Paresh Shivalkar

Paresh Shivalkar
Personal information
Full nameParesh Shivalkar
Date of birthJuly 13, 1981
Place of birthMumbai, India
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8 12 in)
Playing positionWinger
Club information
Current team
Mumbai F.C.
Number20
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003-2005Air India
2005-2006Churchill Brothers
2006-2007Air India
2007–2010Mahindra United
2010-2012Pune6(0)
2012-2013Mumbai Tigers
2013-presentMumbai F.C.
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Paresh Shivalkar (born 1981) is an Indian football player. He is currently playing for Mumbai F.C as a central midfielder and left winger.

Career

Till 12th strandard, he never took the game seriously. He started playing for Sky Hawks at the local league, this was his first introduction to serious football. In Sky Hawks, he played under the tutelage of Vivek sir. He envisioned the potential in him, encouraged him to take the sports seriously.

He was selected for the under-19 and -21 national trials by Maharashtra, however, couldn't make it to the final squad. He moved to Mumbai, and signed for a second division team, Gulf Oil. While playing for Gulf Oil in the Mumbai Football League, he got noticed by Air India FC coach, Bimal Ghosh, he was pretty impressed, and eventually signed him for Air India FC for the next two seasons.

In the 2005 season, he joined Churchill Brothers S.C.. Next season, he returned to Air India FC for good, he was offered a job and captaincy, and stuck for another season.[1]

References

  1. "IndianFootball Interview - Paresh Shivalkar". IndianFootball.com. Retrieved 27 December 2013.

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