Godfrey Pereira

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Godfrey Pereira
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Air India [1]
International career
1992 India
Managerial career
2012 Air India
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Godfred Godfrey Pereira is a former Indian footballer and current head coach of Air India FC.

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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. [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

Coach

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

TeamFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
Air India 3 July 201227 December 201217737041.18
Total17737041.18

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References

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  3. 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
  4. "Convincing win for Air India". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  5. "Air India win Durand Cup". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  6. Pawar, Vaibhav. "It's official: Air India part ways with coach Godfrey Pereira". Kick Off India. Retrieved 27 December 2012.