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Samir Subash Naik (born 8 August 1979) is an Indian football coach and former professional footballer who played as a defender for Dempo,[1] and India. He is currently the head coach of Dempo SC in the Goa Professional League and I-League.[2]
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Samir Subash Naik | ||
Date of birth | 8 August 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dempo (head coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–1999 | Siolim | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2017 | Dempo | ||
International career | |||
2002 | India U23 | ||
2002–2012 | India | 39 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2017– | Dempo | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Naik is part of successful Dempo SC squad which won 2 league titles and reached the semi-final of the AFC Cup, he is also a regular for India. He also captained the Indian team in an international friendly against Oman in 2012.
Naik became the head coach of Dempo in 2019,[3] and in the 2021–22 Goa Professional League season, the club end decade long wait, and clinched the title in style.[4] In the inaugural season of I-League 3 in December 2023, Dempo reached play-offs and secured promotion to I-League 2 and subsequently to I-League in the same season.[5][6][7] He guided Dempo securing promotion to the I-League, achieving second place finish in 2023–24 I-League 2.[8] Thus, Dempo returned to the I-League after a gap of nine years.[9]
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