Robbie Fowler, Harry Kewell apply for India coach job
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The AIFF invited applications on July 4 after accepting Manolo Marquez's resignation at its executive committee meeting on July 2. The AIFF has not revealed the list of applicants, but those in the know confirmed several names who have shown interest.
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These include former Liverpool stars Robbie Fowler and Harry Kewell, former Brazil U-17 coach Caio Zanardie and former Barcelona reserves manager Jordi Vinyals, who spent the last three years at Chinese Super League side Zhejiang Professional.
Peter Segrt, former coach of Tajikistan, Maldives, and Afghanistan, has also knocked on AIFF's doors.
Among the more familiar names, there's Stephen Constantine, who has managed more matches (73) than any other coach during his two stints with the national team.
The English coach was last seen in India with East Bengal in 2022-23. Should the AIFF choose to look at higher-profile coaches working in India, they have two
(ISL) champions in Spaniards Antonio Lopez Habas and Sergio Lobera, both among the more successful coaches in the top tier of Indian football. Among the home-grown coaches, Khalid Jamil, Sanjoy Sen and
top the list.
The AIFF will now go through the applications and prepare a long list. The new coach will have to take over the national team and boost its chances of making it to the AFC Asian Cup 2027.
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