Football in Bangldesh

Dido is in Bangladesh Now: 24 January 2009

Brazilian National Mr Edson Silva Dido arrived today by Emirates Airlines in the morning 11:35am. Mr Edson Silva will take charge of Bangladesh National Football Team as Head Coach from February 2009. After arriving Bangladesh, Mr Dido watched todays Citycell B. League Match of Dhaka Mohammedan VS Abahani Ltd Dhaka in the National Stadium today afternoon.

The career details of Mr Edson Silva Dido are as follows:

Playing Career:

1979 to 1981: Club de Regatas Flamengo, RJ – Brazil, 1982: America Football Club, RJ – Brazil1983 to 1984: Santos Football Club, SP – Brazil1986 to 1993: Beitar Jerusalem, Israel1994: Macabi Tel Aviv, Israel1995 to 1996: Macabi Holon – Israel.

Coaching Career:

1995 to 1996: Macabi Holon (Player and Coach)1997 to 1999 V.V. Ameide – third div. in Holland 2000 to 2001: Vietnam National Team2002 to 2003: Marsa F.C – Malta2003 to 2004: Ras Al Keima F.C.–UAE2005: Chinese Taipei National Team2006 January – June: Tah Lih Puh Football2007 January – July: Flamengo E.C. – Brazil2008: GÍ Gøta – Faroe Islands/Denmark.

INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL COMPETITIONS AS COACH:

2001: World Cup qualifying games coaching the Vietnamese National team (second place in the group,just behind Saudi Arabia), Sep. 2001: SEA Games – Coaching the Vietnamese National team U23 – Malaysia, East Asia Qualifying tournament(bronze medal) AWARDS AS COACH: The youngster head coach of a national Team during the World Cup qualifying Games. 2001 and 2005: Best coach of East Asia (East Asia media TV and Newspapers) Best coach of theInternational Football Festival.