Paresh Shivalkar (born 1981) is an Indian

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player. He is currently playing for Mumbai F.C as a central midfielder and left winger.

Career

He started by playing for Sky Hawks in the local league. He was selected for the under-19 and -21 national trials by

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, however, couldn't make it to the final squad. He moved to

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, and signed for a second division team, Gulf Oil. While playing for Gulf Oil in the

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, he got noticed by

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coach,

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. He was pretty impressed at Paresh's skills, and eventually signed him for

for the next two seasons. In the 2005 season, he joined Churchill Brothers S.C. The next season, he returned to

. He has also Represented Pune University Represented Maharashtra U-19 Represented Maharashtra U-21 Represented Maharashtra for National Games Represented Maharashtra for Santosh Trophy 9 times Captained Maharashtra team 3 times Represented Indian Senior National Team Club Represented- Air India 2002,03,05,06 Churchill Brothers 2004 Mahindra United 2007 - 2010 Pune FC 2010 - 2012 Mumbai Tigers 2012 - 2014 Mumbai FC - 2014- 2016 Coaching Details- AIFF D license AFC C license AFC B license FIFA Youth Coaching course Chief scout of reliance foundation young champs for Maharashtra region Selector of senior Maharashtra Santosh trophy 2020 Selector of khelo India youth games 2019 Assistant Coach of Maharashtra for Santosh Trophy 2019 Head coach of Maharashtra for Khelo India Youth Games 2020

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Profile
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