Asian Cup 2019: All you need to Know about India's backroom staff

Modified Jan 05, 2019 11:11 IST

Coach Stephen Constantine has a troop helping him with his work at the Indian national football team

Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach/Rehab Specialist - Joel Carter

Born and brought up in Australia, Joel Carter is the assistant strength and conditioning coach and the rehab specialist of the Indian football team. He was appointed only in March 2018 and is adept with the latest research in various sports specific fields like track and field, football, rugby sevens, touch football, softball, water polo, swimming, tennis.

Sports Scientist/Strength and Conditioning coach - Danny Deigan

One of the major achievements of Indian football in the past five years is the rise in fitness levels of the Indian players. While the ISL and I-League clubs can take their due credit, Danny Deigan should be the one everyone should thank as he successfully implemented it in the national team.

Using GPS systems in practice sessions and international matches and training methods specific to different players are just some of the various inputs put in by the Australian. Moreover, after visiting EPL clubs like Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, and Leicester City, he assured everyone that the training methods which the national team follows are quite similar to those clubs and one of the best in Asia.

Physiotherapist - Gigy George & Pratik Kamble

Gigy George is the lead physiotherapist of the Indian football team and is responsible for weeding out any niggles player suffers in the run-up to the match. Pratik Kamble is his assistant who was earlier the lead physiotherapist for DSK Shivajians.

Himanshu Kharolia (Team Manager), Per Inge Jacobsen (Analyst), Bahadur Singh Karki (Kit Manager) and Liaqat Ali (Masseur) are the other unheralded backroom staff the fans should know about.

Edited by Aravind Suchindran