Carlos Vaz Pinto will continue as Head Coach of Sreenidi Deccan Football Club for the upcoming season after the club successfully retained the Portuguese’s services along with those of his technical staff. Vaz Pinto’s footballing philosophy reaped rich dividends as well as results with Sreenidi Deccan playing attacking football and competing for championships.

Vaz Pinto, who has had coaching stints across the globe in countries like Kenya, Angola and back home in his native Portugal, led the Deccan Warriors to a second place finish in the Hero I-League 2022-23. Under his tutelage, Sreenidi Deccan also gave a strong account of themselves in the Hero Super Cup Group Stage, defeating Kerala Blasters and holding Bengaluru FC.

Along with Vaz Pinto, the technical staff comprising Assistant Coach Birendra Thapa, Goalkeeper Coach Rafael Gracio, Fitness Coach Jorge Ovando and Video Analyst Chaitanya Kulkarni have also committed their immediate future to Sreenidi Deccan FC.