(Reuters) - The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has appointed Romanian Doru Isac as its new technical director, selecting the 56-year-old from a list of over 60 prospective candidates. Isac, who has nearly three decades of experience in various coaching roles in several countries, last worked as the sporting director of three-times J-league Champions Yokohama Marinos FC. I'm eager to make a positive contribution to the progress of football in India and to work with everyone from the AIFF family," Doru said in a statement on the AIFF website https://the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=9618. AIFF general secretary Kushal Das said Isac would work towards improving the roadmap that has already been laid down for the youth teams. "I look up to Mr Doru to... make value addition to our coach education programme, grassroots, women's and men's football too," Das said.

Source: The Star April 29, 2019 09:22 UTC