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{{Short description|Indian footballer manager (born 1962)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Derrick Pereira
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1962|3|17}}
| birth_place = [[Caranzalem, Goa]], India
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| currentclub =
| years1 = 1980–1983
| clubs1 = [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]]
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 1983–1984
| clubs2 = [[Tata Football Academy]]
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 1986–1999
| clubs3 = [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]]
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| totalcaps =
| totalgoals =
| nationalyears1 = 1984–1991
| nationalteam1 = [[India national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| manageryears1 = 2000–2005
| managerclubs1 = [[Vasco SC|Vasco]]
| manageryears2 = 2005–2009
| managerclubs2 = [[Mahindra United]]
| manageryears3 = 2009–2013
| managerclubs3 = [[Pune FC|Pune]]
| manageryears4 = 2013–2015
| managerclubs4 = [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]]
| manageryears5 = 2015–2016
| managerclubs5 = [[DSK Shivajians F.C.|DSK Shivajians]]
| manageryears6 = 2017
| managerclubs6 = [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
| manageryears7 = 2017
| managerclubs7 = [[FC Goa Reserves]]
| manageryears8 = 2017–2018
| managerclubs8 = [[FC Goa]] (assistant)
| manageryears9 = 2018
| managerclubs9 = [[FC Goa]] (interim)
| manageryears10 = 2018
| managerclubs10 = [[FC Goa]]
| manageryears11 = 2019–2021
| managerclubs11 = [[India national under-23 football team|India U23]]
| manageryears12 = 2021–2025
| managerclubs12 = [[FC Goa]] (technical director)
| manageryears13 = 2025–
| managerclubs13 = [[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]] (technical director)
}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}

'''Derrick Pereira''' (born 17 March 1962) is an Indian [[association football]] manager<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sengupta|first=Somnath|title=Tactical Evolution Of Indian Football: Part Four – Modern Era (1999—2011)|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/tactical-evolution-of-indian-football-part-four-modern-era/|location=Kolkata|date=13 July 2011|access-date=11 October 2022|website=thehardtackle.com|publisher=The Hard Tackle|language=en-US|archive-date=18 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918041621/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/tactical-evolution-of-indian-football-part-four-modern-era/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Coach Derrick Pereira to leave Pune FC|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/coach-pereira-to-leave-pune-fc/article4670528.ece/|website=thehindu.com|publisher=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=11 March 2023|date=30 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311054958/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/coach-pereira-to-leave-pune-fc/article4670528.ece|archive-date=11 March 2023|location=Pune|agency=Press Trust of India}}</ref> and former player, who is currently sporting director for [[I-League]] club [[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]].<ref>https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-i-league-gokulam-kerala-fc-announce-derrick-pereira-new-technical-director-202507</ref>

==Playing career==
Pereira's story began in the late 1970s when he started playing for local [[Goa]] clubs as a Child (Antao Brothers). His first move to a top club was with [[Salgaocar SC]] in 1980 where he stayed on till 1983. Later he moved on to [[Tata Football Academy]] and then back to [[Salgaocar SC]] in 1985. He stayed on at Salgaocar till the end of his career in 1999.<ref name = "punefc">{{cite web|title=Pune Football Club Official Website|url=http://punefc.com/|access-date=25 January 2012|archive-date=21 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221185633/http://punefc.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Amongst the highlights of his career were leading Goa to victory in the 1980 Junior National Championship. Another highlight was leading Salgaocar to a win in the 1990 [[Rovers Cup]] which the team won after downing [[Dempo SC]] in the final. He was also part of the senior [[India national football team|India]] side from 1984 to 1991.<ref name="punefc"/> He was also the part of national team which features in [[1984 AFC Asian Cup]].

==Coaching career==
Pereira's coaching career began when he began coaching Salgaocar U-19. That was a job which he held for two seasons. Next came coaching the first team at [[Vasco SC]] which he did for five seasons till 2005.<ref>{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers2000.html|title=Season ending Transfers 2000: India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504154717/http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers2000.html|archive-date=4 May 2019|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=1 July 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers2001.html|title=Season ending Transfers 2001: India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504154713/http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers2001.html|archive-date=4 May 2019|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=1 July 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers2004.html|title=Season ending Transfers 2004: India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217030450/http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers2004.html|archive-date=17 February 2020|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=1 July 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref> Another prominent assignment was coaching [[Mahindra United]] from 2005 to 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.footballcounter.com/2020/reliving-the-title-run-of-mumbais-only-national-champions-mahindra-united-2005-06-season/|title=Reliving the title run of Mumbai's only national champions – Mahindra United 2005–06 season|website=footballcounter.com|publisher=The Football Counter|first=Raunak|last=Majumder|date=3 April 2020|access-date=26 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518212123/https://www.footballcounter.com/2020/reliving-the-title-run-of-mumbais-only-national-champions-mahindra-united-2005-06-season/|archive-date=18 May 2020}}</ref> Then in June 2009 he signed on with [[Pune FC]], where he has now managed for two seasons, leading them to top-five finishes in each season.<ref name = "punefc"/>

At the start of [[2013–14 I-League]] campaign, Salgaocar replaced [[David Booth (football manager)|David Booth]] with Pereira.<ref>{{cite web |last=Noronha |first=Anselm |title=Salgaocar FC sign Yemen's Khaled Baleid |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2015/02/26/9294602/salgaocar-fc-sign-yemens-khaled-baleid?ICID=SP |work=Goal.com |date=26 February 2015 |access-date=26 February 2015 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924145109/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2015/02/26/9294602/salgaocar-fc-sign-yemens-khaled-baleid?ICID=SP }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Salgaocar FC Sign Khaled Hasan |url=http://i-league.org/salgaocar-fc-sign-khaled-hasan/ |work=I-LEAGUE Media Team |date=26 February 2015 |access-date=26 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226174904/http://i-league.org/salgaocar-fc-sign-khaled-hasan/ |archive-date=26 February 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/salgaocar-fc-signs-yemen-international-khaled-baleid/articleshow/46393728.cms|title=Salgaocar FC signs Yemen International Khaled Baleid|access-date=6 March 2021|website=The Economic Times|archive-date=14 June 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614204656/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/salgaocar-fc-signs-yemen-international-khaled-baleid/articleshow/46393728.cms}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/amp/salgaocar-fc-signs-yemeni-footballer-khaled-baleid/883264|title=Salgaocar FC Signs Yemeni Footballer Khaled Baleid|access-date=6 March 2021|website=Outlook India|archive-date=12 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712103751/https://www.outlookindia.com/outlook-spotlight/mk677-side-effects-and-risks-dangers-of-mk-677-ibutamoren-sarms-and-safe-legal-alternatives-news-302277}}</ref> Salgaocar started the season brightly and at one time led the table for six game-weeks, but a rough patch of eight games, which included 4 straight losses, derailed their campaign and saw them lose the title to [[Bengaluru FC]]. Salgaocar finished their campaign at third place, which was a marked improvement over their past two campaign finishes.<ref>{{cite web|title=I-League Report Card: Salgaocar FC|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2014/05/22/4830248/i-league-report-card-salgaocar-fc|publisher=goal.com|access-date=23 February 2017|date=22 May 2014|archive-date=30 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930154558/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2014/05/22/4830248/i-league-report-card-salgaocar-fc|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2017, he signed with [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]], mid-way through the [[2016–17 I-League|season]] after the team stood last in the table.<ref>{{cite web|author=Press Trust of India|title=Derrick to take over as Churchill coach|url=http://www.sportstarlive.com/football/indian-football/derrick-to-take-over-as-churchill-coach/article17340399.ece|publisher=[[Sportstar]]|website=www.sportstarlive.com|access-date=23 February 2017|date=17 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130025416/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/derrick-to-take-over-as-churchill-coach/article17340399.ece|archive-date=30 November 2020}}</ref>

In April 2017, he signed with [[FC Goa]] as the head of youth development and assistant manager of the first team.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/fc-goa-show-intent-with-capture-of-derrick-liston/articleshow/58332472.cms|title=FC Goa show intent with capture of Derrick, Liston - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-03-28|archive-date=1 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181101150210/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/fc-goa-show-intent-with-capture-of-derrick-liston/articleshow/58332472.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> On 5 June 2018, he was promoted as the technical director of the club and [[Jesús Tato]] replaced him as the assistant manager of FC Goa.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sportstarlive.com/football/isl/fc-goa-promotes-derrick-pereira-to-technical-director-role/article24087703.ece|title=FC Goa promotes Derrick Pereira to technical director role|work=Sportstarlive|access-date=2018-09-30|language=en|archive-date=31 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200331180202/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/isl/fc-goa-promotes-derrick-pereira-to-technical-director-role/article24087703.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/derrick-takes-over-as-technical-director-of-fc-goa/articleshow/64463815.cms|title=Derrick takes over as Technical Director of FC Goa - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-09-30|archive-date=15 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215222430/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/derrick-takes-over-as-technical-director-of-fc-goa/articleshow/64463815.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 21 December 2021, Pereira was appointed as the head coach of [[FC Goa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/isl/2021-2022/isl-2021-2022-news/isl-2021-22-fc-goa-appoints-derrick-pereira-as-head-coach-indian-football/article38005067.ece/|title=ISL 2021-22: FC Goa appoints Derrick Pereira as head coach|website=sportstar.thehindu.com|publisher=[[Sportstar]]|date=21 December 2021|access-date=21 December 2021|archive-date=16 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416164558/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/isl/2021-2022/news/isl-2021-22-fc-goa-appoints-derrick-pereira-as-head-coach-indian-football/article38005067.ece/amp/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Honours==
===As manager===
'''Mahindra United'''
*[[National Football League (India)|National Football League]]: [[2005–06 National Football League (India)|2005–06]]
*[[Federation Cup (India)]]: 2005
*[[IFA Shield]]: 2006, 2008

'''Individual'''
* ''IndianFootball.com'' Awards —Coach of the Year: 2003<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianfootball.de/data/ifc_awards/results2003.html|title=India — ''indianfootball.com'' AWARDS 2003 winners|archive-date=10 June 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030610034651/http://indianfootball.de/data/ifc_awards/results2003.html|date=2008|access-date=26 November 2016|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite web|url=https://thebridge.in/football/salgaocar-bittersweet-goodbye-goan-giant-fall-42911|title=Salgaocar FC's bittersweet goodbye — Fall of a Goan giant|first=Aswathy|last=Santhosh|access-date=11 July 2023|date=9 July 2023|archive-date=11 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711092351/https://thebridge.in/football/salgaocar-bittersweet-goodbye-goan-giant-fall-42911|website=thebridge.in|publisher=The Bridge|location=Panaji}}
*{{cite web|url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/sports/salgaocar-fc-shutting-shop-shocks-former-stars-barretto-d-cunha|title=Salgaocar FC shutting shop shocks former stars Barretto, D' Cunha|first=
Gautam|last=Bhattacharya|access-date=7 July 2023|date=9 July 2023|archive-date=11 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711092810/https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/sports/salgaocar-fc-shutting-shop-shocks-former-stars-barretto-d-cunha|website=nationalheraldindia.com|publisher=The National Herald}}
*{{cite web|url=https://www.navhindtimes.in/2023/07/02/sports/salgaocar-football-club-bid-adieu/|title=Salgaocar Football Club bid adieu|last=Bhattacharya|access-date=11 July 2023|date=2 July 2023|archive-date=11 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711093430/https://www.navhindtimes.in/2023/07/02/sports/salgaocar-football-club-bid-adieu/|website=navhindtimes.in|publisher=The Navahind Times|location=Margao}}
*{{cite news |title=Indian Football: Transfer Season 2012/13 — Version 8 |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-transfer-season-201213-version-8 |date=14 December 2012 |first1=Arunava |last1=Chaudhuri |access-date=18 July 2020 |work=Sportskeeda |archive-date=18 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718054225/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-transfer-season-201213-version-8 }}
*{{cite web|url=https://thefangarage.com/articles/3757-tfgtake--old-candy-in-new-wrapper-dsk-shivajians-have-got-basics-right-but-lack-excitement|title=Old Candy in New Wrapper: DSK Shivajians have got basics right but lack excitement|date=20 January 2016|access-date=16 February 2024|website=thefangarage.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128101957/https://thefangarage.com/articles/3757-tfgtake--old-candy-in-new-wrapper-dsk-shivajians-have-got-basics-right-but-lack-excitement|archive-date=28 January 2023|location=Pune}}

{{India squad AFC Asian Cup 1984}}
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