 The team has announced Mario Gómez as a new coach.The Argentine coach was appointed to handle Persib in 2018 League 1 season
Roberto Carlos Mario Gomez was signed by Persib for two years.Earlier in 2017 Roberto Carlos Mario Gomez was appointed as Malaysian national football team's head coach by FAM president Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, but he then asked for a higher salary and was therefore rejected as it was expensive.