Pradhyum Reddy (born 31 May 1976) is a Scottish born football manager based in India. He is now the CEO of
Dempo and also works as football pundit in the
Indian Super League
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and TV show Football United.
Coaching career
2011–2012: Shillong Lajong
In 2011, Reddy helped
Shillong Lajong to promotion to 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 ...
by winning the
I-League 2nd Division
I-League 2, previously known as I-League 2nd Division and officially known as or Hero I-League 2 (for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp), is an Indian men's professional football league. It is the 3rd tier of Indian football, behind India ...
. After successfully keeping the team in the I-League in
2011–12 I-League
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The current edition has a total ...
season, Reddy was moved to the role of Technical Director of the club's Youth Development team. Reddy later resigned due to contractual disputes with the club.
2013: DSK Shivajians
After leaving
Shillong Lajong, Reddy signed for
DSK Shivajians F.C.
DSK Shivajians Football Club (founded as Shivajians Sports Club) was an Indian professional football club based in Pune, Maharashtra. The club was owned by the DSK Group, and competed in the I-League, then top tier of Indian football league sy ...
in the
I-League 2nd Division
I-League 2, previously known as I-League 2nd Division and officially known as or Hero I-League 2 (for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp), is an Indian men's professional football league. It is the 3rd tier of Indian football, behind India ...
.
2013: Assistant with Bengaluru
On 25 June 2013, it was confirmed that Reddy had left DSK and signed with
Bengaluru FC
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of the
I-League
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as the assistant coach.
Pune City
In 2017, Reddy moved to FC Pune City in the role of assistant coach for their 2017–18 season.
During the 2018–19 season, he was appointed at the Technical Director at the club. However, just three matches into the season, Reddy was appointed at the interim coach of the club, following the sacking of manager
Miguel Ángel Portugal on 26 October 2018. He stayed in the role until the 24 December 2018 when Pune City appointed
Phil Brown as their new head coach.
Statistics
Managerial statistics
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References
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1976 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Dumfries
Scottish footballers
Scottish football managers
Shillong Lajong FC managers
DSK Shivajians FC managers
FC Pune City managers
Indian Super League head coaches
Association footballers not categorized by position
Scottish expatriate football managers
Scottish people of Indian descent
British sportspeople of Indian descent