Henry Menezes

Henry Menezes (born 30 April 1964 in Mumbai) is a former India national football team goalkeeper,[1] Former CEO at the WIFA which is the governing body for football in the state of Maharashtra; affiliated to the AIFF and Deputy chairman of AIFF technical committee.[2][3][4][5][6]

Henry Menezes
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-04-30) 30 April 1964
Place of birth Mumbai, India
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1979–1991 Maharashtra
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1990 Maharashtra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1983 Mafatlal S C 12
1983–1988 Bank of India 128
1988–1995 Mahindra United 288
National team
1985–1992 India 17
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.[7] Menezes is a Shiv Chhatrapati Award winner for excellence in sports.[8][9]

AIFF

Henry served different roles in football administration . He is the deputy chairman of All India Football Federation's technical committee.[10] 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.[11]

References
  1. "PART III. The Renaissance", Men and Ideas, Princeton University Press, pp. 241–342, 31 December 1984, doi:10.1515/9781400858088.241, ISBN 978-1-4008-5808-8
  2. "The Renaissance Men of Indian Football - Henry Menezes, Goalie to Gamechanger Part 2". 8 May 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  3. "The Renaissance Men of Indian Football – Henry Menezes, Goalie to Gamechanger Part 3". 17 May 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  4. "Young India look to come of age at SAFF Championship". ESPN. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  5. "AFC Championship: After trials, India to face first test against Vietnam". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  6. "Technical fest 'Engineer' starts at NIT-K from tomorrow". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  7. "I-League: Mumbai FC Trio Put In Their Papers". Goal.com. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  8. "Mumbai Football Club launched". Rediff.com. 28 June 2007. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  9. http://www.indianfootball.de/data/data.html
  10. "How can the AIFF resolve the Gourav Mukhi controversy?". ESPN. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  11. "Henry Menezes is WIFA's first CEO". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
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