Óscar Bruzón

Óscar Bruzón
Bruzón during a press conference in 2018
Personal information
Full name Óscar Bruzón Barreras
Date of birth (1977-05-29) 29 May 1977
Place of birth Vigo, Galicia, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Bhayangkara Presisi
(head coach)
Youth career
Colegio Apóstol
Areosa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 Gran Peña 38 (2)
1998–2001 Celta B 30 (2)
1999–2001 → Universidad Las Palmas (loan) 32 (6)
2001–2003 Pontevedra 38 (2)
Total 138 (12)
Managerial career
2012–2014 Sporting Goa
2017–2018 Mumbai
2018–2019 New Radiant
2019–2024 Bashundhara Kings
2021–2022 Bangladesh (interim)
2024–2026 East Bengal
2026– Bhayangkara Presisi
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Óscar Bruzón Barreras (born 29 May 1977) is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who played as either a winger or a defensive midfielder. He is the head coach of Super League club Bhayangkara Presisi.[1][2]

Playing career

Bruzón was born in Vigo, Galicia. A Colegio Apóstol alumni, he moved to Areosa before joining Tercera División side Gran Peña. After finishing his first and only campaign as a starter, he moved to Celta Vigo and was assigned to the reserves also in the fourth division.[3]

In the summer of 1999, after only representing the first-team in friendlies, Bruzón was loaned to Segunda División B side Universidad Las Palmas, achieving promotion to Segunda División at the end of the 1999–2000 season. He made his professional debut on 3 September 2000, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Sporting Gijón, but injuries limited his contributions during the 2000–01 season to just two appearances.[4]

On 6 July 2001, Bruzón signed a two-year deal with Pontevedra in the third division.[5] After being an ever-present figure during his first season, he again struggled with injuries in his second, and subsequently retired in 2003.

Managerial career

Bruzon started his managerial career in 2007, with Areosa's youth setup. In 2009, he joined Celta's youth setup, while working part-time in a bank.[6]

On 4 December 2012, Bruzón replaced Ekendra Singh at the helm of Sporting Goa.[7] He won the Goa Professional League during the 2013–14 season,[8] while also achieving mid-table positions with the club in the I-League. On 4 December 2014, he left the club.[9]

On 15 April 2015, it was announced that Bruzón had signed with Indian Super League side Mumbai City as an assistant coach.[10] In October of the following year, he was named Fernando Vázquez's assistant at Mallorca.[11]

On 22 March 2017, Bruzón returned to India and took over Mumbai.[12] On 26 June, he was named in charge of New Radiant in the Maldives,[13] winning the Dhivehi Premier League, the Maldives FA Cup and the President's Cup during his first season.

On 21 August 2018, Bruzón switched teams and countries again after being appointed manager of Bashundhara Kings. He helped his team win all domestic tournaments and qualify for the 2019 AFC Cup in his first season in charge.[14]

He was appointed as the interim head coach of the Bangladesh national team for the 2021 SAFF Championship.

In the 2025–26 season, Bruzón led East Bengal to the Indian Super League title, marking a major achievement in the club's history.[15] Following the triumph, Bruzón described winning the ISL with East Bengal as the peak of his coaching career.[15] He left East Bengal in May 2026.[2]

Club statistics

[16]

Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Universidad LP 1999-2000 Segunda División B 30510—60365
2000-01 Segunda División 2000——20
Total 32510—60385
Pontevedra 2001-02 Segunda División B 31100—60371
2002-03 Segunda División B 7110——81
Total 38210—60452
Career total 70720—120847

Honours

Manager

Sporting Clube de Goa

New Radiant

Bashundhara Kings

East Bengal FC

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Bhayangkara FC Datangkan Pelatih Juara Liga India, Pernah Bekerja di Dua Klub Besar Spanyol". www.bolasport.com (in Indonesian). 12 August 2026. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Oscar Bruzon to leave East Bengal at season end; cites lack of long-term planning". 4 May 2026 – via www.thehindu.com.
  3. ↑ "Óscar Bruzón aspira a seguir en esta línea para "llegar como motos" a la liga" [Óscar Bruzón hopes to keep this line to "arrive as motorcycles" to the league] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 8 August 2001. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Bruzón: "Karpin y Mostovoi eran muy exigentes con los canteranos"" [Bruzón: "Karpin and Mostovoi were too demanding with the youth prospects"] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "El Pontevedra presenta a Ordóñez y ficha a Óscar Bruzón y Tonino" [Pontevedra present Ordóñez and sign Óscar Bruzón and Tonino] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 6 July 2001. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "Bruzón: de 'aventurero' a entrenador en la India" [Bruzón: from 'explorer' to manager in India] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "Spanish coach for Sporting Clube de Goa". Times of India. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "Sporting Clube de Goa Champions of Airtel Goa Professional League 2013/14". sportingclubedegoa.wordpress.com. Sporting Clube de Goa. Archived from the original on 18 December 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "Sporting Clube, Oscar part ways". Times of India. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  10. ↑ "Oscar Bruzon appointed as Assistant Coach for Mumbai City FC". Indian Super League. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  11. ↑ "El excéltico Óscar Bruzón, segundo de Vázquez en el Mallorca" [Former céltico Óscar Bruzón, second of Vázquez at Mallorca] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  12. ↑ "Mumbai FC appoint Oscar Bruzon as head coach". ESPN. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  13. ↑ "Former Mumbai FC gaffer Oscar Bruzon joins Maldivian side New Radiant SC". Goal.com. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  14. ↑ "New Radiant Coach Oscar Bruzon Barreras signs for Bashundhara Kings". Boalha.mv. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  15. 1 2 "Winning ISL for EB the peak of my career: Bruzon". The Times of India. 27 May 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  16. ↑ Óscar Bruzón at BDFutbol. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
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