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Indian Super League franchise Mumbai City FC today announced that they have extended the contract of their head coach Alexandre Henrique Borges Guimarães ahead of ISL-4.
The Brazilian-born Costa Rican is best known for his great achievements as the Head Coach of the Costa Rica National team, leading them past the qualifying stages for the 2002 and the 2006 FIFA World Cups. He started coaching Belén, then moved to Herediano in summer 1996, where he achieved good results with both teams.
At Mumbai City FC, Guimaraes had a successful first season qualifying the team to the ISL semifinals for the first time ever after topping the league stage, but they suffered a heart breaking loss to Atletico de Kolkata in the semifinals. Before coming to India last year to coach Mumbai City FC, Alexandre Guimaraes had been a journeyman coaching many different clubs and nations in the Americas and Asia.
On being retained by the club, Alexandre Guimaraes said, “I’m very happy to continue as the coach of Mumbai City FC. The support of the owners and management has been fabulous and the reception and love the players and my staff got from the supporters club was tremendous. We achieved some of the objectives last year by finishing top of the table and reaching the semi-finals but I’d like to continue this project and finish the job I came here for.”
Meanwhile Mumbai City FC co-owner Ranbir Kapoor said, “Getting the coach to come back for the upcoming season was a no-brainer. We were very happy with the team’s performances last season and the way he led the team on the field like a general and off the field like a father-figure, was commendable.”
