Esmaeil Sedigh is an Iranian

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and instructor. He was a former football player in U21 1st division in

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. He has held the position of futsal department director under the

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. Sedigh is known for his contributions in the development of

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Coaching background

He started as an assistant futsal coach in 2005, and the head coach of the Philippines from 2007 until 2012. During his coaching stint in the international arena, he has led Philippines to final round of the

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after qualifying round in

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. He also led the team to 4th place in the AFF Futsal Championship 2009 and

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Futsal instructor

He had held several futsal coaching courses all over the

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under the

( PFF) and AFC level 1 futsal coaching course under the

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( AFC).

Local futsal competitions

He initiated the inclusion of Futsal Sports in the Philippine National Games (since 2011), Batang Pinoy Youth Games (since 2013) and the more recent Palarong Pambansa (as demo sports 2013), Organized and Sponsored by the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) and Department of Education (DepEd).

Cups and Leagues

Sedigh founded the Philippine Futsal League.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sedigh, Esmaeil Living people Iranian men's footballers Iranian men's futsal players Iranian futsal coaches Iranian expatriate sportspeople in the Philippines Men's association football players not categorized by position Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people)