Steven Dias

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Steven Dias
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Personal information
Full name Steven Benedic Dias [1]
Date of birth (1983-12-25) 25 December 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Mumbai, India
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Right midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Jamshedpur B (head coach)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2003 Air India
2003–2010 Mahindra United
2011–2013 Churchill Brothers 25 (4)
2013 Mumbai Tigers 0 (0)
2014 Rangdajied United 10 (1)
2014 Delhi Dynamos FC 7 (0)
2015 Bharat FC 17 (0)
2016–2017 Mumbai FC 17 (2)
International career
2006 India U23
2004–2011 India 51 (7)
Managerial career
2019–2020 Jamshedpur FC
(assistant coach) [2]
2021–2022 Odisha FC
(interim coach)
2022–2023 Ambernath United Atlanta
2022– Maharashtra
2023– Jamshedpur B
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Steven Benedic Dias (born 25 December 1983) is an Indian former professional footballer who is currently the head coach of Jamshedpur B. An attacking midfielder who played on the wings, he was known for his long range shooting, crosses and passing. Dias made his debut for India in 2006. In his playing days, he was known as the "David Beckham of India". [3]

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Club career

Dias was playing for one of India's leading clubs Mahindra United (before the club withdrew from Indian football on 30 April 2010) and played in their NFL winning team, as well as in the AFC Cup.

He has since played for clubs in the I-League such as Churchill Brothers where he made 25 appearances and scored 4 goals. He has also played for Mumbai Tigers, Rangdajied United, Delhi Dynamos FC in the inaugural season of the ISL and Bharat FC where he made 17 appearances. He signed for Mumbai FC in 2016 after Bharat FC withdrew from the I-league.

Dias has started a club named Ambitious Football Academy in Don Bosco vidyyavihar. He hopes to bring a sensation of football in the youth of the Mumbai. [4]

International career

Dias made his debut for India in 2004, [5] and was a part of the team that unsuccessfully attempted to qualify for the AFC Asian Cup 2007. He played in India's first Nehru cup title in 2007, scoring twice in a 6–0 win over Cambodia. He usually takes corners for India and scored straight from one of in a 2–2 draw against Lebanon. [6] He was a regular for the India national team and played an integral role in India's win in the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup. He was a key player in India's win over Syria in the Nehru Cup of 2009. He helped India qualify for the 2011 Asian Cup in Qatar. He had been chosen to be part of the 30 man squad preparing for the 2011 Asian Cup in Doha. His combination and understanding with striker, Sunil Chhetri, made them a very threatening duo.

In 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification match against Pakistan he scored a goal. During the Indian Caribbean tour on 24 August 2011 Dias scored a goal against Guyana but could not stop India from losing the match 1–2.

International goals

Honours

Player

India

Manager

Ambernath United Atlanta

Political career

Dias joined the Shiv Sena on 3 February 2022 in the presence of Maharashtra Tourism Minister and Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray in Mumbai.

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References

  1. ↑ "Steven Dias to lead Maharashtra". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
  2. ↑ Majumder, Raunak (3 April 2020). "Reliving the title run of Mumbai's only national champions – Mahindra United 2005–06 season". footballcounter.com. The Football Counter. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Australia cruise past India in Asian Cup - Yahoo!7 Sport". Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  4. ↑ Mumbai are ready Archived 17 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Mumbaimirror.com. Retrieved 30 June 2021
  5. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Dias, Steven". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Yet another disappointment". Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ↑ "MFA ELITE CORPORATE LEAGUE 2023". theaway.co. The Away End. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "MFA ELITE CORPORATE LEAGUE 2022". footballmfa.com. Mumbai Football Association. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2023.

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