Kerala Blasters FC confirm the appointment of Ashley Westwood as the club’s new Head Coach until the end of the current Indian Super League campaign.
Westwood arrives in Kochi with a managerial profile built on structure, resilience, and winning pedigree. A graduate of Manchester United Academy, his football education was shaped in one of the game’s most demanding environments—an ethos that continues to define his approach today.
Westwood’s transition from a playing career spanning over 400 professional appearances into management has been marked by immediate impact. His tenure at Bengaluru FC remains a benchmark in Indian football—two league titles in three seasons, alongside a Federation Cup triumph, underlining a clear capacity to build winning teams from the ground up.
Subsequent roles across Asia further strengthened his reputation as a coach comfortable in high-intensity, evolving environments. From shaping projects in Malaysia to contributing within the ATK setup, and more recently leading national teams such as Afghanistan National Football Team and Hong Kong National Football Team.
Ashley is a coach who understands both the Indian football landscape and the demands of building a football identity that endures beyond results. His teams are typically defined by organisation without the ball, intensity in transitions, and a collective accountability that mirrors the standards of elite dressing rooms.
Swagatham Ashley.
