Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Allison Bootland | ||
Place of birth | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||
Date of death | 13 June 2007 (aged 72) | ||
Place of death | Bambolim, India | ||
Managerial career | |||
Years | Team | ||
1977–1982 | Dempo SC | ||
1982 | India | ||
– | JCT Mills | ||
– | Dempo SC | ||
1987 | India (assistant coach) | ||
– | Sesa Goa FC | ||
– | MRF FC | ||
– | Dempo SC | ||
????–1998 | Vasco SC | ||
– | Tatas FC |
Robert Allison Bootland (died 13 June 2007) was an English professional football coach active primarily in India. He was the first foreign club coach in India. [1] [2] Bootland was described as "a taskmaster with a no-nonsense attitude." [1]
Robert Allison Bootland was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. He first arrived in India in 1977 as a tourist, [1] [3] and after being invited to watch a senior league game involving Dempo SC, Bootland decided to stay in India and become a full-time professional football coach. [1] [4]
Bootland began his football coaching career with Dempo SC, the same club which had inspired his new-found career. Bootland said, " had been to this wonderful land to meet my friend's parents. Dempo management invited to me to watch the game. I found the Goans good footballers. Soon the coaching offer came and I accepted it." [5] Bootland won the Rovers Cup with Dempo in only his second year in charge, 1978, [2] after introducing a 4–3–3 formation; the side was described as "[a] well balanced side" who were "in peak physical condition." [6] After a brief spell as manager of the Indian national side in 1982, [1] [2] Bootland then became coach of JCT Mills winning the Durand Cup in 1983. [2] Bootland later returned to Dempo SC, where he won the Rovers Cup for a second time in 1986. [2] Bootland returned to the Indian national side – this time as an assistant coach – in 1987 for that year's edition of the Nehru Cup. [7] Bootland then coached club sides Sesa Goa FC and MRF FC, [8] before becoming coach of Vasco SC. He was sacked as Vasco manager in October 1998. [8] Bootland ended his coaching career with Tatas FC. [1] [2]
In his later career, Bootland became an outspoken critic of Indian football, claiming that, "politics in Indian football is killing the players." [5]
Bootland was married to an Indian woman named Fatima who was a schoolteacher and amateur athlete. [1] The couple had two sons named Allison and Ronald. [1]
Bootland died on 13 June 2007 in a hospital in Bambolim after complaining of chest pains. He was aged either 72, [1] or 73. [2] The cause of death was later determined to be a heart attack. [2]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Robert Allison Bootland | ||
Place of birth | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||
Date of death | 13 June 2007 (aged 72) | ||
Place of death | Bambolim, India | ||
Managerial career | |||
Years | Team | ||
1977–1982 | Dempo SC | ||
1982 | India | ||
– | JCT Mills | ||
– | Dempo SC | ||
1987 | India (assistant coach) | ||
– | Sesa Goa FC | ||
– | MRF FC | ||
– | Dempo SC | ||
????–1998 | Vasco SC | ||
– | Tatas FC |
Robert Allison Bootland (died 13 June 2007) was an English professional football coach active primarily in India. He was the first foreign club coach in India. [1] [2] Bootland was described as "a taskmaster with a no-nonsense attitude." [1]
Robert Allison Bootland was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. He first arrived in India in 1977 as a tourist, [1] [3] and after being invited to watch a senior league game involving Dempo SC, Bootland decided to stay in India and become a full-time professional football coach. [1] [4]
Bootland began his football coaching career with Dempo SC, the same club which had inspired his new-found career. Bootland said, " had been to this wonderful land to meet my friend's parents. Dempo management invited to me to watch the game. I found the Goans good footballers. Soon the coaching offer came and I accepted it." [5] Bootland won the Rovers Cup with Dempo in only his second year in charge, 1978, [2] after introducing a 4–3–3 formation; the side was described as "[a] well balanced side" who were "in peak physical condition." [6] After a brief spell as manager of the Indian national side in 1982, [1] [2] Bootland then became coach of JCT Mills winning the Durand Cup in 1983. [2] Bootland later returned to Dempo SC, where he won the Rovers Cup for a second time in 1986. [2] Bootland returned to the Indian national side – this time as an assistant coach – in 1987 for that year's edition of the Nehru Cup. [7] Bootland then coached club sides Sesa Goa FC and MRF FC, [8] before becoming coach of Vasco SC. He was sacked as Vasco manager in October 1998. [8] Bootland ended his coaching career with Tatas FC. [1] [2]
In his later career, Bootland became an outspoken critic of Indian football, claiming that, "politics in Indian football is killing the players." [5]
Bootland was married to an Indian woman named Fatima who was a schoolteacher and amateur athlete. [1] The couple had two sons named Allison and Ronald. [1]
Bootland died on 13 June 2007 in a hospital in Bambolim after complaining of chest pains. He was aged either 72, [1] or 73. [2] The cause of death was later determined to be a heart attack. [2]