Oscar Bruzon
Independence Cup semifinals today
Defending champions Bashundhara Kings will look to leave their continental miseries behind by booking a final berth in the first tournament of the season when they square off against two-time champions Abahani in the first semifinal of the Independence Cup today.
Bruzon urges AFC to investigate Kings-Odisha match
Needing only a single point to progress, the Bangladesh Premier League champions were on the verge of creating a piece of history to enter into the inter-zonal semifinals.
‘Aspiring coaches must recognise the profession’s difficulty’
AKM Maruful Haque has been involved in coaching since the second edition of the professional football league in the 2008-9 season, but the country's lone UEFA A licence coach, along with other successful coaches such as Shafiqul Islam Manik, Saiful Bari Titu, and Julfikar Mahmud Mintu, have not been involved with top-fight football for the first time in the professional era due to the influx of foreign coaches. The 54-year-old successful coach, who has 11 titles and six runners-up trophies to his name, spoke to Anisur Rahman of The Daily Star about various aspects of the country's coaches and coaching. The excerpts of the conversation are as follows:
Kings eye AFC Cup knockout berth
Bashundhara Kings are set to fly to India this morning to final AFC Cup group stage encounter against Odisha FC with the hope of making it to the knockout stage of Asia's second-tier club competition for the first time.
Local elite coaches in uncharted territory
Foreign coach hiring is common in global sports such as football, particularly among national teams. Bangladesh is no different in this regard, although this practice has extended in full force in the country’s top-flight domestic circuit of late -- leading to the marginalisation of similarly qualified local coaches.
No back pass to goalkeeper, Kings management instructs players
Frustrated by fumbles made by young goalkeeper Mehedi Hasan Srabon, Bashundhara Kings team management have instructed their players not to give back passes to the goalkeeper during matches, confirmed a source within the club.
Bruzon says ‘nothing done’ despite Kings stationed at top
The Spaniard thanked the full-house crowd for backing Kings throughout the game.
Bruzon’s Kings ‘motivated by quality of opposition’
Since the start of their journey in Bangladesh’s top-flight football in 2018, Oscar Bruzon has been instrumental behind every success of Bashundhara Kings in the domestic circuit. However, the 46-year-old coach, who previously coached Sporting Club de Goa and Mumbai City of India as well as New Radiant of Maldives, has not yet delivered any international success for the Bangladesh Premier League champions. Following two futile attempts to get past the AFC Cup group stage, the Spaniard now faces another big challenge in the form of AFC Champions League. The Kings coach talked to The Daily Star’s Anisur Rahman prior to their preliminary round match against Sharjah FC of United Arab Emirates.
The secret to Kings’ domestic success
Though promoted football clubs usually struggle to survive in country’s top-tier football league, Bashundhara Kings have bucked the trend and have made a piece of history too with a third consecutive Bangladesh Premier League title.
Independence Cup semifinals today
Defending champions Bashundhara Kings will look to leave their continental miseries behind by booking a final berth in the first tournament of the season when they square off against two-time champions Abahani in the first semifinal of the Independence Cup today.
Bruzon urges AFC to investigate Kings-Odisha match
Needing only a single point to progress, the Bangladesh Premier League champions were on the verge of creating a piece of history to enter into the inter-zonal semifinals.
‘Aspiring coaches must recognise the profession’s difficulty’
AKM Maruful Haque has been involved in coaching since the second edition of the professional football league in the 2008-9 season, but the country's lone UEFA A licence coach, along with other successful coaches such as Shafiqul Islam Manik, Saiful Bari Titu, and Julfikar Mahmud Mintu, have not been involved with top-fight football for the first time in the professional era due to the influx of foreign coaches. The 54-year-old successful coach, who has 11 titles and six runners-up trophies to his name, spoke to Anisur Rahman of The Daily Star about various aspects of the country's coaches and coaching. The excerpts of the conversation are as follows:
Kings eye AFC Cup knockout berth
Bashundhara Kings are set to fly to India this morning to final AFC Cup group stage encounter against Odisha FC with the hope of making it to the knockout stage of Asia's second-tier club competition for the first time.
Local elite coaches in uncharted territory
Foreign coach hiring is common in global sports such as football, particularly among national teams. Bangladesh is no different in this regard, although this practice has extended in full force in the country’s top-flight domestic circuit of late -- leading to the marginalisation of similarly qualified local coaches.
No back pass to goalkeeper, Kings management instructs players
Frustrated by fumbles made by young goalkeeper Mehedi Hasan Srabon, Bashundhara Kings team management have instructed their players not to give back passes to the goalkeeper during matches, confirmed a source within the club.
Bruzon says ‘nothing done’ despite Kings stationed at top
The Spaniard thanked the full-house crowd for backing Kings throughout the game.
Bruzon’s Kings ‘motivated by quality of opposition’
Since the start of their journey in Bangladesh’s top-flight football in 2018, Oscar Bruzon has been instrumental behind every success of Bashundhara Kings in the domestic circuit. However, the 46-year-old coach, who previously coached Sporting Club de Goa and Mumbai City of India as well as New Radiant of Maldives, has not yet delivered any international success for the Bangladesh Premier League champions. Following two futile attempts to get past the AFC Cup group stage, the Spaniard now faces another big challenge in the form of AFC Champions League. The Kings coach talked to The Daily Star’s Anisur Rahman prior to their preliminary round match against Sharjah FC of United Arab Emirates.
The secret to Kings’ domestic success
Though promoted football clubs usually struggle to survive in country’s top-tier football league, Bashundhara Kings have bucked the trend and have made a piece of history too with a third consecutive Bangladesh Premier League title.
Bruzon’s Kings success hailed by Spanish media
Bashundhara Kings’ head coach Oscar Bruzon’s latest success with the club – leading the giants to third consecutive Bangladesh Premier League titles – was hailed by the Spanish media.
