On Tuesday, Luis Norton de Matos, came up as the leader to get the India U-17 mentor’s employment met Sports Authority of India (SAI) DG Injeti Srinivas and the advisory board of trustees comprising previous India captains Bhaichung Bhutia and IM Vijayan.
It is learnt that declaration of De Matos arrangement may happen whenever as he is considered to be the best decision among the CVs got by the AIFF.
A long meeting with advisory board of Bhutia, Vijayan and another previous India striker Abhishek Yadav where he also expounded the vision and guide going into the marquee competition in October. “The final decision rests with the AIFF president Praful Patel,” AIFF General Secretary Kushal Das said.
The 63-year-old de Matos, a previous Portugal global and later manager of Benfica reserve side.
A Benfica youth item, De Matos spent all his playing vocation in Portugal and afterward later moved to administration. He was in the Benfica reserved side for two years before handling exchange some Primeira Liga (Portuguese division) clubs and after that to Standard Liege, a standout amongst the most successful top flight clubs in Belgium. He wore Portugal jersey in five universal matches in 1982.
In the wake of resigning as a player in 1987, De Matos took up to guiding in 1989. He mostly drilled second division sides in Portugal, including Benfica “B” tea, before turning into the manager of Guinea-Bissau men’s national group from 2010-2012.
He also as of late connected for the employment of Rwanda national football group.
