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(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Dempo (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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samir Subash Naik (born 8 August 1979) is an Indian former professional footballer who played as a defender for Dempo,[1] and India. He is currently the coach of Dempo SC in the Goa Professional League.[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, and in the 2021–22 Goa Professional League season, the club end decade long wait, and clinched the title in style.[3] In the inaugural season of I-League 3 in December 2023, Dempo reached play-offs and secured promotion to I-League 2.[4][5][6]

Honours

India

India U23

Individual

References

  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. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Ho Chi Minh City Cups". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  8. ↑ 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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