India, July 21 -- Stephen Constantine has again applied for the post of the India men's team head coach. The Anglo-Cypriot is among nearly 170 candidates that have responded to the advertisement issued by All India Football Federation (AIFF) on July 4 to seek a replacement for Manolo Marquez. Applications closed on July 13.

The former Pakistan coach, Constantine, 62, has been in charge of India twice earlier, from 2002 to 2005 and again from 2015 to the Asian Cup in 2019. He has also coached East Bengal in the Indian Super League (ISL) in 2022-23.

Constantine's last match with Pakistan was the 0-1 defeat away to Myanmar on June 10 ending a stint that began in September 2023 with one win, one draw and eight defeats. Also on June 10, Indi...