FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Serie B - Como v Cosenza - Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia, Como, Italy - May 10, 2024 Como assistant coach Cesc Fabregas celebrates after being promoted to Serie A REUTERS/Matteo Gribaudi/File Photo
(Reuters) - Spaniard Cesc Fabregas has been appointed as head coach of Como after leading them to promotion to Serie A as assistant and interim coach last season, the club said on Friday.
Former Arsenal, Barcelona and Chelsea midfielder Fabregas ended his playing career at Como in 2023 and became an assistant coach at the club. He took over as interim coach after head coach Moreno Longo was fired.
Como rose from seventh to third in Serie B under Fabregas before Osian Roberts was appointed as interim coach in December, with Fabregas remaining as his assistant. Como secured automatic promotion after finishing second in the league.
Roberts will now take over as Como's head of development, the club said in a statement.
"I am so happy to be starting this season as head coach and I thank the ownership group for trusting me with this position," Fabregas said. "It’s going to be a tough and important season but myself and the rest of the coaching staff are ready and we all believe."
(Reporting by Chiranjit Ojha in Bengaluru; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)
