ISL: Bengaluru FC announces Rahul Bheke departure

Bengaluru FC team

Indian Super League announces the departure of defender Rahul Bheke on Monday.  The 30-year-old made 88 appearances with 12 goals to his name.

He played an instrumental role in guiding his franchise to lift ISL 2018-19 title in the final encounter against FC Goa.

The best quality about defender Rahul Bheke is the varied number of positions that he can play which includes center back, right back and left-back in the pressure moments of the game.  Bheke was also a member of the franchise who won the Super Cup in the 2017-18 season in Bhubneshwar.

BFC bid goodbye to Spanish central midfielder Dimas Delgado and Harmanjot Khabra, who also spent four years at the club, on Sunday.

Bengaluru FC is an Indian professional club based in Bengaluru, Karanatka.  The club competes in ISL which is considered as top plight in India football.  The club has been part of the marquee event since its inception in 2013 and the club has won two I-league titles, two federation cup titles, one Indian super league titles and a Super Cup Championship.

Between 2015 and 2018, the club represented India in the Asian Club competition competing in the AFC Cup for four consecutive years. On 28 September 2019, it was announced that the club had entered into a partnership with the Scottish Premier League club Rangers.