HIGHLIGHTS

• Vukomanovic will be Kerala Blasters’ first Serbian head coach
• He comes with a broad experience of coaching in the top divisions of Belgium, Slovakia, and Cyprus.
• The ISL is due to start in mid-November this year

Indian Super League (ISL) side Kerala Blasters FC on Friday announced the signing of Serbian Ivan Vukomanovic as the club’s new head coach for the upcoming season. Vukomanovic will be the first Serbian to manage KBFC and comes with a broad experience of coaching in the top divisions of Belgium, Slovakia, and Cyprus.

The 43-year-old began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Belgian club Standard Liege in 2013-14 season before his promotion in the subsequent term.

Under him, the team secured qualification in the UEFA Europa league group stages for two years consecutively. The ISL is due to start in mid-November this year.

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He has since managed SK Slovan Bratislava in the Slovak Super Liga, with whom he won the Slovakia National Cup, and was last in charge of Apollon Limassol in the Cypriot First Division.

Commenting on his appointment, Vukomanovic said: “They have a professional approach about their vision, which gave me a very good feeling. After then seeing the army of fans and support KBFC has, I didn’t hesitate a second.