What brought him back: Owen Coyle returned to coach Jamshedpur FC because ‘the football challenge was exciting for me’. And having worked at Jamshedpur, he knew the club was run well.
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Owen Coyle won promotion to the English Premier League both as a player and coach. The Scotsman, who played for the Republic of Ireland, has managed teams in the UK, the USA and India. Excerpts from an interview Coyle, 59, gave The Hindu at Kochi, ahead of his team Jamshedpur FC’s ISL clash against Kerala Blasters last weekend:
So you are back in Jamshedpur, where, inyour first stint, you guided the team to its first title, the League Winner’s Shield in 2021-22.
Published – April 24, 2026 11:44 pm IST

