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BACKROOM STAFF · 2025/26

Bengal backroom staff

We hold the names of 21 people on Bengal's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Óscar Bruzón manages the first team, with Adrián Rubio and Dimas as assistant managers. Bengal's is the 2nd longest staff list of the 13 Indian Super League clubs we hold.

STAFF NAMED21
COACHING8
MEDICAL7
SCOUTING AND ANALYSIS0
NATIONALITIES3
MEDIAN AGE48

Coaching staff

The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 8 people

Bengal coaching staff in 2025/26: name, role, team, age, nationality and previous clubs.
NAME ROLE TEAM AGE NATIONALITY PREVIOUSLY AT
Óscar Bruzón Manager First team 48 Spain -
Bino George Manager Reserves 56 India Kerala FC
Adrián Rubio Assistant manager First team 44 Spain -
Dimas Assistant manager First team 42 Spain -
Anthony Andrews Assistant manager Under-18s 39 India Kerala FC before that Punjab FC
Andy Petterson Goalkeeping coach First team 55 Australia -
Javi Pinillos Goalkeeping coach First team 55 Spain Bengaluru before that Racing Santander
Sandip Nandy Goalkeeping coach First team 50 India MHDN FC before that Guwahati

Medical and sports science

Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 7 people

Bengal medical and sports science in 2025/26: name, role, team, age, nationality and previous clubs.
NAME ROLE TEAM AGE NATIONALITY PREVIOUSLY AT
Mustufa Poonawalla Chief doctor Club-wide 43 India -
Jai Sabharwal Head physio Club-wide 45 India Punjab FC
Arghya Basu Physio First team 48 India Jamshedpur
Senén Álvarez Physio First team 39 Spain -
Shehin Muhammed Physio First team 36 India -
Tejas Lasalkar Physio First team 28 India -
Albert Martinez Bernat Sports scientist First team 40 Spain -

Football management

The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person

Bengal football management in 2025/26: name, role, age, nationality and previous clubs.
NAME ROLE AGE NATIONALITY PREVIOUSLY AT
Thangboi Singto Technical director 51 India Hyderabad before that Odisha and Kerala

Owners and directors

Who owns Bengal and sits on its board

Bengal owners and directors in 2025/26: name, role, age, nationality.
NAME ROLE AGE NATIONALITY
Namrata Parekh Chair 38 -
Pranab Dasgupta Managing director 76 India
Debabrata Sarkar Director 65 India
Kalyan Majumdar Director 65 India
Shanti Ranjan Dasgupta Director 68 India

Backroom staff at every Indian Super League club

The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26

Bengal's list is the 2nd longest of the 13, against a median of 12 across the division. Mumbai names the most, 26. Sporting Club Delhi names the fewest, 8.

Bengal against the Indian Super League, department by department

Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club

Bengal staff by department against the Indian Super League average and the largest department in the division, 2025/26.
DEPARTMENT BENGAL AVERAGE MOST AT
Coaching 8 7 10 Mumbai
Medical and sports science 7 2 7 Bengal
Scouting and analysis 0 1 3 Mumbai
Football management 1 1 2 Bengaluru
Owners and directors 5 3 6 Mumbai

Backrooms the size of Bengal's, in every league

Bengal's 21 names make the joint 538th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for

Clubs ranked by the number of staff we hold for 2025/26, from 512th to 538th, with Bengal among them.
# CLUB LEAGUE STAFF
512 Santos Brasileirão Série A 22
512 SC Telstar Eredivisie 22
512 Strømsgodset Toppfotball Eliteserien 22
512 Tondela Primeira Liga 22
512 Wolfsberger Athletiksport Club Austrian Bundesliga 22
512 Wuhan Three Towns Chinese Super League 22
538 Al-Fateh Football Club Saudi Pro League 21
538 Al-Fayha Club Saudi Pro League 21
538 Arsenal Tula - 21
538 Aston Villa Women Women's Super League 21
538 Bengal Indian Super League 21
538 Bromley League One 21
538 CF Puebla de la Franja Liga MX 21
538 Columbus Crew Major League Soccer 21
538 Córdoba La Liga 2 21
538 FK Mladá Boleslav Czech First League 21
538 Goiás - 21
538 Kocaelispor Süper Lig 21
538 LA Galaxy Major League Soccer 21
538 London City Lionesses Women Women's Super League 21
538 Nacional da Madeira Primeira Liga 21

Where Bengal's staff come from

3 nationalities across the 20 staff whose nationality we hold

India 13
Spain 6
Australia 1

India supplies 13 of the 20, 65%. The median age is 48. The oldest is Pranab Dasgupta, managing director, at 76, and the youngest Tejas Lasalkar, physio, at 28. 7 members of staff came from another club, most often Kerala FC (2).

Where Bengal's former staff work now

On Bengal's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 7 people

People who worked at Bengal in an earlier season and the club and job they hold in 2025/26.
NAME ROLE NOW NOW AT
Renedy Singh Manager Bengaluru
Bastab Roy Coach Kolkata
Abhijit Mondal Goalkeeping coach Inter Kashi
Bobby Mimms Goalkeeping coach Barnsley
Terry McPhillips Chief scout Oldham Athletic
Sam Baker Head performance analyst Port Vale
Joe Walmsley Performance analyst Preston North End

Frequently asked questions

Who is Bengal's manager?

Óscar Bruzón is the Bengal first-team manager, aged 48. Adrián Rubio and Dimas are the assistant managers.

Who is the goalkeeping coach at Bengal?

Andy Petterson, Javi Pinillos and Sandip Nandy coach the Bengal first-team goalkeepers.

Who is Bengal's head physio?

Jai Sabharwal is head physio at Bengal.

Who is Bengal's technical director?

Thangboi Singto is technical director at Bengal.

How many backroom staff do Bengal have?

We hold the names of 21 people on Bengal's staff for 2025/26: 8 in coaching, 7 in medical and sports science, 1 in football management and 5 owners and directors. That is the 2nd longest list of the 13 Indian Super League clubs we hold, against a median of 12. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 538th longest of 815.

Where to next

For what Bengal pays its squad, see Bengal player wages. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Indian Super League wages.