Shuvendu Panda
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Shuvendu Panda | ||
Place of birth | Orissa, India | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
– | Odisha State Team | ||
Teams managed | |||
Odisha U16, U14 | |||
2017– | India U15 | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Shuvendu Panda is currently the head coach of India U15 football team,[1] which is a feeder team for the U-17 team which plays for the AFC U-16 Championship and FIFA U-17 World Cup. He was a state level footballer who played for Odisha state team at the Santosh Trophy.
Playing career
Suvendu Panda represented Odisha as a player in Santosh Trophy several times.[2]
Coaching career
In 2011, Suvendu appeared in the AFC ‘C’ Licence Certificate course examinations, held in October that year in Cuttack (Orissa), and suuccessfully passed the exam and became officially AFC ‘C’ licensed coached.[3] Shuvendu is the first Odia to receive AFC-A licensing certificate under Scott O'Donell. He was an AIFF-D license instructor. He had also worked as a coach in Odisha State soccer team in the age group of U-14, U-16 and Santosh Trophy till 2017.[2] He also as a scout for U-16 Indian Team, U-17 World Cup Team and Senior Women in Indian Football team during 2014-15. Shuvendu Panda has been shortlisted by Raymond Verheijen, Founder, World Football Academy, to participate as an expert in the expert football conditioning and periodization coaching program, which to be held at Benfica FC, Lisbon in Portugal spanning from May 30 to June 3, 2017.[4] Football conditioning and periodisation expert Raymond Verheijen played a vital role in selecting Shuvendu, who participated in Football Conditioning and Periodisation Mentorship Program held at Amsterdam, Nederlands. All India Football Federation (AIFF) had appointed Odisha’s football coach Suvendu Panda as the coach of the head coach of India national under-15 boys team. AFC-A licensed coach Suvendu is the first Odia to become the head coach of National U-15 boys team.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "Welcome to All India Football Federation". the-aiff.com.
- 1 2 Bureau, OB (26 May 2017). "Soccer Coach Shuvendu Panda shortlisted for Portugal Expert Football Program - ODISHA BYTES".
- ↑ "19 Coaches pass AFC 'C' Licence Course in Cuttack". 8 August 2012.
- ↑ bureau, Odisha Diary (26 May 2017). "Maiden Soccer Coach from Odisha Shuvendu Panda shortlisted for Portugal Expert Football Conditioning & Periodization Coaching Program - OdishaDiary".
- ↑ "AIFF appoints Suvendu as national U-15 football coach". sportslogon.com.
- ↑ "AIFF gives Under-15 team an international test - Times of India".