Yan Law

Yan Cheng Law (born 24 December 1992) is an Indian professional football manager[1] who is the head coach of I-League club Aizawl FC.

Yan Law
Personal information
Full name Yan Cheng Law
Date of birth (1992-12-24) 24 December 1992
Place of birth Kolkata, West Bengal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– George Telegraph S.C.
Teams managed
– Calcutta United Club
2019–2020 Punjab
2020–2020 Mohammedan
2020–2021 Techtro Swades United
2021 Aizawl
2021 Biratnagar City
2021 Delhi FC
2021– Aizawl
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

At the age of 18, while playing for George Telegraph in the Calcutta league, Law was forced to take the D coaching License course by Joydeep Mukherjee, one of the George Telegraph officials, who saw potential in him to become a coach.[2] Despite being made fun of by older men at the course, he eventually obtained the license.[2] However, upon returning to George Telegraph, he was excluded from the team,[2] so turned to coaching full-time with the help of his father.[3]

Calcutta United Club

Law was appointed head coach of Calcutta United Club in the lowest division of Calcutta at the age of 20 through owner Joydeep Mukherjee, who forced him to take his first courses.[2]

By age 26, Law had obtained the AFC A License, the youngest coach to do so.[3]

Minerva Punjab

In 2019, Law was appointed head coach of Minerva Punjab FC in the I-League after impressing owner Ranjit Bajaj while Head of Youth Development at Mohammedan.[2]

Mohammed SC

On 31 July 2020, Yan Law was appointed as the head coach of Mohammedan SC.[4] On 11 October 2020 , he parted ways with Mohammedan SC.[5]

Techtro Swades United

On 14 November 2020, Yan Law was appointed as the head coach of Techtro Swades United FC.[6] He led the club to runners-up spot in their maiden tournament of Himachal Football League.

Biratnagar City FC

On 1 April 2021, Yan Law was appointed as the head coach of Biratnagar City FC.[7] He led the club to sixth spot in their maiden tournament of Nepal Super League.

Controversy

The Mohammedan SC sacked Yan for allegedly leaking team information. They dismissed him mid-way in the 2020–21 I-League.[8]

Personal life

Law is of Chinese heritage.[3] His family previously owned Kim Wah, a Chinese restaurant that was well known in the 1970s and 1980s.[9]

References
  1. Arnab Lall Seal (Jan 19, 2021). "I-League: Aizawl ready to put woes behind vs Gokulam | Football News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  2. How Yan Law, the I-League's youngest manager, is making a case for Indian coaches scroll.in
  3. By the touchline: Yan and the Laws of a young football coach newindianexpress.com
  4. "Mohammedan SC appoint Yan Law as new head coach". 31 July 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  5. "Mohammedan Sporting sack head coach Yan Law". 11 October 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  6. "Yan Law named as the new head coach of Techtro Swades United FC for the Himachal State League". 14 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  7. "Yan Law named Biratnagar City FC Head coach". Wesportz. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  8. "Mohammedan SC interested in signing Serbian World cupper Stefan Ilic". Football Express. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  9. Punjab FC coach from iconic restaurant family telegraphindia.com
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.