Wanting To Contribute To The Progress Of Indian Football, Says The Technical Director Of AIFF

The new All India Football Federation technical director, Isac Doru, said on Monday he looks forward to contributing to the progress of Indian football.

The Romanian was selected from a list of more than 60 candidates who had applied for the position that was announced at the beginning of the year.

The 56-year-old has a rich experience of almost 29 years in international football in many countries, such as France, Japan, the United States, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, among others. He was employed for the last time as sports director of the three-time league champions J, Yokohama Marinos FC.

"I need to thank the All India Football Federation for the opportunity." I look forward to making a positive contribution to the progress of football in India and working with all members of the AIFF family, "said Doru.

"I am looking forward to starting work immediately after obtaining a travel visa to India," he added.

The president of the AIFF, Praful Patel, also expressed his best wishes to Doru.

"It's good to have Mr. Doru on board, his vast experience will be useful for Indian football, I hope he will guide us to the next level," Patel said in a statement.

The position of technical director was vacant since the Australian Scott O'Donnell decided to resign in 2017.

AIFF general secretary Kushal Das said the biggest challenge is "keeping up the momentum" that Indian football has recently won.

"Indian football has been undergoing a significant transition in recent years. "I admire Mr. Doru to work and improve the road map already established for youth teams, and at the same time I add value to our coaches' education program, grassroots, women's soccer and men's soccer", he added.

By: Preeti Narula

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