Ian Gillan (football coach): Difference between revisions

{{shortShort description|Scottish-born Australian soccer coach}}

'''Ian Andrew Gillan''' is a [[Scottish people|Scottish]]-born [[Australians|Australian]] [[football (soccer)|football]] [[coach (sport)|coach]] who holds a [[UEFA coaching licences|UEFA Pro license]]. He currently managesworks with the [[Super League Kerala]] club [[Calicut FC]].

==Coaching careerCareer==

Taking charge of [[Ilocos United F.C.|Ilocos United]] of the [[Philippines Football League]] in 2017, his first time in charge of a fully professional team, Gillan brought in many young players for the upcoming season.<ref name="espn">{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/soccer/blog/football-asia/153/post/3132897/australian-coaches-make-mark-as-philippines-football-goes-professional|title=Aussie coaches make mark in Philippines|date=25 May 2017|publisher=}}</ref> By November that year, he had departed the club,<ref>{{cite web|title=Important Club News|url=https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=266041777256336&id=164192457441269&fs=5|website=Facebook|publisher=Ilocos United FC|accessdate=25 November 2017|date=25 November 2017|quote=This weekend sees the departure of Coach Ian Gillan from Ilocos United FC. Some personal matters and the health of his parents has meant that "Gaffer" has been forced to leave the club for the immediate future...}}</ref> with the Malaysian media dispersing rumors that he would be head coach of local side [[Sarawak FA|Sarawak]] for the 2018 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sarawakcrocs.com/ian-gillian/|title = Sarawak FA to announce foreigner as head coach and technical director?|date = 27 November 2017}}</ref> Eventually, the Australian trainerhe signed a two-year contract toon lead Sarawak onDecember 2 December,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sarawakcrocs.com/fas-confirms-ig-new-coach-confirms-info/|title=FAS confirms IG as new coach, confirms our info - SarawakCrocs.com|last=CLDN|date=2 December 2017|publisher=}}</ref> doing his first training session with their squad two days later.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sarawakcrocs.com/crocs-start-pre-season-training-tomorrow/|title=Crocs start pre-season training tomorrow - SarawakCrocs.com|last=CLDN|date=3 December 2017|publisher=}}</ref>

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