Chanu (East Bengal FC) Best Defender: Purnima Kumari (Sethu FC) Best Midfielder: Hemam Shilky Devi (Gokulam Kerala FC) Best Match Organisation: Gokulam Kerala FC Best Media Activities: East Bengal FC I-League 2024-25 Award Winners: Best Player of the League: David Castañeda Muñoz (Sreenidi Deccan FC) Highest Scorer of the League: David Castañeda Muñoz (17 goals, Sreenidi Deccan FC) Syed Abdul Rahim Award for Best Coach: Dimitris Dimitriou (Churchill Brothers FC Goa) Best Midfielder: Pape Gassama (Churchill Brothers FC Goa) Jarnail Singh Award for Best Defender: Daniel Gonçalves (Shillong Lajong FC) Best Goalkeeper: Jaspreet Singh (Namdhari FC) Best Emerging Player: Hridaya Jain (Delhi FC) Fair Play Award: Dempo SC Best Match Organisation: Gokulam Kerala FC Best Media Activities: Rajasthan United FC
