Nalubaale’s foreign coach in town
MARIN Dorian has vowed to transform league debutantes Nalubaale FC into a domineering title pursuing football institution. The 48-year-old Romanian-born coach has promised to adopt Jose Mourinho’s managerial principles to achieve that.
By Fred Kaweesi
MARIN Dorian has vowed to transform league debutantes Nalubaale FC into a domineering title pursuing football institution. The 48-year-old Romanian-born coach has promised to adopt Jose Mourinho’s managerial principles to achieve that.
“I have always been a Mourinho admirer. I admire his methods of work and principles,†Marian who arrived yesterday remarked.
“I will evaluate the team, look at the age bracket and later try to get the best out of the players present before introducing several aspects about their approach.â€
Marin, who has been handed a one-year renewable contract, replaces George Ssimwogerere, who was suspended following a series of indifferent results.
James Magala has since been the club’s caretaker coach.
Marin’s first assignment will be to preserve Nalubaale’s top-flight status before pushing for honours on the domestic front next season.
“I expect maximum support,†Marin, whose best dish is tilapia, hastened to add.
“I do not know much about the Ugandan league and I always prefer starting championships.â€
Marin, who has been a football coach since 1991 and holds a Uefa ‘A’ coaching license, brings with him vast experience gathered from working in top-flight leagues in Romania and Syria.
He was in charge of the Eritrean team that humiliated Kenya’s Harambee Stars in back-to-back defeats during last year’s 2008 Nations Cup qualifiers.
The arrival of Marin, who is married to a Syrian lady and is fluent in English, Arabic, Italian and French, has however not come cheap at all for Nalubaale.
Nalubaale had to table a remarkable mega-offer worth sh118m, inclusive of his one-year wages, to lure the soft-spoken coach, who was out of contract with the Eritrean national team.
It is understood that despite meeting with representatives from a couple of Eritrean, Syrian clubs and the Kenyan national team that had shown interest in his services, Marin was most impressed with Nalubaale boss and fish business mogul Steven Njubi and his vision for the club.
While success under Marin is bound to bring increased revenue at the club in future, building a huge fan base appears key to Njubi’s goals. Njubi purchased land where he intends to re-structure the club’s 20,000-capacity home stadium.
MARIN Dorian has vowed to transform league debutantes Nalubaale FC into a domineering title pursuing football institution. The 48-year-old Romanian-born coach has promised to adopt Jose Mourinho’s managerial principles to achieve that.
“I have always been a Mourinho admirer. I admire his methods of work and principles,†Marian who arrived yesterday remarked.
“I will evaluate the team, look at the age bracket and later try to get the best out of the players present before introducing several aspects about their approach.â€
Marin, who has been handed a one-year renewable contract, replaces George Ssimwogerere, who was suspended following a series of indifferent results.
James Magala has since been the club’s caretaker coach.
Marin’s first assignment will be to preserve Nalubaale’s top-flight status before pushing for honours on the domestic front next season.
“I expect maximum support,†Marin, whose best dish is tilapia, hastened to add.
“I do not know much about the Ugandan league and I always prefer starting championships.â€
Marin, who has been a football coach since 1991 and holds a Uefa ‘A’ coaching license, brings with him vast experience gathered from working in top-flight leagues in Romania and Syria.
He was in charge of the Eritrean team that humiliated Kenya’s Harambee Stars in back-to-back defeats during last year’s 2008 Nations Cup qualifiers.
The arrival of Marin, who is married to a Syrian lady and is fluent in English, Arabic, Italian and French, has however not come cheap at all for Nalubaale.
Nalubaale had to table a remarkable mega-offer worth sh118m, inclusive of his one-year wages, to lure the soft-spoken coach, who was out of contract with the Eritrean national team.
It is understood that despite meeting with representatives from a couple of Eritrean, Syrian clubs and the Kenyan national team that had shown interest in his services, Marin was most impressed with Nalubaale boss and fish business mogul Steven Njubi and his vision for the club.
While success under Marin is bound to bring increased revenue at the club in future, building a huge fan base appears key to Njubi’s goals. Njubi purchased land where he intends to re-structure the club’s 20,000-capacity home stadium.