New coach Javier Cabrera arrives in Dhaka from Spain

Javier Cabrera, new head coach of Bangladesh national football team, arrived in Dhaka on Saturday (January 15) night.

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) appointed the Spanish coach last week. He was appointed for a year.

Cabrera is an UEFA Pro License Coach with wide experience in both professional and grassroots football projects.

He worked as a technical director and as an assistant coach for Indian side Sporting Clube de Goa, from 2013 to 2015. In 2016, he was appointed as the manager for Spanish club CF Rayo Majadahonda and spent a year coaching the team, before leaving the club in 2017. Moreover, he was the head coach of FC Barcelona Academy in Northern Virginia for 4 months in 2018. From 2018, Cabrera acted as the Elite Academy coach of La Liga side Deportivo Alavés.

Earlier, English born former Bangladesh head coach Jamie Day was sent on leave in September last year. 

The BFF then gave charge Bashundhara Kings’ coach Oscar Bruzon and Abahani Limited’s coach Mario Lemos as interim coaches for two separate tournaments.