Godfrey Pereira is a former

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who was last the head coach for Air India FC in the

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Coaching career

Air India

On 3 July 2012, it was announced that Pereira had become coach of Air India FC after

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joined

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. Earlier in his playing career, Pereira played for the

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. He coached his first match for Air India on 26 August 2012 during the

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against

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, in which Air India won 3–0. Then on 1 September 2012 Pereira led Air India to their first ever championship in their history after they won 3–2 on penalties against

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in the

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of the Durand Cup. On 27 December 2012, with Air India in 10th place in the

, Pereira officially resigned from his post as the head coach of the club, citing salary issues as the reason for his resigning.

Career statistics

Coach

''Statistics accurate as of 27 December 2012. Include stats for all matches including league and cup. No friendlies.''

References

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