13-748: Mehrajuddin Wadoo (born 12 February 1984) is an Indian professional manager and former footballer . During his playing days, Wadoo played for clubs such as Mohun Bagan , East Bengal , Salgaocar , Pune City , Chennaiyin , and Mumbai City . He also represented the India national team from 2005 to 2011. Wadoo also served as president of Football Players' Welfare Association (FPAI) of India. He did his early schooling at Muyeen Public School, Sarai Balla, Iqra Masjid up to class X and later joined Sri Pratap High School, Srinagar. He did his BA IInd year from Amar Singh College , Wazir Bagh. He started playing football from
26-541: A defensive midfielder position. He started out with Iqbal Sports and then moved to J&K Police and then professionally at a league-level with HAL , ITI, Sporting Goa , Mohun Bagan , East Bengal . Currently he is associated with J&K Sports Council, training young football enthusiasts of Jammu & Kashmir . He scored the winning goal against Bangladesh in the SAFF Cup finals at Karachi in December 2005. He
39-455: A sports club . The role is well known as a manager role for European football clubs, which are sometime also "sports clubs", offering many types of sports. The sporting director is, in many cases, a member of the executive board and therefore an executive director. The sporting director is usually directly subordinate to the CEO or the chairman of the sports organisation. The sporting director
52-497: A manager is usually appointed by and answerable to the club's board of directors, but at an amateur level the manager may have total responsibility for the running of a club. The manager's responsibilities in a professional football club usually include (but are not limited to) the following: Some of the above responsibilities may be shared with a director of football or sporting director , and are at times delegated to an assistant manager or club coach. Additionally, depending on
65-431: A typical European football manager has the final say on in-game decisions (including player line-ups), and off-the-field and roster management decisions (including contract negotiations). In North American sports, those duties would be handled separately by the head coach and general manager, respectively. Director of football A sporting director , or director of sport , is an executive management position in
78-531: A very early age and when he turned 8, he was motivated by his father, Mohd Sultan Wadoo, who had represented J&K in Santosh Trophy to pursue football rather than cricket. Mehraj joined Iqbal Sports Club in 1996. He was member of U21 team of J&K and was noticed at the National level as a result. Mehrajuddin started out as a striker but then was converted into a defender , and can easily play as
91-436: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Manager (association football) In association football , the manager is the person who has overall responsibility for the running of a football team . They have wide-ranging responsibilities, including selecting the team, choosing the tactics, recruiting and transferring players, negotiating player contracts, and speaking to the media. In professional football,
104-468: Is in turn typically the manager of the coaching staff . A director of football or director of soccer , sometimes also called a sporting director or technical director, is a senior management figure at an association football (soccer) club, most commonly in Europe. Often, their key task is managing transfers of players to and from the team. However, the nature of the position varies, and their role at
117-753: The J&;K Sports Council. In September 2022, he was appointed head coach of I-League side Real Kashmir after departure of David Robertson . In midway of the 2022–23 season , he was succeeded by English manager Gifton Noel-Williams in the post, in February 2023. On 21 February 2023, Wadoo replaced Kibu Vicuña in the post of head coach of Mohammedan Sporting. The club struggled to avoided relegation, and managed to finish in eighth position. Statistics accurate as of 16 December 2011. India Chennaiyin This biographical article related to Indian association football
130-487: The club, some minor responsibilities include: These responsibilities are more common among managers of small clubs. The title of manager is almost exclusively used in British football . In other European countries and rest of the world in which professional football is played, the person responsible for the direction of a team is awarded the position of coach or "trainer" is known as head coach . For instance, despite
143-483: The general equivalence in responsibilities, Lee Carsley is referred to as the manager of England , and Julian Nagelsmann is described as the head coach of Germany . Germany also has a team manager role that is subordinate to the head coach and is currently held by Rudi Völler . The responsibilities of a European football manager or head coach tend to be divided up in North American professional sports, where
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#1732775971320156-462: The teams usually have a separate general manager and head coach (known as a field manager in baseball), although occasionally a person may fill both these roles. While the first team coach in football is usually an assistant to the manager who actually holds the real power, the North American–style general manager and head coach have clearly distinct areas of responsibilities. For example,
169-808: Was also a member of the Indian squad that won Nehru Cup in 2007, the AFC Challenge Cup in 2008 and the Nehru Cup again in 2009. 4 times Winner, Federation Cup & IFA Shield. 2 times Winner, Nehru Cup (2007 & 2009). Wadoo was the best right-back in the Hero ISL during Season 2 as he helped Chennaiyin FC to the coveted Hero ISL trophy, appearing 14 times for the Super Machans. In 2021–22 season, Wadoo managed Sudeva Delhi and worked as coach of
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