Who is Manolo Marquez? The new Indian football team head coach after Igor Stimac

The Spaniard was the head coach at Hyderabad FC for three years, between 2020 and 2023, during which the tactician led the Nizams to their first ISL title in the 2020-21 season.

Manuel Marquez was the head coach at Hyderabad FC for three years, between 2020 and 2023, during which the tactician led the Nizams to their first ISL title in the 2021-22 season. | Photo Credit: ISL

Manolo Marquez, the current head coach of Indian Super League outfit FC Goa, is set to succeed Croat Igor Stimac as the new Indian men’s national team head coach.

The Spaniard has been coaching in India since 2020. He was the head coach at Hyderabad FC for three years, between 2020 and 2023, during which the tactician led the Nizams to their first ISL title in the 2021-22 season.

He moved to the Gaurs ahead of the 2023-24 season and led them to a third-place finish in the ISL table, before exiting in the semifinals stage at the hands of eventual champion Mumbai City FC.

Marquez began his managerial career with PB Anguera, a Spanish club with which he finished his playing career.

In 2013, he was given the reins of RCD Espanyol’s B team as he guided the side through Spain’s third-tier for one season.

Manolo Marquez’s managerial career in numbers

Overall Record:

Teams managed: 12 (PB Anguera, AE Prat, Club Europa, Badalona, Espanyol B, Sant Andreu, Las Palmas B, Las Palmas, NK Istra, Ratchaburi FC, Hyderabad FC, FC Goa)

Matches managed: 585

Win percentage: 46.67%

Record in India:

Hyderabad FC

Matches managed: 75

Win percentage: 48%

FC Goa

Matches managed: 33

Win percentage: 57.58%