Brentford man admits he has ‘indefinite contract’ at the club – Hails ‘incredible’ management

Brentford goalkeeper coach Manu Sotelo has revealed he has an ‘indefinite contract‘ with the club, as he enters his fourth year there.

The Spanish coach has been speaking to Faro de Vigo about life at Brentford and why he can stay there as long as he likes.

The 43-year-old joined Brentford in August 2020 as part of Thomas Frank’s backroom staff, joining them after spell with Celta de Vigo, Deportivo La Coruña, Nottingham Forest and Al-Ahli SC.

His time with the Bees has been the longest of his career to date, with 184 games under Frank so far compared to his relatively short spells at his previous clubs.

The arrival started something of a growth in the goalkeeping department, with them since developing and further growing the set up behind the scenes as they’ve established themselves as a Premier League team.

Their work under Thomas Frank is certainly plentiful, with the Danish coach preferring for his side to play out from the back in a system that’s asked a lot of the likes of David Raya and Mark Flekken.

Sotelo has been a key part of that and finds the whole thing incredible, even if he does think Brentford are a peculiar club overall.

“I have an indefinite contract, although it is something strange in this world,” he said.

“This is a peculiar club. When they offered the position of goalkeeper coach, about 200 people showed up, I passed three interviews and got in. Since that moment everything has been growing.

“There is a goalkeeping department, they give you more and more possibilities and a role within the team, handling issues such as getting the ball out.

“It’s incredible how they manage their human capital.”