Derrick Pereira (born 17 March 1962) is an Indian

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manager and former player, who managed then

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club FC Goa Reserves and the

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. He is also the technical director of

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club

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Playing career

Pereira's story began in the late 1970s when he started playing for local

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clubs as a Child (Antao Brothers). His first move to a top club was with Salgaocar SC in 1980 where he stayed on till 1983. Later he moved on to

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and then back to Salgaocar SC in 1985. He stayed on at Salgaocar till the end of his career in 1999. 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

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which the team won after downing

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in the final. He was also part of the senior

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side from 1984 to 1991. He was also the part of national team which features in

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Coaching career

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

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which he did for five seasons till 2005. Another prominent assignment was coaching

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from 2005 to 2009. Then in June 2009 he signed on with Pune FC, where he has now managed for two seasons, leading them to top-five finishes in each season. At the start of 2013–14 I-League campaign, Salgaocar replaced David Booth with Pereira. Salgaocar started the season brightly and at one time led the table for six game-weeks, but a rough patch of eight games, which included 4 straight losses, derailed their campaign and saw them lose the title to

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. Salgaocar finished their campaign at third place, which was a marked improvement over their past two campaign finishes. In February 2017, he signed with

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, mid-way through the

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after the team stood last in the table. In April 2017, he signed with

as the head of youth development and assistant manager of the first team. On 5 June 2018, he was promoted as the technical director of the club and Jesús Tato replaced him as the assistant manager of FC Goa. On 21 December 2021, Pereira was appointed as the head coach of

Honours

As manager

Mahindra United *

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: 1 :: 2005–06 *

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: 1 :: 2005 *

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: 2 ::2006, 2008

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pereira, Derrick 1962 births Living people Footballers from Goa Indian football managers Indian footballers India international footballers 1984 AFC Asian Cup players I-League managers DSK Shivajians FC managers Pune FC managers Mahindra United FC managers Vasco SC managers Footballers at the 1986 Asian Games Association football defenders Asian Games competitors for India Churchill Brothers FC Goa managers