Godfrey Pereira

Godfrey Pereira
Personal information
Place of birth India
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Air India
National team
1992–unknown India
Teams managed
2012 Air India
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Godfrey Pereira is a former Indian footballer who was last the head coach for Air India FC in the I-League.

Coaching career

Air India

On 3 July 2012, it was announced that Pereira had become coach of Air India FC after Santosh Kashyap joined Mohun Bagan.[1] Earlier in his playing career, Pereira played for the India national football team.[2] He coached his first match for Air India on 26 August 2012 during the 2012 Durand Cup against Delhi United FC, in which Air India won 3–0.[3] Then on 1 September 2012 Pereira led Air India to their first ever championship in their history after they won 3–2 on penalties against Dodsal F.C. in the final of the Durand Cup.[4]

On 27 December 2012, with Air India in 10th place in the I-League, Pereira officially resigned from his post as the head coach of the club, citing salary issues as the reason for his resigning.[5]

Career statistics

Coach

Statistics accurate as of 27 December 2012. Include stats for all matches including league and cup. No friendlies.

Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Air India 3 July 2012 27 December 2012 17 7 3 7 041.18
Total 17 7 3 7 041.18

References

  1. ↑ Sundaresan, Bharat. "'I will bring an end to Bagan's dry spell'". Indian Express. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  2. ↑ http://www.kolkatafootball.com/indiafootball_news_2012/june2ndpart_2012.html TFA : Name of the 16 fresh boys from 8 States across the country in 12th batch
  3. ↑ "Convincing win for Air India". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "Air India win Durand Cup". Times of India. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  5. ↑ Pawar, Vaibhav. "It's official: Air India part ways with coach Godfrey Pereira". Kick Off India. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
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