Arthur Papas
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| Team information | |||
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Current team |
Pailan Arrows and India U23 (coach) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2010–2011 | Oakleigh Cannons | ||
| 2010–2011 | Australia U17 (Assistant) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Newcastle Jets (Assistant) | ||
| 2012–present | India U23 | ||
| 2012–present | Pailan Arrows | ||
Arthur Papas is an Australian football coach who currently coaches the India national under-23 football team and Pailan Arrows in the I-League. He is considered to be a new breed of Australian coaches with a bright future ahead of him.[1]
Early Life
Papas began learning his coaching skills at the age of 16 while a player and started learning full-time after retiring as a player due to six knee operations at the age of 25.[1] He went back to university and gained a few coaching licenses. Then in 2008 Papas furthered his coaching education at a KNVB-run coaching course in Canberra.[1] He stayed there for two years.
Career
Oakleigh Cannons
In the late 2010 season Papas, then 30 years of age, was handed the Head Coach position at Victorian Premier League club Oakleigh Cannons FC.[2] He was the youngest ever coach in the Victorian Premier League.[1] He coached his first match for the Oakleigh on 18 February 2011 against Northcote City SC, the match ended 3–2 to Oakleigh.[3] He then lead the team into the VPL playoffs in which the club made it to the Grand Final against Green Gully SC in which they lost 3–2 on 3 September 2011.[4] After taking Cannons to the Grand Final Papas was awarded the coach of the year award by Football Federation Victoria.[2]
Newcastle Jets
After the season ended with Cannons Papas joined Newcastle Jets as the Head Coach of the youth league team and Assistant coach of the first team. After the 2011-12 A-League National Youth League season ended Jets youth team ended in eighth place, with a 5-5-8 record. In terms of assistant coaching, after the 2011-12 A-League Jets first team ended in seventh. After the 2011-12 Australian football season Papas resigned.[5]
India
After resigning from Newcastle Jets, Papas signed with the All India Football Federation to become the AIFF-FIFA Navi Mumbai Regional Academy coach, which would be the first of many Academies made under AIFF and FIFA for under-14 players in India.[6] He stated that he came to India because "I received an invitation to join All India Football Federation from Technical Director Rob Baan who had implemented a philosophy in Australia which focused on the total restructure of the Youth Development System."[2] and that "India is a country which is waiting to make it's mark in World Football. Hence, the AIFF have joined forces with FIFA and PSV Eindhoven and have very big plans to shape the future by placing a major focus on the development of their Youth System. Personally it’s a huge challenge – the challenge of developing a ‘sleeping giant’ into a powerful force."[2]
Papas then had his position switched by the AIFF on 22 May 2012 after Raymond Libregts declined the offer to coach the India national under-23 football team and Pailan Arrows of the I-League, the team that grooms young players for professional careers. He was selected to coach the under-23 and Pailan Arrows team for the 2012-13 I-League.[7]
Philosophy
Papas decided to take in the philosophy of former Australia U20 coach Jan Versleijen.[1] He wants his players to be pro-active on the pitch and for football specific training in all areas. Papas also likes to be cool and calm with his players and form a bond with them, “It’s important to remain cool, calm and collected to solve problems rather than based on emotions,” noted Papas. “And with players your relationship must be one of honesty and trust."[1]
Career Statistics
Coach
Statistics accurate as of 3 July 2012
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
 Oakleigh Cannons
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2010 | 2011 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 53.57 | ||
 India U23
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22 May 2012 | present | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 40.00 | ||
| Pailan Arrows
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22 May 2012 | present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ||
| Total | 33 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 51.52 | ||||
Honours
Coach
Oakleigh Cannons
Runner-up:
Individual
- Victorian Premier League Coach of the Year (1): 2011[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Ormond, Aidan. "Arthur Who?". Four Four Two. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Datta, Nilanjan. "Technical aspects important than physical attributes". The All India Football Federation. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ^ http://www.futbol24.com/match/2011/02/17/national/Australia/Victorian-Premier-League/2011/Oakleigh-Cann/vs/Northcote-City/
- ^ http://premier.footballfedvic.com.au/common/pages/public/rv/match.aspx?matchID=787341&entityID=7250
- ^ DILLON, ROBERT. "Jets Youth and A-League assistant coach resigns". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ^ "Papas at the helm at AIFF academy". DNA India. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ^ "Arthur Papas to coach India U-23 football national team". DNA India. Retrieved 24 May 2012.