Armando Colaco
Armando Colaço (born 22 June 1953) is an Indian football coach, who is currently the head coach of Sporting Goa in the I-League 2. He is the most successful manager in the history of I-League club Dempo, in terms of trophies in the last 20 years and is also the club's longest-serving manager.
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Colaco (center) with Zico (left) in East Bengal club tent | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Armando Colaco | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Panjim, Portuguese India | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1985 | Dempo | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1988–1989 | Sesa Goa | ||
| 1994–2000 | Churchill Brothers | ||
| 2000–2013 | Dempo | ||
| 2011 | India | ||
| 2013–2015 | East Bengal | ||
| 2016–2018 | Bardez | ||
| 2022– | Sporting Goa | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Heavily influenced by Ukrainian manager Valeriy Lobanovskyi, Colaco is the first I-League coach to guide an Indian team into the semi-finals of the AFC Cup, which he did in 2008. Colaco is widely regarded as one of India's best managers after the success he has enjoyed at Churchill Brothers and Dempo. He also managed football team of Goa in Santosh Trophy.
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