Jeevan Nagle (born 10 October 1989) is an Indian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for
Salgaocar F.C. in the
I-League
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. He now coaches young talents at
Stepover FA
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after retiring due to a life threatening injury to his prostate.
Career
After spending time with Deccan XI, Nagle signed his first professional contract with
Salgaocar F.C. of the
I-League
The I-League (known as Hero I-League for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp) is the second-tier men's professional football competition of the Indian football league system. It is currently contested by 12 clubs across the country with the win ...
before the
2013–14 season. He then made his debut in the I-League for Salgaocar on 6 October 2013 against
Mohammedan S.C. In which he came on as a 92nd-minute substitute as Salgaocar won the match 3–0.
Career statistics
References
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1989 births
Living people
Indian footballers
Salgaocar FC players
Association football midfielders
I-League players