Mohammed Yusuf Ansari (born 19 June 1970) is a former Indian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He currently goalkeeping coach of the I-League club Real Kashmir.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohammed Yusuf Ansari | ||
| Date of birth | 19 June 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Kashmir (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992 | Air India F.C. | ||
| International career | |||
| 1990–1997 | India | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Air India F.C. (head coach) | ||
| 2011-2013 | Air India F.C. (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2014–2017 | Maharashtra football team (head coach) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Indian Arrows (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2018–2020 | Kerala Blasters B (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Kerala Blasters (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2023– | Real Kashmir (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
Yusuf Ansari started his professional football career with Air India F.C. in 1992 and was also a part of the Maharastra State Football Team. Later, he became part of India national football team which played 1992 Olympics Men's Asian qualifiers and 1993 World Cup qualifiers.[1] His notable matches for the national team include two appearances in 1991 Olympics qualifiers against Syria national football team.[2] He was also a part of 1993 Nehru Cup squad.[3]
Coaching career edit
Air India edit
On 14 December 2010, Yusuf Ansari was appointed as the new head coach of Air India FC.[4] The team finished 12th in the 2009–10 I-League.[5] Following the season, he resigned from the head coach position and was later appointed as the goalkeeping coach under Santosh Kashyap.[6] After spending two years there he left the team in 2013.
Maharashtra State Football team edit
In 2014, he joined Maharashtra Football team as their head coach. He coached the team in several tournaments including the Santosh Trophy.[7]
Indian Arrows edit
Yusuf Ansari joined the I-league side Indian Arrows in 2017 as their goalkeeping coach for one season.[8]
Kerala Blasters edit
In 2018, he joined the Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters as the goalkeeping coach for their reserves. After spending two years with the youth teams, he was promoted to the senior team of the Blasters as their new goalkeeping coach in April 2020.[9]
Personal life edit
Born in Mumbai, Maharastra, Yusuf Ansari was appointed as the Assistant Manager in Air India. His Father was also a footballer who played for Indian Railways.[10]
Statistics edit
Managerial statistics edit
| Team | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win%! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air India F.C. | 2009 | June 2010 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 46 | 26.92 |
Honours edit
India
- SAFF Championship: 1993;[11] runner-up: 1995
References edit
- ^ Mohammed Wajihuddin (12 June 2018). "Madanpura's football hero helps J&K youth set new goals". Times of India. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "Mohammed Yusuf Ansari". 11v11. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "The Indian Senior Team at the 1993 Madras Nehru Cup". www.indianfootball.de. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ Rahul Bali (1 September 2010). "I-League: Air India Coach Yusuf Ansari Eyes A Top Six Finish In The I-League With New Additions To The Squad". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2010.
- ^ Kratik Malhotra (9 September 2011). "I-League Club Analysis: Air India Football Club - The Pilots". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011.
- ^ Mihir Vasavda (20 April 2011). "Air India flying in turbulence". DNAIndia. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ Shetty, Chittu (29 September 2019). "Everyone is waiting for the match against Services: Maharashtra Coach Yusuf Ansari". Football Counter. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ Bhattacharya, Arka. "Ahead of new I-League season, Indian Arrows' main target: more possession-based football". Scroll.in. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ Harigovind Thoyakkat (8 November 2020). "Indian Super League 2020-21 Team Profile: Kerala Blasters". Khelnow. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "വരുന്ന സീസണിൽ കേരള ബ്ലാസ്റ്റേഴ്സിന്റെ ഗോൾകീപ്പിങ് പരിശീലകനായി ചുമതലയേറ്റെടുത്ത ഇന്ത്യൻ ഫുട്ബോളിലെ ഇതിഹാസ താരം യൂസഫ് അൻസാരിയെക്കുറിച്ചു മനസിലാക്കാം". Manjappada | Heart Beat of Kerala Blasters (in Malayalam). 22 October 2020. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "The Indian Senior Team at the 1993 Lahore SAARC Cup". Indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018.