Derrick Pereira

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Derrick Pereira
Personal information
Date of birth (1962-03-17) 17 March 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth Caranzalem, Goa
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1980–1983 Salgaocar
1983–1984 Tata Football Academy
1986–1999 Salgaocar
International career
1984–1991 India
Managerial career
2000–2005 Vasco
2005–2009 Mahindra United
2009–2013 Pune
2013–2015 Salgaocar
2015–2016 DSK Shivajians
2017 Churchill Brothers
2017 FC Goa Reserves
2017–2018 FC Goa (assistant)
2018 FC Goa (interim)
2018 FC Goa
2019–2021 India U23
2021– FC Goa (technical director)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Derrick Pereira (born 17 March 1962) is an Indian association football manager [1] [2] and former player, who managed then I-League 2nd Division club FC Goa Reserves and the India national under-23 football team. He is also the technical director of Indian Super League club FC Goa.

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Playing career

Pereira's story began in the late 1970s when he started playing for local Goa clubs as a Child (Antao Brothers). His first move to a top club was with Salgaocar SC in 1980 where he stayed on till 1983. Later he moved on to Tata Football Academy and then back to Salgaocar SC in 1985. He stayed on at Salgaocar till the end of his career in 1999. [3] Amongst the highlights of his career were leading Goa to victory in the 1980 Junior National Championship. Another highlight was leading Salgaocar to a win in the 1990 Rovers Cup which the team won after downing Dempo SC in the final. He was also part of the senior India side from 1984 to 1991. [3] He was also the part of national team which features in 1984 AFC Asian Cup.

Coaching career

Pereira's coaching career began when he began coaching Salgaocar U-19. That was a job which he held for two seasons. Next came coaching the first team at Vasco SC which he did for five seasons till 2005. [4] [5] [6] Another prominent assignment was coaching Mahindra United from 2005 to 2009. [7] Then in June 2009 he signed on with Pune FC, where he has now managed for two seasons, leading them to top-five finishes in each season. [3]

At the start of 2013–14 I-League campaign, Salgaocar replaced David Booth with Pereira. [8] [9] [10] [11] Salgaocar started the season brightly and at one time led the table for six game-weeks, but a rough patch of eight games, which included 4 straight losses, derailed their campaign and saw them lose the title to Bengaluru FC. Salgaocar finished their campaign at third place, which was a marked improvement over their past two campaign finishes. [12] In February 2017, he signed with Churchill Brothers, mid-way through the season after the team stood last in the table. [13]

In April 2017, he signed with FC Goa as the head of youth development and assistant manager of the first team. [14] On 5 June 2018, he was promoted as the technical director of the club and Jesús Tato replaced him as the assistant manager of FC Goa. [15] [16]

On 21 December 2021, Pereira was appointed as the head coach of FC Goa. [17]

Honours

As manager

Mahindra United

Individual

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