Atletico de Kolkata selects seven Indian footballers
Atletico de Kolkata has signed Arnab Mondal Mohammed Rafi, Mohammed Rafique, Rakesh Masih, Cavin Lobo, Biswajit Saha and Denzil Franco.
The club will look forward to the day-two of the draft to hand-pick the rest of its domestic players.
A total of 42 players were up for grabs today and will see such 42 more tomorrow to choose from. Atletico de Kolkata has already roped in its marquee player Luis Garcia, signed on Borja Fernandes, employed Antonio Lopez Habas as its Head Coach and appointed Jose Ramirez Barreto as the Assistant Coach of the Team. The international players’ draft scheduled next month will feature 49 players.
Atlético de Kolkata,is the first franchise that was launched from amongst the eight city franchisees of the Indian Super League.
The franchise has Atlético de Madrid, Prince of Kolkata, Ex-captain, Indian cricket team, Sourav Ganguly; notable industrialists and luminaries Sanjiv Goenka, Chairman, RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group; Harshavardhan Neotia, Chairman of Ambuja Neotia Groupand Utsav Parekh, Chairman, SMIFS Capital Markets Ltd as its co-owners.
Utsav Parekh, Co-owner, Atlético de Kolkata, Chairman, SMIFS Capital Markets Ltd commented, “Our team is in the safe-hands of our Head Coach and Assistant Coach. I am sure that these gentlemen ably supported by their experience and keen understanding of the sport and its specific requirements, will make the correct decision. At the end of day one of the draft, we are happy to have selected players aligned to our strategy of creating a great team.”
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