I-League team Gokulam Kerala have decided to bring back Fernando Santiago Varela as head coach, Goal can confirm. The foreign coach is yet to join the squad that is set to play in the 2019 Durand Cup due to a delay in procuring a visa but he is expected to arrive in India soon.
The Spanish coach was appointed as the head coach of the Malabarians ahead of the 2018-19 season of I-League. In his short first stint, he helped the Kozhikode-based club lift the Kerala Premier League title. However, within weeks after joining, the coach had asked to leave the club citing personal reasons.