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{{Short description|Indian former footballer and football manager}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Henry Menezes
| image = https://www.linkedin.com/in/henry-menezes-3993a4b/
| caption = #SafeHandsHenry
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|4|30|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = 183 cm
| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| youthyears1 = 1979–1981
| youthclubs1 = [[Maharashtra]]
| collegeyears1 = 1983–1990
| college1 = [[Maharashtra football team|Maharashtra]]
| collegecaps1 =
| collegegoals1 =
| years1 = 1982–1983
| clubs1 = Mafatlal SC
| caps1 = 12
| goals1 =
| years2 = 1983–1987
| clubs2 = [[Bank of India]]
| caps2 = 182
| goals2 =
| years3 = 1987–1995
| clubs3 = [[Mahindra United F.C.|Mahindra United]]
| caps3 = 288
| goals3 =
| totalcaps =
| totalgoals =
| nationalyears1 = 1985–1992
| nationalteam1 = [[India national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps1 = 17
| nationalgoals1 =
| medaltemplates =
}}

'''Henry Menezes''' (born 30 April 1964 in [[Mumbai]]) is a former [[India national football team]] [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]],<ref>{{Citation|title=PART III. The Renaissance|date=1984-12-31|work=Men and Ideas|pages=241–342|publisher=Princeton University Press|doi=10.1515/9781400858088.241|isbn=978-1-4008-5808-8}}</ref> who served as the [[Chief Executive Officer|CEO]] of the [[Western India Football Association]] (WIFA), which is the governing body for football in the state of Maharashtra; affiliated to the [[All India Football Federation|AIFF]] and Deputy chairman of [[All India Football Federation|AIFF]] technical committee.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.footballparadise.com/the-renaissance-men-of-indian-football-henry-menezes-goalie-to-gamechanger-part-2/|title=The Renaissance Men of Indian Football - Henry Menezes, Goalie to Gamechanger Part 2|date=8 May 2017|publisher=|access-date=9 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.footballparadise.com/the-renaissance-men-of-indian-football-henry-menezes-goalie-to-gamechanger-henry-menezes-part-3/|title=The Renaissance Men of Indian Football – Henry Menezes, Goalie to Gamechanger Part 3|date=17 May 2017|publisher=|access-date=9 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.in/soccer/india/story/3622747/young-india-look-to-come-of-age-at-saff-championship|title=Young India look to come of age at SAFF Championship|date=3 September 2018|website=ESPN|access-date=9 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/sport/football/after-trials-the-test/articleshow/65892771.cms|title=AFC Championship: After trials, India to face first test against Vietnam|newspaper=[[Mumbai Mirror]]|access-date=9 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/tech-fest-engineer-starts-at-nit-k-from-tomorrow/articleshow/66125202.cms|title=Technical fest 'Engineer' starts at NIT-K from tomorrow |newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=9 January 2019}}</ref>

==Playing career==
Henry is a former football player who play as a goalkeeper and his professional career started with Mafatlal sports club in Mumbai at the age of 17 in 1982 . After spending one season he then moved to bank of India football team spend 5 years. In 1988 he joined mahindra united club and stayed there up to 1995 and his time at the club he was the captain of the club and won major trophies for the club and he also represented Indian national football team. In mahindra he ended up his professional playing career and started his management career.

==Managerial career==
Menezes was the General Manager of Mahindra United Football Club, Mumbai which was disbanded in 2010, Menezes was instrumental in creating Mumbai FC and was the General Manager of [[Mumbai FC]] in the [[I-League]] prior to joining [[Mahindra United]] football club at the end of the 2006–2007 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2009/04/24/1226432/i-league-mumbai-fc-trio-put-in-their-papers|title=I-League: Mumbai FC Trio Put In Their Papers|date=24 April 2009|website=Goal.com|accessdate=23 November 2009}}</ref> Menezes is a [[Shiv Chhatrapati Award]] winner for excellence in sports.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://in.rediff.com/sports/2007/jun/28foot.htm|title=Mumbai Football Club launched|date=28 June 2007|website=[[Rediff.com]]|accessdate=23 November 2009}}</ref><ref>http://www.indianfootball.de/data/data.html</ref>

===AIFF===
Henry served different roles in football administration . He is the deputy chairman of [[All India Football Federation]]'s technical committee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.in/soccer/indian-super-league/story/3666223/how-can-the-aiff-resolve-the-gourav-mukhi-controversy|title=How can the AIFF resolve the Gourav Mukhi controversy?|date=11 October 2018|website=ESPN|accessdate=9 January 2019}}</ref> He also worked as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the [[Western India Football Association]] (WIFA) which is the Governing body for football in the state of Maharashtra.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Henry-Menezes-is-WIFAs-first-CEO/articleshow/7559243.cms|title=Henry Menezes is WIFA's first CEO |newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=10 January 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==

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[[Category:1964 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:Association football goalkeepers]]
[[Category:India international footballers]]
[[Category:People from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Maharashtra football team players]]

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