Former coach of two national sides Scotee O'Donell has been appointed Manager (Technical) for the four soccer academies of All India Football Federation (AIFF) at Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Bangalore, AIFF director for Indian teams Subhankar Mukherjee said on Wednesday.The 44 year-old Australian, who had earlier coached the Cambodia and Singapore teams, has been appointed by FIFA for coaching the Indian juniors.
Anyone know anything about this guy? I think he was with the cambodia team we thrashed in the nehru cup...
Former coach of two national sides Scotee O'Donell has been appointed Manager (Technical) for the four soccer academies of All India Football Federation (AIFF) at Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Bangalore, AIFF director for Indian teams Subhankar Mukherjee said on Wednesday.The 44 year-old Australian, who had earlier coached the Cambodia and Singapore teams, has been appointed by FIFA for coaching the Indian juniors.
Anyone know anything about this guy? I think he was with the cambodia team we thrashed in the nehru cup...
Yes he was in charge of Cambodia team that came for Nehru Cup. He was later also appointed as expert commentator for a few matches by Zee. FIFA has found an opportunity to employ its people. You will see many more of them
Former coach of two national sides Scotee O'Donell has been appointed Manager (Technical) for the four soccer academies of All India Football Federation (AIFF) at Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Bangalore, AIFF director for Indian teams Subhankar Mukherjee said on Wednesday.The 44 year-old Australian, who had earlier coached the Cambodia and Singapore teams, has been appointed by FIFA for coaching the Indian juniors.
Anyone know anything about this guy? I think he was with the cambodia team we thrashed in the nehru cup...
This guy also works for AFC as a coach instructor.
I don't know how good he is,can't really comment as its too early.But he does have a decent experience and good coach record to be appointed as a Academy Manager in India.
Impressed with the infrastructure at the Kalyani football stadium in Nadia district, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) has decided to set up a football academy.
"I have been roaming in India since last two months to visit good football ground and infrastructure to establish football academies and the ground of Kalyani stadium is the best in India," said AIFF's technical director Robert Bann.
A six-member AIFF team visited the stadium and was impressed with its infrastructure, swimming pool, gym, residential accommodation and schools for junior footballers.
In an overstatement, Bann said that the ground at Kalyani Stadium is worth for European football clubs too.
AIFF vice-president Subrata Dutta said that out of four regional academies and one elite academy for U-14 and 17 footballers, one is going to be set up in Kalyani and the only elite academy will be set up at Pailan.
They have planned to set up the academies to develop the standard of Indian football and to make the team for U-17 world football, which is likely to happen in India in 2017, he said.
Kalyani Municipality's chairman Pradip Kumar Sur stated that they will provide all support for the academy.
The AIFF team said it was happy with the available infrastructure but will look into details of the construction plan of the stadium.
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Anyone know anything about this guy? I think he was with the cambodia team we thrashed in the nehru cup...
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Yes he was in charge of Cambodia team that came for Nehru Cup. He was later also appointed as expert commentator for a few matches by Zee. FIFA has found an opportunity to employ its people. You will see many more of them
This guy also works for AFC as a coach instructor.
I don't know how good he is,can't really comment as its too early.But he does have a decent experience and good coach record to be appointed as a Academy Manager in India.
"I have been roaming in India since last two months to visit good football ground and infrastructure to establish football academies and the ground of Kalyani stadium is the best in India," said AIFF's technical director Robert Bann.
A six-member AIFF team visited the stadium and was impressed with its infrastructure, swimming pool, gym, residential accommodation and schools for junior footballers.
In an overstatement, Bann said that the ground at Kalyani Stadium is worth for European football clubs too.
AIFF vice-president Subrata Dutta said that out of four regional academies and one elite academy for U-14 and 17 footballers, one is going to be set up in Kalyani and the only elite academy will be set up at Pailan.
They have planned to set up the academies to develop the standard of Indian football and to make the team for U-17 world football, which is likely to happen in India in 2017, he said.
Kalyani Municipality's chairman Pradip Kumar Sur stated that they will provide all support for the academy.
The AIFF team said it was happy with the available infrastructure but will look into details of the construction plan of the stadium.
In a frank appraisal of the junior football action he's seen in India so far, newly-appointed AIFF Technical Director Rob Baan has admitted that the talent he's seen so far hasn't been up to his expectations, and that a lot of emphasis must be placed on youth coaching and scouting in India.
http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2696/indian-national-team/2011/12/13/2800902/when-the-coaches-arent-good-enough-the-players-wont-learn-indias