Carlos joins Indian league
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FORMER Brazil and Real Madrid defender Roberto Carlos will manage Delhi Dynamos in this year’s Indian Super League, the club announced yesterday.
“I’m coming to you and into the club which is mine now... I want to win together,” the 42-year-old said in a brief video message to the club’s fans.
Carlos’s managerial experience includes stints with Turkish sides Sivasspor and Akhisar Belediyespor.
The league got off to a rousing start last year with Brazilian Zico headlining the managers’ list while marquee players included Italian duo Alessandro Del Piero and Marco Materazzi, and France’s Nicholas Anelka.
Zico has returned for his second year at the helm of FC Goa, which also signed Carlos’ 2002 World Cup-winning teammate and former Bayern Munich defender Lucio as its marquee player.
Former Shanghai Shenhua striker Anelka also returned to Mumbai City FC, this time as player-cum-coach.
Carlos, famous for his free-kick prowess during his playing days, replaces Dutchman Harm van Veldhoven, under whom Delhi finished fifth last year.
The second season of the eight-team league, boasting of celebrity owners, kicks off on October 3. The ISL has been the most highly anticipated pro league in India since cricket’s Indian Premier League was launched in 2008.
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