Soft-spoken Spaniard Manolo Marquez (55), whose consummate potential to make use of his restricted assets to extract the very best grew to become the speaking level of Indian soccer, has lately been made the pinnacle coach of the senior nationwide males’s soccer workforce. However, he’ll proceed his teaching project with ISL membership FC Goa alongside the nationwide workforce. In an interview printed within the web site of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) web site on AIFF’s efforts to supply high quality coaches all around the nation, Marquez mentioned ‘coach training’ is necessary all around the world.
“It’s not solely in India, however coach training is necessary in all of the nations. Licences are necessary, and also you undoubtedly want them. But that doesn’t imply you can be a greater coach. Someone could not have a licence, however have extra information about soccer,” Marquez advised.
The Blue Tigers will start their stint beneath Marquez on the Intercontinental Cup in Hyderabad, the place they’ll face Syria and Mauritius in September.
During his four-year keep in India, Marquez mentioned he noticed the extent of Indian coaches getting higher.
“Over the 4 seasons that I’ve been right here, I’ve seen the extent of Indian coaches get higher each season. Last season, there have been two Indian head coaches – Thangboi Singto (Hyderabad FC) and Khalid Jamil (Jamshedpur FC). Clifford (Miranda) received the Super Cup with Odisha FC earlier than that,” Marquez mentioned.
“I’ve additionally seen loads of gifted Indian assistant coaches over the previous 4 years. I’m at present working with a incredible assistant coach in Gouramangi Singh, who’s a former India worldwide himself.
“In the nationwide workforce, I can even be working with Mahesh Gawali, one other good coach who was a superb participant for the nationwide workforce just a few years in the past,” he added.
The Spaniard feels that within the subsequent few years, the goal must be having a nationwide workforce head coach from India.
“It’s not only for the nationwide workforce, however for the golf equipment too. Every Indian assistant coach on the golf equipment ought to purpose to change into a head coach within the subsequent few years.
“Maybe they’ll additionally begin with being the pinnacle coach of the U-17 or U-19 groups earlier than shifting on to take cost of the senior groups,” Marquez mentioned.
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