South United FC confirm appointment of Alfredo Fernandes as new Head Coach
South United FC have gone ahead an announced that Alfredo Fernandes will be their new head coach ahead of the start of the upcoming season. The 53-year-old veteran coach who holds an AFC 'A' level license arrives with immense experience coaching the Churchill Brothers I-League team.
South United Football Club officially announced the appointment of Alfredo Fernandes as their new Head Coach. The Bengaluru club were able to attract Mr. Fernandes after two seasons in-charge of the Churchill Brothers I-League side and one season spent as Technical Director at the club.
Speaking ahead of the announcement, Alfredo Fernandes said, āI was thrilled to see the long-term vision and passion shown by South United FC. The plans and ideas they have for the club are what drew me to the job and Iām excited to be a part of this endeavour.
āThe club has come a long way so far and my goal will be to carry on this incredible journey and build on it as we move forward to try and achieve our long term and short term goals.ā
SUFC are soon holding trials for aspirants who want to play for the senior team during the 2019-20 season and are keen to have Mr. Fernandes involved from the very beginning.Ā
The South United Football Club Director, Mr Sharan Parikh expressed his excitement about the new appointment. He said, āWe are delighted to bring Alfredo Fernandes on board, heās shown in the past his ability to develop teams with an attractive playing style and is able to impress upon the team a great spirit and strong resolve. We look forward to seeing him mould this team in a similar way.ā
The AFC āAā License holder, Alfredo Fernandes, began his coaching career with Young Strikers after spending 18 years as a professional footballer. As a player he represented the likes of Dempo SC and Churchill Brothers among others.
He finished his playing career at Young Strikers and then coached the side for 3 years. Following that, he joined Churchill Brothers to coach their U-20 side and played the role of Assistant Coach for the senior side for 10 years before taking over as Head Coach in 2016. He remained head coach of the side for 2 seasons before taking the post of Technical Director at the club.