Costa Rican Borges to coach Mumbai City FC

Alexandre Borges is known for his fine achievements as the head coach of the Costa Rica national team, leading the country past the qualifying stages of the 2002 and the 2006 FIFA World Cups.

Published : Apr 19, 2016 15:10 IST , Chennai

Alexandre Borges has also played for the Costa Rican national team.
Alexandre Borges has also played for the Costa Rican national team.
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Alexandre Borges has also played for the Costa Rican national team.

>After Sportstar's exclusive report on March 17, Mumbai City FC has today confirmed the appointment of former Costa Rican midfielder Alexandre Henrique Borges Guimaraes as its head coach for the third season of the Indian Super League.

Borges is known for his fine achievements as the head coach of the Costa Rica national team, leading the country past the qualifying stages of the 2002 and the 2006 FIFA World Cups, a Mumbai City FC media release said today.

He started coaching Costa Rican club Belen, then moved to another club Herediano in the summer of 1996, and had achieved good results with both teams.

Welcoming the signing, Mumbai City FC’s owner and actor Ranbir Kapoor said, “We are extremely excited to have Alexandre on board with us. As a coach, and as a player, he has always shown great endearing and persistent traits, along with a winner’s mentality, that resound with our beliefs at Mumbai City FC. We are very confident that he is a right fit for the club, and for this city."

“I have been coaching in Asia for a few years now and the Indian growth story is something that has caught my eye for quite a while,” said Borges about his new assignment.

“I was always keen to be a part of this massive football movement, and over my conversations with the club, I almost instantly knew that Mumbai City FC would be the perfect club for me to make my foray into Indian football. I am very excited about this new challenge and I hope, that together with the entire Mumbai City FC team, we deliver a successful season to the people of Mumbai,” he added.

Borges was on board with Saprissa, where he worked for several years, winning three national tournaments with them. He has also coached several teams internationally, such as Comunicaciones of Guatemala, Irapuato and Dorados de Sinaloa in Mexico and tasted success with teams like Al Wasl in UAE and Tiajin Teda in China.

His elder son, Celso Borges, plays for the Costa Rican national team and Deportivo La Coruna in La Liga.

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