Bengaluru FC will have its third head coach in as many years as it replaced Marco Pezzaiuoli with Simon Grayson ahead of the 2022-23 season.
Under German-born Italian Pezzaiuoli, who was initially appointed on a three-year “performance-based” contract, BFC had finished sixth in the 2021-22 edition of the Indian Super League, an improvement of one place compared to the 2020-21 season. Grayson has been appointed on a two-year contract.
Grayson’s managerial career started in 2005, and the 52-year-old has overseen four promotions from the English League One with Blackpool (2007), Leeds United (2010), Huddersfield Town (2012), and Preston North End (2015). The Englishman’s most-recent stint was with League One side Fleetwood, that sacked him last November after a disappointing set of results.
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