| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Derrick Pereira | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Goa, India | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Pune FC (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1980-1983 | Salgaocar SC | ||
| 1983-1984 | Tata Football Academy | ||
| 1986-1999 | Salgaocar SC | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2000-2005 | Vasco SC | ||
| 2005-2009 | Mahindra United | ||
| 2009-present | Pune FC | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Derrick Pereira, (born 17 March 1962 in Goa), is a Indian association football manager and former player, who has managed Indian I-League side Pune FC since 2009. He is currently the club's longest serving manager.
Pereira began his long lived playing career, moving to two different Indian clubs in the space of three years, the last of which being Salgaocar SC in 1985. He briefly managed top flight club Mahindra United.
At Pune, Pereira became the first non-British manager to manage Pune FC.
Pereira's story began in the late 1970s when he started playing for local Goa clubs. 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.[1]
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 1984-91.[2] He was also the part of national team which features in 1984 AFC Asian Cup.[3]
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. Another prominent assignment was coaching Mahindra United from 2005 to 09. Then on June 9, 2009 Pereira signed on with Pune FC where he has now managed for two season leading them to top five finishes in each season.[4]