Odisha FC have brought back Josep Gombau to coach the side in the ISL after a gap of two seasons. Gombau was originally coach of Delhi Dynamos FC during the 2018-19 ISL. When the franchise moved to Bhubaneswar and was rebranded as Odisha FC for the 2019-20 season, Gombau was retained. At the end of the 2019-20 ISL, the club and coach decided to part ways.
From Catalonia, Josep took to coaching at the age of 16. From 1993 up until 2006, the now 46-year-old managed youth teams and academies at CF Amposta, RCD Espanyol and FC Barcelona.
In 2009, the UEFA Pro Licence holder moved to Hong Kong-based Kitchee SC and won two league titles, two FA Cups and one League Cup with the club. Then in 2013, he joined A-League’s Adelaide United for a couple of seasons.
Gombau’s next big gig was managing the Australian U-23 team in 2016-17. He then coached another A-League side Western Sydney Wanderers briefly before making his journey over to India to manage Delhi Dynamos in 2018.
His two seasons in the ISL in 2018-19 (with Delhi Dynamos) and 2019-20 (Odisha FC) saw his side finish eighth and sixth on the table respectively.
Prior to joining Odisha FC on a two-year contract, Josep was the Sporting Director and Head Coach at David Villa’s Queensboro FC who compete in the USL Championship (second-tier league in the USA).
Click here to read the official club statement on the appointment of Gombau.
Josep Gombau’s club record:
| Team | Nat | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win % |
| Kitchee SC | Hong Kong | 2009 | 2013 | 93 | 57 | 18 | 18 | 61.29 |
| Adelaide United | Australia | 2013 | 2015 | 62 | 30 | 12 | 20 | 48.39 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Australia | 2017 | 2018 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 31.82 |
| Delhi Dynamos / Odisha | India | 2018 | 2020 | 40 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 27.5 |
| TOTAL | 201 | 99 | 44 | 58 | 49.25 | |||
Josep Gombau’s overall record:
| Matches | W | D | L | Goals | Points | PPM |
| 218 | 100 | 53 | 65 | 417:307 | 353 | 1.62 |
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