SPF’s very own Johnson Kanjirathingal picks his top 5 Indian coaches who are currently in the Indian footballing scene. The list includes Derrick Pereira (FC Goa), Khalid Jamil (NorthEast United FC), Thangboi Singto (Hyderabad FC), Pradhyum Reddy and Syed Sabir Pasha (Chennaiyin FC). Who would you have on your list?
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“I am very grateful to God that I am working with this team,” said FC Goa TD Derrick Pereira. Derrick Pereira highlights some key points including the qualification for the AFC Champions League and the club’s youth system in an in-depth conversation.
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Technical Director Derrick Pereira along with Clifford Miranda and Roma Cunillera have taken charge as the coaching team for FC Goa. The team takes up the reins as the Gaurs fight for the top spot and the coveted ISL trophy. Clifford Miranda will be the interim coach under the mentorship …
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Derrick Pereira, among India’s most experienced football coaches, recently led the Indian Under-23 men’s squad to the AFC Championship qualifiers. Though India lost both games, the young side showed plenty of positives. In this exclusive interview to Arjun Pandit, Pereira looks back at the challenges of putting the team together …
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Derrick Pereira feels it’s a “great honour” for him to get the opportunity of coaching the India U-23 National Team prior to the AFC U-23 Championship 2020 qualifiers. “I’m feeling privileged to be involved with the National Team. It’s a great honour for me and I’m excited about this opportunity. …
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One always has some nice anecdotes to hear when it comes to football and footballers – sometimes, it’s an unheard story of a player or a tantalising tale of a team rising from the ashes. Newly-appointed India U-23 National Team coach Derrick Pereira has a coincidental but fascinating connection with …
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The Indian football fraternity is a well-knit family which only keeps on growing beyond the limits welcoming the newer members with both hands. Back to 1997, Derrick Pereira and Shanmugam Venkatesh had been two of the pivotal members of the Salgaocar FC squad who won the Federation Cup overpowering East …
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The India Under-23 men’s team will kick-off their preparations for the U-23 AFC Championship qualifiers with a camp in Goa on March 2. The India U-23s have never qualified for the U-23 AFC Championships, which will see 44 teams in the qualifiers. These teams are divided into two zones – …
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FC Goa are gearing up for upcoming Super Cup under assistant coach Derrick Pereira while Spanish head coach Sergio Lobera is away on ‘paternity leave’. At the press conference at Bambolim stadium in Goa on Thursday, Pereira expressed confidence in his boys’ chances at the knock-out tournament to be played …
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Indian Super League franchise FC Goa on Sunday announced the signing of experienced coach Derrick Pereira as their Head of Youth Development and as the Indian Assistant Coach of their ISL team. 55 year old Derrick Pereira started off playing for local clubs in Goa before joining Salgaocar FC’s in …
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