Samir Naik

Samir Naik
	Xu Deshuai (left) and Samir Naik (right) at the Hong Kong Stadium in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Samir Subash Naik
Date of birth	(1979-08-08) 8 August 1979
Place of birth	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position	Defender
Team information
Current team	Dempo (head coach)
Youth career
1996–1998	Dempo
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–2017	Dempo
International career
2000-2002	India U23
2002–2012	India
Managerial career
2017–	Dempo
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samir Subash Naik (born 8 August 1979) is an Indian coach and former professional footballer who played as a defender for Dempo¹ and India. He is currently coaching Dempo.²

Playing career

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.

Managerial career

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.⁵⁶⁷ 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

Honours

Player

India

AFC Challenge Cup: 2008
SAFF Championship: 2011; runner-up: 2008; third place: 2003
Nehru Cup: 2009

India U23

LG Cup: 2002¹⁰

Manager

Dempo

I-League 2 runner-up: 2023–24¹¹

Individual

Goa Football Association Best Coach Award: 2023¹²

References

"Md. Sporting lose amid missed chances – NATIONAL LEAGUE – First-half Seah strike boosts Dempo". telegraphindia.com. Calcutta: The Telegraph India. 10 January 2004. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
Muralidharan, Ashwin. "Former India international Samir Naik 'immensely' proud to be coaching Dempo SC". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
"Dempo Sports Club » List of Coaches". demposportsclub.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
Mergulhao, Marcus (1 May 2022). "Dempo end decade-long wait for state league title". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Mapusa, Goa: The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
"Sporting Clube de Goa crowned I-League 3 champions". navhindtimes.in. Vasco: The Navahind Times. 31 December 2023. Archived from the original on 31 December 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
Rodrigues, Augusto (31 December 2023). "YEAR ENDER 2023: Goan football on comeback trail". gomantaktimes.com. Panaji: Gomantak Times. Archived from the original on 1 January 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
"Climax lauds Sporting Clube for winning I-League 3 Playoffs". thegoan.net. Margao: The Goan Everyday. 1 January 2024. Archived from the original on 1 January 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
"I-LEAGUE 2 2023/2024 — Table (final standings)". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Archived from the original on 28 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
"Dempo SC return to I-League after nine years". khelnow.com. Khel Now News. 27 April 2024. Archived from the original on 28 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
"Ho Chi Minh City Cups". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
Mergulhao, Marcus (28 April 2024). "Five-Time National Champions Dempo SC Return To I-League After Nine Years". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Panaji: The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 28 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
Mergulhao, Marcus (4 June 2023). "GFA Awards Night: Socorro gets Lifetime Achievement Award; Cia, Mark Players of the Year". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Margao: The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.

External links

http://goal.com/en-india/people/india/21150/sameer-naik Archived 27 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine
Samir Naik at National-Football-Teams.com

[1] "Md. Sporting lose amid missed chances – NATIONAL LEAGUE – First-half Seah strike boosts Dempo". telegraphindia.com. Calcutta: The Telegraph India. 10 January 2004. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.

[2] Muralidharan, Ashwin. "Former India international Samir Naik 'immensely' proud to be coaching Dempo SC". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.

[3] "Dempo Sports Club » List of Coaches". demposportsclub.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2023.

[4] Mergulhao, Marcus (1 May 2022). "Dempo end decade-long wait for state league title". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Mapusa, Goa: The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.

[5] "Sporting Clube de Goa crowned I-League 3 champions". navhindtimes.in. Vasco: The Navahind Times. 31 December 2023. Archived from the original on 31 December 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.

[6] Rodrigues, Augusto (31 December 2023). "YEAR ENDER 2023: Goan football on comeback trail". gomantaktimes.com. Panaji: Gomantak Times. Archived from the original on 1 January 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2023.

[7] "Climax lauds Sporting Clube for winning I-League 3 Playoffs". thegoan.net. Margao: The Goan Everyday. 1 January 2024. Archived from the original on 1 January 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2024.

[8] "I-LEAGUE 2 2023/2024 — Table (final standings)". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Archived from the original on 28 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.

[9] "Dempo SC return to I-League after nine years". khelnow.com. Khel Now News. 27 April 2024. Archived from the original on 28 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.

[10] "Ho Chi Minh City Cups". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 September 2022.

[11] Mergulhao, Marcus (28 April 2024). "Five-Time National Champions Dempo SC Return To I-League After Nine Years". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Panaji: The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 28 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

[12] Mergulhao, Marcus (4 June 2023). "GFA Awards Night: Socorro gets Lifetime Achievement Award; Cia, Mark Players of the Year". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Margao: The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.

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