Armando Colaco

Colaco was born on 22 June 1953 in Panjim to parents – Vincent Salvador Colaço and Clarina Dias Colaço. Having lost his father at a very young age, but never gave up on his ambitions of playing football, which he did right from a young age during his schooling at Don Boscos where Fr Joseph Casti and Fr Thomas, in particular, encouraged the footballer in the youthful Armando.

According to Armando, it was Sir Edwin, Domnic, Wilson Paes, along with Fr Simon, Fr Edward and Fr Benedict who played an important role in his life as far as his early upbringing was concerned. Later in his life, his wife Juliana and daughter Genevieve have been his motivation and support.

After gaining the necessary exposure with Don Bosco and Panjim Gymkhana, Armando, who was at the end of his teens, took a career-shaping step in the 1970–71 season when he was chosen to play for Dempo for the first time, under coach Joseph Ratnam, who taught his wards how to play football with discipline. "That was a very important phase of my career as far as shaping the destiny of my football talent was concerned as I got picked for a big club – Dempo," Armando reminisced. Though he made Dempo his abode for the next 14 years to come, as a player, the hardworking Armando plied his trade with dedication and commitment before he hung his boots in 1985.

A recipient of the State Kerkar award, Armando, had to look beyond his retirement as a player and it were two men – Alberto Colaço, the present AIFF secretary, and Agnelo Mascarenhas, who encouraged the just-retired Dempo player to move into football coaching. And thus began a new journey for Armando the coach. From 1985-88, the Curtorim-based trainer, essayed himself into coaching Salcete Football Club and soon guided the club to a win in Stafford Cup. Soon, Armando had a one-year offer from Sesa Goa, which he accepted with delight and during the 1988–89 season, the team won the Vitthal Trophy under his guidance. That actually set the tone for his coaching stints elsewhere as Armando, who was fast gathering moss, rolled on like a stone, and successfully coached the state U-21 Santosh team partnering Peter Vales and also Goa U-23 team at the BC Roy Trophy in the early 90s. That was after a year-long stint with Dempo S.C. (1989–90) where he won the Pomes Cup and Scissors Cup.

His success was noted as Churchill Brothers S.C. offered him the role of a coach first and then the Technical Director when Danny Maclaren was roped in as a coach during the 1994–2000 period. Switching his base from Dempo to Churchill in the 90s, Armando had announced his arrival as a seasoned coach with three Goa Football League titles and an NFL runner-up trophy with Churchill Brothers and also a foray into the AFC Cup.

In 2000, came a Clarion call from Mr Shrinivas V Dempo, offering Armando to coach his team, which had hit a trough in the National Football League following a demotion.{{cite web|url=https://www.demposportsclub.com/club/coaches/|title=Dempo Sports Club » List of Coaches|access-date=19 October 2023|website=demposportsclub.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224203445/https://www.demposportsclub.com/club/coaches/|archive-date=24 February 2024}} Having agreed to accept the challenge, Armando greeted the opportunity to redefine the destiny of a football club, which under his patronage has risen from the dust to virtually touch the skies.

Under Colaço, Dempos have managed to inscribe their name on four national league titles, Durand Cup, Federation Cup and he also managed Dempo to have been the first Indian club to reach the semi-finals of the AFC Cup, in 2008. Also he won Dempo three I-League titles in 2007–08 and 2009–10 and 2011–12. After the 2012–13 season where Dempo finished in 5th place, they parted ways with Armando Colaco with whom they had won 5 League titles.{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1130524/jsp/sports/story_16932418.jsp#.U8vUseOSzlo | title=Colaco leaves Dempo | newspaper=The Telegraph | location=India | date=24 May 2013 | access-date=18 May 2018 | archive-date=4 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304215936/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130524/jsp/sports/story_16932418.jsp#.U8vUseOSzlo | url-status=dead }}

{{Cquote|I have had nothing against Štimac, but I have often wondered whether Indian coaches would get a similar long run. Results cannot come overnight, particularly when a coach has a new philosophy and new ideas. You need to give him time. You need to be patient. I could have achieved results with the national team but didn't get time. They gave me three months for a start and then handed me a one-year contract, which I refused. I needed at least three years to implement my ideas and change the way the national team played. The AIFF were not willing.|source= Armando Colaco, on his managerial career as head coach of India.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/i-was-not-given-time-to-get-results-with-national-team-armando-colaco/articleshow/92308656.cms|title=Goa: "I was not given time to get results with national team" Armando Colaco|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=The Times of India|date=19 June 2022|access-date=19 August 2022|first=Marcus|last=Mergulhao|agency=TNN|location=Panaji, Goa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618195510/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/i-was-not-given-time-to-get-results-with-national-team-armando-colaco/articleshow/92308656.cms|archive-date=18 June 2022|url-status=live}}|Cquote}}

On 17 May 2011, Colaço in an interview said that he had accepted the job to coach the Indian football team. The All India Football Federation confirmed the appointment after an Executive Committee meeting on 20 May.[http://www.chrispd.de/news/20110520.php Armando Colaço appointed India coach] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322203611/http://www.chrispd.de/news/20110520.php |date=22 March 2012 }}, Chris Punnakktu Daniel. Retrieved 20 May 2011. On 10 July 2011, Colaço managed his first India match against Maldives, the match ended 1–1. On 17 July 2011, Colaco won his first game as manager of India against Qatar 2–1 in a friendly. On 23 July 2011, Colaço suffered his first defeat, 0–3, at the hands of the UAE during a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match at Sheikh Khalifa International stadium, Al Ain City. In the return leg on 28 July 2011 in Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi Colaço managed to get India a 2–2 draw but could not stop India from falling 5–2 on aggregate. He was removed from his post shortly, and replaced by Savio Medeira in October 2011.{{cite news|title=Indian Coach Profile – Savio Medeira|url=http://www.wifa.in/?p=356|date=30 November 2011|access-date=17 March 2017|website=wifa.in|publisher=Western India Football Association|location=Mumbai, Maharashtra|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322112552/http://www.wifa.in/?p=356|archive-date=22 March 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/xnKJleyLIrReFHjpIYSx9M/Suspects-vs-outsiders.html|date=19 October 2011|access-date=8 January 2023|title=Indian football: Suspects vs outsiders|first1=Mario|last1=Rodrigues|website=livemint.com|publisher=LiveMint News|location=Mumbai|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180601004022/https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/xnKJleyLIrReFHjpIYSx9M/Suspects-vs-outsiders.html|archive-date=1 June 2018}}

On 14 November 2013, East Bengal appointed Armando Colaco as their new head coach.{{Cite news|author=|date=14 November 2013|title=East Bengal appoint Armando Colaco as their new coach|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/11/14/4406460/east-bengal-appoint-armando-colaco-as-their-new-coach?ICID=CP_790|url-status=dead|department=News|website=Goal.com|language=en|others=Anselm Noronha (photography)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010231700/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/11/14/4406460/east-bengal-appoint-armando-colaco-as-their-new-coach?ICID=CP_790|archive-date=10 October 2016|access-date=9 December 2021}} On 15 May 2014, it was confirmed that Colaco would continue coaching the club for another year.{{cite web|title=Armando Colaco to remain East Bengal coach|url=http://eastbengalfootballclub.com/news.php?category=1&permalink=armando-colaco-to-remain-as-east-bengal-coach|publisher=East Bengal Football Club|access-date=20 May 2014|archive-date=20 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520215836/http://eastbengalfootballclub.com/news.php?category=1&permalink=armando-colaco-to-remain-as-east-bengal-coach|url-status=usurped}}

Despite being given the chance to coach the team for the entire 2014–15 campaign, it was announced that Colaco had been sacked by East Bengal on 18 February 2015.{{cite web|last1=Mitra|first1=Atanu|title=Armando Colaco parts ways with East Bengal in tears|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2015/02/19/9057892/armando-colaco-parts-ways-with-east-bengal-in-tears|website=www.goal.com|publisher=Goal|access-date=19 February 2015|archive-date=27 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150827075416/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2015/02/19/9057892/armando-colaco-parts-ways-with-east-bengal-in-tears|url-status=live}}

Since parting ways with East Bengal in 2015, Colaco had spells at Bardez FC, Sesa FA and more-recently with Churchill Brothers in the Goa Professional League. In August 2022, Colaco was appointed as new head coach of another Goa-based side Sporting Clube de Goa on a three-year deal.{{cite web|agency=TNN|title=Armando Colaco is new coach of Sporting Clube, agrees three-year deal|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/armando-colaco-is-new-coach-of-sporting-clube-agrees-three-year-deal/articleshow/93332027.cms|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=The Times of India|location=Panaji, Goa|date=4 August 2022|access-date=19 August 2022|archive-date=16 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816040200/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/armando-colaco-is-new-coach-of-sporting-clube-agrees-three-year-deal/articleshow/93332027.cms|url-status=live}} At the inaugural edition of I-League 3 in 2023, his club Sporting Goa crowned champions with a superior head-to-head record against fellow Goan side Dempo and Sporting Club Bengaluru in play-offs, secured promotion to the I-League 2.{{cite web|url=https://www.navhindtimes.in/2023/12/31/sports/sporting-clube-de-goa-crowned-i-league-3-champions/|title=Sporting Clube de Goa crowned I-League 3 champions|website=navhindtimes.in|publisher=The Navahind Times|location=Vasco|date=31 December 2023|access-date=1 January 2024|first1=|last1=|archive-date=31 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231132821/https://www.navhindtimes.in/2023/12/31/sports/sporting-clube-de-goa-crowned-i-league-3-champions/}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gomantaktimes.com/news/sports/year-ender-2023-goan-football-on-comeback-trail|title=YEAR ENDER 2023: Goan football on comeback trail|website=gomantaktimes.com|publisher=Gomantak Times|location=Panaji|date=31 December 2023|access-date=1 January 2023|first1=Augusto|last1=Rodrigues|archive-date=1 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101060605/https://www.gomantaktimes.com/news/sports/year-ender-2023-goan-football-on-comeback-trail}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thegoan.net/sports/%EF%BB%BFclimax-lauds-sporting-clube-for-winning-ileague-3-playoffs/107828.html|date=1 January 2024|access-date=1 January 2024|website=thegoan.net|publisher=The Goan Everyday|location=Margao|title=Climax lauds Sporting Clube for winning I-League 3 Playoffs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101061020/https://www.thegoan.net/sports/%EF%BB%BFclimax-lauds-sporting-clube-for-winning-ileague-3-playoffs/107828.html|archive-date=1 January 2024}}

Colaco has been widely praised for his tactical prowess and match reading abilities. He is regarded as one of the first coaches in India to have brought the possession style football in the country. In his time at dempo, he employed a 4-4-2 formation,{{cite web|title=Five most successful Indian football coaches|url=https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-five-most-successful-coaches/|date=31 August 2022|access-date=7 October 2022|website=khelnow.com|publisher=Khel Now|first=Sathvik K|last=Bharadwaj|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905111022/https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-five-most-successful-coaches/|archive-date=5 September 2022}} having Climax Lawrence as a defensive midfield; Clifford Miranda, Joaquim Abranches, Anthony Pereira or Nicolau Borges as wide midfielders with Brazilian Beto as supporting striker{{cite web |url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/i-would-love-to-play-for-india-interview-with-churchill-brothers-beto |title="I would love to play for India" – Interview with Churchill Brothers' Beto |publisher=Sportskeeda |website=www.sportskeeda.com |date=3 May 2013 |access-date=18 January 2015 |first=Amoy |last=Ghoshal |archive-date=18 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118143344/http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/i-would-love-to-play-for-india-interview-with-churchill-brothers-beto }} behind Ranti Martins, the main striker. Characteristics of that team was that they played with short passes along with sudden burst of wing play. This strategy helped Dempo to reach the semi-finals of the 2008 AFC Cup, although losing to Al-Safa' SC of Lebanon in the semi-finals.

Salcete

• Stafford Cup: 1987

SESA Goa

• Vitthal Trophy: 1988–89

Dempo

• National Football League: 2004–05,{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/nflroll.htm |title=National Football League |work=rediff.com |access-date=7 April 2014 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220719/http://www.rediff.com/sports/nflroll.htm |url-status=live }} 2006–07;{{cite web |title=11th Indian National Football League 2007 |url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/nfl07.html |website=Rediff.com |access-date=20 October 2018 |archive-date=9 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090809113049/http://www.rediff.com/sports/nfl07.html |url-status=live }} runners-up: 2003–04{{Cite web|author=Arunava Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2003-04s.html|title=2003/04 Season in Indian Football|website=indianfootball.de|access-date=2 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200117042721/http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2003-04s.html|archive-date=17 January 2020|publisher=Indian Football Network|url-status=dead}}
• I-League: 2007–08,{{cite web|last=Chaudhuri|first=Arunava|title=1st "ONGC" I-League – Division 1 2007/08|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2007-08il.html|work=IndianFootball.com|access-date=19 January 2013|archive-date=16 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316152349/http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2007-08il.html|url-status=dead}} 2009–10,{{cite web |title=I-League 2009–10 |url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/india/i-league/2009-2010/regular-season/r10302/ |website=Soccerway |access-date=7 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017013331/http://int.soccerway.com/national/india/i-league/2009-2010/regular-season/r10302/ |archive-date=17 October 2014 |url-status=live }} 2011–12;{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/india/i-league/2011-2012/regular-season/r16043/players/?ICID=PL_3N_04|title=Players – I-League – India – Results, fixtures, tables and news – Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com|access-date=1 March 2021|archive-date=6 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106142015/https://int.soccerway.com/national/india/i-league/2011-2012/regular-season/r16043/players/?ICID=PL_3N_04|url-status=live}} third place: 2010–11{{cite web|first=Abhishek|last=Shukla|date=7 July 2018|url=http://www.indiafooty.com/table/2010-11-i-league-standing/|title=I-League 2010/11 final standings|publisher=Indian Footy|website=indianfooty.com|access-date=3 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918012237/http://www.indiafooty.com/table/2010-11-i-league-standing/|archive-date=18 September 2018|url-status=dead}}
• National Football League II: 2001–02{{cite web |title=National Football League Second Division |author=Arunava Choudhary |url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/nfl2.html |website=indianfootball.de |access-date=16 July 2021 |archive-date=26 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026081440/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/nfl2.html |url-status=dead }}
• I-League 2nd Division: 2015–16[http://i-league.org/second-division-league/results-fixtures-2nd-division/ Results & Fixtures: 2nd Division I-League 2016] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112144139/https://i-league.org/second-division-league/results-fixtures-2nd-division/ |date=12 November 2021 }}. i-league.org. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
• Goa Professional League:{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/gfl.html|title=List of Champions of the Goa Football League (Goa Pro League)|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=23 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021181607/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/gfl.html|archive-date=21 October 2020|url-status=dead}} 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011;{{cite web |url=http://www.goa-fa.com/clubs_disp.php?id=1 |title=Dempo Sports Club |publisher=Goa Football Association |access-date=18 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118143435/http://www.goa-fa.com/clubs_disp.php?id=1 |archive-date=18 January 2015 }} runners-up: 2006–07{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india2020.html|title=India 2019/20: Goa Professional League|website=RSSSF|access-date=3 October 2021|archive-date=7 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007091829/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/india2020.html}}
• Federation Cup: 2004;[https://web.archive.org/web/20080120132816/http://www.the-aiff.com/federationcup.php Federation Cup]. the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation''. (archived). runners-up: 2001, 2008, 2012{{cite web|title=East Bengal 3-2 Dempo SC: Trevor Morgan gifted with a Federation Cup title on his birthday |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/94449/east-bengal-vs-dempo-sports-club/report |work=Goal.com |access-date=12 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103205134/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/94449/east-bengal-vs-dempo-sports-club/report |archive-date=3 November 2012 }}
• Indian Super Cup: 2008, 2010;{{cite web|title=Indian Super Cup|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiasupcuphist.html|website=RSSSF|access-date=16 December 2021|archive-date=3 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140803123822/http://rsssf.com/tablesi/indiasupcuphist.html|url-status=live}} runners-up: 2005, 2007, 2009{{cite web |title=Indian Super Cup |url=http://the-aiff.com/pages/news/index.php?N_Id=2748|website=the-aiff.com|publisher=All India Football Federation|access-date=22 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925102945/http://www.the-aiff.com/pages/news/index.php?N_Id=2748 |archive-date=25 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}
• Durand Cup: 2006{{cite web|title=119th "Osian's" Durand Cup 2006: from 6. upto 27.November 2005 in Delhi|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2006durandcup.html|website=Indianfootball.de|access-date=1 March 2021}}{{Cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2006-07s.html|title=2006/07 Season in Indian Football|website=indianfootball.de|access-date=2 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123174000/http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2006-07s.html|archive-date=23 November 2021|publisher=Indian Football Network|url-status=dead}}

East Bengal

• I-League runner-up: 2013–14{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150117/jsp/sports/story_19347595.jsp#.VxdCgvl97IV|title=Time to regain lost glory|date=17 January 2015|first=Hariprasad|last=Chattopadhyay|website=telegraphindia.com|publisher=The Telegraph India|location=Kolkata|access-date=22 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505102054/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150117/jsp/sports/story_19347595.jsp#.VxdCgvl97IV|archive-date=5 May 2016}}

Sporting Goa

• GFA Charity Cup: 2023{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/Sports/Dempo-clinch-Charity-Match-trophy/209316|title=Dempo clinch Charity Match trophy|website=heraldgoa.in|publisher=The Herald Goa|location=Mapusa|date=21 August 2023|access-date=6 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821102419/https://www.heraldgoa.in/Sports/Dempo-clinch-Charity-Match-trophy/209316|archive-date=21 August 2023|url-status=dead}}

Individual

• Dronacharya Award: 2025{{cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/accepting-challenges-is-my-passion-always-says-dronacharya-coach-armando-colaco|title=Accepting challenges is my passion always, says Dronacharya coach Armando Colaco|location=New Delhi|date=3 January 2025|access-date=3 January 2025|work=All India Football Federation|archive-date=3 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250103124957/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/accepting-challenges-is-my-passion-always-says-dronacharya-coach-armando-colaco}}{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/in-a-first-for-goan-coach-armando-gets-top-rated-dronacharya-award/articleshow/116894081.cms|title=In A First For Goan Coach, Armando Gets Top-Rated Dronacharya Award|date=3 January 2025|access-date=3 January 2025|first1=Marcus|last1=Mergulhao|agency=TNN|location=Panaji|work=The Times of India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250103125650/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/in-a-first-for-goan-coach-armando-gets-top-rated-dronacharya-award/articleshow/116894081.cms|archive-date=3 January 2025}}
• FPAI Syed Abdul Rahim Award: 2009–10{{cite web |last1=Sengupta |first1=Rahul |title=FPAI Awards: Mohammed Rafi Bags The Best Indian Player, While Subrata Is Still The Fan's Favourite |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2010/09/13/2115689/fpai-awards-mohammed-rafi-bags-the-best-indian-player-while?ICID=AR_RA_1 |website=Goal.com |access-date=8 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303103952/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2010/09/13/2115689/fpai-awards-mohammed-rafi-bags-the-best-indian-player-while?ICID=AR_RA_1 |archive-date=3 March 2015 }}

• Goans in football
• History of Indian football
• List of India national football team managers

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