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#3 Pradyum Reddy (India)

Over the last few years, we have not seen an Indian at the helm of the national team. But Pradyum Reddy is one who is a decent fit for the Indian football team gaffer position.

All of Reddy's coaching stints have been in India itself. He started out with Shillong Lajong, winning the I-League 2nd Division for the club and gaining promotion to I-League. Pradyum then was part of DSK Shivajians in 2013, before being the assistant to Ashley Westwood in Bengaluru FC. In 2017, he joined Pune City as an assistant coach and was appointed the interim head coach in the current season after Miguel Angel Portugal's sacking. He remained at the position till the December fixtures of Pune City this season.

At Pune City, the 42-year-old had 9 games out of which only 3 ended as victories. However, the 3 wins came in his last 5 outings. Keeping results aside, Reddy put up a show, better than average in fact, considering the pressure of taking over a side on a short notice. He made good use of his Indian players like Ashique Kuruniyan and Adil Khan.

Pradyum Reddy's long experience in Indian leagues and days with national team players like Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and Sunil Chhetri would be a great advantage.