Godfred Godfrey Pereira is a former Indian footballer and current head coach of Air India FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Godfred Pereira | ||
| Place of birth | India | ||
| Position(s) | Head coach | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Air India FC (MFA Elite Corporate League) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Air India[1] | |||
| International career | |||
| 1992 | India | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012 | Air India | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Coaching career edit
Air India edit
On 3 July 2012, it was announced that Pereira had become coach of Air India FC after Santosh Kashyap joined Mohun Bagan.[2] Earlier in his playing career, Pereira played for the India national football team.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]
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.[6]
Career statistics edit
Coach edit
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 | 41.18 | ||
| Total | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 41.18 | ||||
References edit
- ^ Sarkar, Dhiman (25 March 2018). "India's football past gasping for survival". hindustantimes.com. Kolkata: Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ Sundaresan, Bharat. "'I will bring an end to Bagan's dry spell'". Indian Express. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Convincing win for Air India". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ "Air India win Durand Cup". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ Pawar, Vaibhav. "It's official: Air India part ways with coach Godfrey Pereira". Kick Off India. Retrieved 27 December 2012.