August 7, 2020: Odisha FC announced the signing of a deal with the Brazillian Rogerio Ramos yesterday, making him the new goalkeeping coach of the team, ahead of the upcoming Indian Super League – Season 7. Ramos, who is a former goalkeeping coach of the Indian men’s senior football team, signed a two-year deal with OFC based in Bhubaneswar.
Coach profile
Rogerio Ramos, apart from coaching the Indian senior and different age grouped national teams, was the goalkeeping coach of the Sudan national side. The 46-year-old former professional goalkeeper was also active as a goalkeeping coach in various clubs like EC Santo, Andre SP and EC Novo Hamburgo RS in Brazil, Mahindra United and Vasco Sports Club in India, Young In Academy in South Korea and NEA Salamina in Cyprus.
Head coach lauds Ramos
Odisha FC Head coach Stuart Baxter said, “I am sure that he will be a very good addition to our coaching team. He has the experience of working in India and he has also spoken to assistant coach Gerry Peyton. We all are on the same page with respect to the goalkeepers on OFC and that will be a huge advantage for all of us.”
Ramos reaction
Ramos expressed that he was “honoured to be representing” the club for the ISL. He stated that he will give full commitment to the club and work with the head coach’s philosophy.
“ISL has become a football reference in India and to be a part of it is something remarkable,” Ramos said after joining Odisha FC.
“Whoever knows me, knows the way I work and how I give whatever I have for the benefit of the club I am working with. I try to have full commitment towards the staff, players and mainly with the goalkeepers to make the team work in perfect harmony,” he added.
