Top five foreign coaches in the I-League era

2. Trevor James Morgan (East Bengal 2010-13)

The I-League might have eluded this Englishman for three straight seasons, but Trevor Morgan’s spell at East Bengal will go down as one of the best in the club’s history. The former Hull City development coach had took charge of East Bengal at a time when they were underachieving in almost every competition. Morgan revived the glory days immediately by winning his very first tournament, the Federation Cup, without conceding a goal. He won the local league also but had to settle for the runners-up spot in the I-League despite a strong start, which included a 13-game unbeaten run.

Morgan’s second season also produced plenty of consistency from the red-and-gold brigade as they were runners-up in the I-League and Federation Cup but retained the local league and won the Super Cup and IFA Shield. However, his third season would remain as the most memorable although their final I-League position was third. After two straight winless campaigns in the AFC Cup, Morgan and his boys finally got it right in the continental stage as they became the first Indian club to end the group stage unbeaten and then went on to reach the quarter-finals. Morgan had regained the Federation Cup earlier in the season and became the first foreign coach to win a hat-trick of CFL titles, with 50,000 fans chanting his name in the title decider against Mohun Bagan. Unfortunately that match proved to be his last as he left the club despite having a year left on his contract.