List of NorthEast United FC managers

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NorthEast United Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Guwahati, Assam. The club was established on 13 Aprill 2014 and competes in the Indian Super League, the top division league of Indian football. They play their home matches at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati.

Managerial history[edit]

Ricki Herbert is the first manager of the club

The club is currently managed by Khalid Jamil who took over the interim head coach role after Gerard Nus was sacked by the club on 12 January 2021.[1]

2014 season[edit]

On 19 August 2014, former New Zealand international defender, Ricki Herbert was appointed as the first headcoach of Highlanders.[2] The Highlanders finished 8th in the league table in their first season.[3]

2015 season[edit]

After the 2014 season, it was announced that Ricki Herbert would not return to the club as head coach. On 1 July 2015, it was announced that former Venezuela headcoach César Farías would take over as the Highlanders head coach.[4] He guided the team to team to 5th in the table for the first time.[5]

2016 season[edit]

After 2015 season, it was announced that César Farías wouldn't return as the headcoach. On 13 May 2016, NorthEast United announced Sérgio Farias as the club's new headcoach.[6] However, Sérgio Farias joined his former club Suphanburi FC, during season forcing Highlanders to search for another manager.[7] On 23 July 2016, NorthEast United announced Nelo Vingada as the club's new headcoach.[8]

2017–18 season[edit]

On 17 July 2017, the Highlanders appointed João de Deus as the new head coach for the season.[9] On 2 January 2018, club sacked him due to the poor performance from the team.[10] The team appointed technical advisor Avram Grant as their new caretaker manager.[11]

2018–19 season[edit]

For 2018–19 season , the highlanders named their assistant coach Eelco Schattorie as the new headcoach.[12] He led the team towards 2018–19 Indian Super League playoffs. They lost to Bengaluru FC in the second leg of semi-finals.[13]

2019–20 season[edit]

On 5 August 2019, the highlanders announced former Croatian footballer Robert Jarni as their new headcoach. [14] After a winless streak of 11 games, Robert Jarni was sacked by the club on 11 February 2021 and Khalid Jamil was appointed as the interim headcoach for the season.[15]

2020–21 season[edit]

On 25 August 2020, the highlanders appointed Gerard Nus as their new headcoach.[16] On 13 January 2021, the club sacked Gerrad Nus for not maintaining club's philosophy and vision and installed Khalid Jamil as the interim coach.[17] Under Khalid Jamil the team played their second-ever semifinals and lost to ATK Mohun Bagan FC in the second leg of playoffs.[18]

Managers and statistics[edit]

As of 18 March 2021

Only Competitive Matches Are Taken into Account.

Table headers
  • Nationality – If the manager played international football as a player, the country/countries he played for are shown. Otherwise, the manager's nationality is given as their country of birth.
  • From – The year of the manager's first game for NorthEast United.
  • To – The year of the manager's last game for NorthEast United.
  • P – The number of games managed for NorthEast United.
  • W – The number of games won as a manager.
  • D – The number of games draw as a manager.
  • L – The number of games lost as a manager.
  • GF – The number of goals scored under his management.
  • GA – The number of goals conceded under his management.
  • Win% – The total winning percentage under his management.
List of NorthEast United F.C. managers
Name Nationality From To P W D L GF GA Win%
Ricki Herbert Template:NZ 19 August 2014 20 December 2014 14 3 6 5 11 13 021.43
César Farías  Venezuela 1 July 2015 2 December 2015 14 6 2 6 18 23 042.86
Sérgio Farias  Brazil 16 May 2016 16 July 2016 0 0 0 0 0 0 !
Nelo Vingada  Portugal 16 July 2016 4 December 2016 14 5 3 6 14 14 035.71
João de Deus  Portugal 17 July 2017 2 January 2018 7 1 1 5 4 13 014.29
Avram Grant  Israel 2 January 2018 15 March 2018 11 1 1 9 8 12 009.09
Eelco Schattorie  Netherlands 17 August 2018 11 March 2019 19 7 8 4 22 20 036.84
Robert Jarni  Croatia 5 August 2019 10 February 2020 15 2 7 6 9 20 013.33
Khalid Jamil (interim)  India 10 February 2020 25 February 2020 3 0 1 2 5 8 000.00
Gerard Nus  Spain 25 August 2020 12 January 2021 11 2 6 3 5 8 018.18
Khalid Jamil (interim)  India 12 January 2021 9 March 2021 11 6 4 1 18 10 054.55

Managerial Records[edit]

Note: Interim managers and caretakers have been excluded from the list

As of 18 March 2021

  • Most Matches Managed:
Netherlands Eelco Schattorie19
  • Least Matches Managed:
Brazil Sérgio Farias0
  • Most Wins:
Israel Avram Grant9
  • Most Defeats
Netherlands Eelco Schattorie7
  • Highest Win Percentage:
Venezuela César Farías42.86
  • Least Win Percentage:
Israel Avram Grant9.09
  • Most Matches As Assistant Manager:
India Khalid Jamil

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. "ISL: Khalid Jamil to be NEUFC interim coach after sacking of Gerard Nus". The week. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  2. "Ricki Herbert Appointed NorthEast United Manager for ISL". sports.ndtv. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  3. "NorthEast United FC: Season Review". sportzwiki. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  4. "NEUFC hire former Venezuela coach". Business Standard. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  5. "ISL 2015 Table & Results: Points Table and Team Standings of Hero Indian Super League Football Tournament: FC Goa top table at the end of round-robin stage". India.com. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  6. "Sergio Farias to NorthEast United". NorthEast United FC (Twitter). 13 May 2016. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  7. "Sergio Farias exits NorthEast United". NorthEast United FC (Twitter). 9 July 2016. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  8. "NorthEast United FC announce Nelo Vingada as the club's new manager". NorthEast United FC (Twitter). 15 July 2016. Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  9. "NorthEast, Delhi hire new coaches for ISL4". ESPN FC. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  10. "ISL 2017: NorthEast United to sack Joao de Deus after poor start". Goal. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  11. "NEUFC appoints Avram Grant as adviser for remainder of ISL". Sportstar. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  12. "ISL 2018: NorthEast United name Eelco Schattorie as new head coach". Sportskeeda. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  13. "ISL: Bengaluru FC beat NorthEast 3-0 in 2nd leg to reach second consecutive final". Indiatoday. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  14. "NorthEast United appoints former Croatian midfielder Robert Jarni as head coach". Sportstar. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  15. "Robert Jarni's time as NorthEast head coach comes to an end". Indian Super League. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  16. "Gerard Nus appointed as head coach of Northeast United FC". Indian Express. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  17. "ISL 7: NorthEast United sack head coach Gerard Nus". businessworld. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  18. "ISL 2020-21 news: ATK Mohun Bagan beats NorthEast United, through to final". businessworld. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.

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