 Colaco (center) with Zico (left) in East Bengal club tent | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
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,[1][2] in terms of trophies in the last 20 years and is also the club's longest-serving manager.
Heavily influenced by Ukrainian manager Valeriy Lobanovskyi,[3] 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.[4] Colaco is widely regarded as one of India's best managers after the success he has enjoyed at Churchill Brothers and Dempo.[5] He also managed football team of Goa in Santosh Trophy.[6]
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