Sajid Dar

Sajid Yousuf Dar is a former Indian football player and is the current manager. During his playing days, Dar represented Jammu and Kashmir in the Santosh Trophy from 2000–2002. He is considered to be one of the greatest football coaches in Indiaof all. He holds the record for Winning two consecutive Silverwares, the Gold in South Asian Games and the SAFF CUP. He is a son of international footballer Mohammad Yousuf Dar.

Sajid Yousuf Dar
Personal information
Full name Sajid Yousuf Dar
Place of birth Jammu and Kashmir, India
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
YMCA
2000–2002 Jammu and Kashmir
Teams managed
2012–2014 India U19 (assistant coach)
2014–2015 AIFF Elite Academy
2015–2017 India women
2016 India U19 women
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Born in Jammu and Kashmir, Dar played for YMCA in the Federation Cup. He also represented Jammu and Kashmir in the Santosh Trophy from 2000 to 2002 and was considered as one of the best defender (stopper) in North India.[1]

Coaching career

Currently Dar is considered among top talented coach of a country with high potential. He began his coaching career in 2012, being selected as the assistant coach of the India U19 side.[1] In 2014, Dar was selected to be the head coach of the India U16 side bound for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup when they were part of the AIFF Elite Academy.[2]

In March 2015, Dar was selected to become the head coach of the India women's football team before their 2016 Summer Olympics qualifiers.[1] His first match in charge of the side came on 13 March 2015 against Sri Lanka. His India side came out as 4–0 winners but a 7–0 defeat to Myanmar in the next match ended India's hope of Olympic qualification.[3]

He was selected to attend the AFC instructors course in Malaysia.

He attended DFB course in Hennef, Germany conducted by the German Football Association in September 2015.

A year later, Dar won his first trophy as India head coach as he led the country to gold during the 2016 South Asian Games. He got remarkable victory over Nepal 4–0 in the final.[4]

On 4 January Dar again emerged champion with India women's national team to clinch the 4th consecutive SAFF title.

Statistics

Managerial statistics
As of 4 January 2017.
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
India women 1 March 2015 2017 10 6 3 1 060.00
Total 10 6 3 1 060.00
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References
  1. Hussain, Ashiq (3 December 2016). "Meet the Kashmiri who is coaching Indian women's soccer team". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  2. Ghoshal, Amoy (20 May 2014). "U-17 World Cup role for Kashmir's Sajid Dar". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  3. "Indian Women concede seven against Myanmar". The All India Football Federation. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  4. "Jammu and Kashmir football coach Sajid Dar makes a mark at 12th South Asian Games". Times of India. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
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