Indian hockey team has got a new coach u2013 Spaniard Jose Brasa. Brasa has taken over the coaching reins of the Indian hockey team from this month's Asia Cup.
Indian hockey team has got a new coach u2013 Spaniard Jose Brasa. Brasa has taken over the coaching reins of the Indian hockey team from this month's Asia Cup.
Brasa will be on stage teaching the team from Tuesday onwards. Brasa will be given a contract till the 2010 Asian Games, which can be extended after quarterly assessment.
Brasa, who will be accompanied by physical trainer from Spain David Terez, will get a remuneration of Euros 84,000 ($111,415) annually. Terez will take home Euros 60,000 ($79,600).
Talking to media person he said, "Everybody is afraid of the Indian attacking way of playing hockey. I will keep it and sharpen it, adding more speed and cooperation and involving more players in every move."
Brasa is a senior International Hockey Federation (FIH) master coach and led the Spanish women's team to the gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
Brasa plans to bring a physical trainer with him next month and build a 14-member support staff, engaging the rest from inside India.
The Indian hockey team was without a coach for almost a year now after Joaquim Carvalho resigned in March last year after eight-time champions India failed to qualify for the Olympics for the first time in 80 years.
Australian Ric Charlesworth took over as the technical adviser of the team for a brief period before he left the job after a fall-out with sports ministry and hockey officials.
Harendra Singh is currently the coach in-charge of the team.
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