Yan Cheng Law (born 24 December 1992) is an Indian professional
football coach. He is currently the
manager
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of
I-League
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club
Delhi FC
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.
Career
At the age of 18, while playing for
George Telegraph in the Calcutta league, Law was forced to take the D coaching License course by Joydeep Mukherjee, one of the George Telegraph officials, who saw potential in him to become a coach.
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scroll.in Despite being made fun of by older men at the course, he eventually obtained the license.
However, upon returning to George Telegraph, he was excluded from the team,
so turned to coaching full-time with the help of his father.
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Calcutta United Club
Law was appointed head coach of Calcutta United Club in the lowest division of Calcutta at the age of 20 through owner Joydeep Mukherjee, who forced him to take his first courses.
By age 26, Law had obtained the AFC A License, the youngest coach to do so.
Minerva Punjab
In 2019, Law was appointed head coach of
Minerva Punjab in the I-League after impressing owner Ranjit Bajaj while Head of Youth Development at Mohammedan.
Mohammed SC
On 31 July 2020, Yan Law was appointed as the
head coach
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of
Mohammedan SC. On 11 October 2020 , he parted ways with
Mohammedan SC.
Techtro Swades United
On 14 November 2020, Yan Law was appointed as the
head coach
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of
Techtro Swades United FC
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The club was established on 29 August 2020, and began their first competitive seaso ...
. He led the club to runners-up spot in their maiden tournament of
Himachal Football League
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.
Biratnagar City FC
On 1 April 2021, Yan Law was appointed as the
head coach
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of
Biratnagar City FC
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H ...
. He led the club to sixth spot in their maiden tournament of
Nepal Super League
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A total of seven franchises participated in the first tournament w ...
.
Aizawl FC
On 19 January 2021, Law moved to
Aizawl
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as manager. Under his guidance, the team achieved eighth place in
2021–22 I-League season.
He parted ways with Aizawl in June 2022.
Druk Lhayul FC
In June 2022, Law was appointed as new head coach of
Bhutan Premier League
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club Druk Lhayul FC.
Controversy
The Mohammedan SC sacked Yan for allegedly leaking team information. They dismissed him mid-way in the
2020–21 I-League.
Personal life
Law is of Chinese heritage.
His family previously owned Kim Wah, a Chinese restaurant that was well known in the 1970s and 1980s.
Honours
Delhi
*Ladakh Climate Cup: 2023
References
External links
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1992 births
Living people
Indian men's footballers
Indian football managers
Indian people of Chinese descent
Footballers from Kolkata
Aizawl FC managers
Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) managers
Punjab FC managers
Men's association football players not categorized by position
Expatriate football managers in Nepal
Indian expatriate football managers
Delhi FC managers