Since
India's independence, there have been twenty-nine different head coaches for the national team, out of which eleven foreign. The most successful head coach for India was
Syed Abdul Rahim, who led India to gold in both the
1951 and
1962 Asian Games while also achieving a fourth-place finish during the
1956 Summer Olympics. The most successful foreign head coaches for India were
Bob Houghton and
Stephen Constantine; both of them helped the team to qualify for
AFC Asian Cup. With Houghton in charge from 2006 to 2011,[1]
Syed Abdul Rahim, the most successful Indian coach for the national team.Stephen Constantine has been one of the most successful foreign coaches for the national team.
India won the
Nehru Cup twice and the
AFC Challenge Cup in
2008 which allowed India to participate in their first
AFC Asian Cup for 27 years.[1] Since Houghton resigned as India team Head coach in 2011, the India national team's
FIFA ranking touched its lowest at 173 in the team history in March 2015,[2][3] but Constantine, who was appointed for the second time as the head coach of India,[4][5] revived the Indian team from its meagre condition. Under him, the team remained unbeaten for two years from June 2016 to March 2018 winning 11 matches and drawn 2 matches,[6][7] which helped them to qualify for
2019 AFC Asian Cup after 8 years since Houghton left.[8] He also helped the team to reach a better FIFA ranking of 96 in July 2017, which was the best in last 21 years.[2][3]
^"1938 Indian Tour of Australia". ozfootball.net. Australian Online Football Museum.
Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
^Chaudhuri, Arunava.
"1955 Dhaka quadrangular". indianfootball.de. indiafootball.de.
Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
^Roach, Stuart (19 November 2003).
"Constantine's rising stock". bbc.co.uk. BBC.
Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
Since
India's independence, there have been twenty-nine different head coaches for the national team, out of which eleven foreign. The most successful head coach for India was
Syed Abdul Rahim, who led India to gold in both the
1951 and
1962 Asian Games while also achieving a fourth-place finish during the
1956 Summer Olympics. The most successful foreign head coaches for India were
Bob Houghton and
Stephen Constantine; both of them helped the team to qualify for
AFC Asian Cup. With Houghton in charge from 2006 to 2011,[1]
Syed Abdul Rahim, the most successful Indian coach for the national team.Stephen Constantine has been one of the most successful foreign coaches for the national team.
India won the
Nehru Cup twice and the
AFC Challenge Cup in
2008 which allowed India to participate in their first
AFC Asian Cup for 27 years.[1] Since Houghton resigned as India team Head coach in 2011, the India national team's
FIFA ranking touched its lowest at 173 in the team history in March 2015,[2][3] but Constantine, who was appointed for the second time as the head coach of India,[4][5] revived the Indian team from its meagre condition. Under him, the team remained unbeaten for two years from June 2016 to March 2018 winning 11 matches and drawn 2 matches,[6][7] which helped them to qualify for
2019 AFC Asian Cup after 8 years since Houghton left.[8] He also helped the team to reach a better FIFA ranking of 96 in July 2017, which was the best in last 21 years.[2][3]
^"1938 Indian Tour of Australia". ozfootball.net. Australian Online Football Museum.
Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
^Chaudhuri, Arunava.
"1955 Dhaka quadrangular". indianfootball.de. indiafootball.de.
Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
^Roach, Stuart (19 November 2003).
"Constantine's rising stock". bbc.co.uk. BBC.
Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.