Ian Gillan (football coach)

Ian Gillan
Personal information
Full name Ian Andrew Gillan
Date of birth (1965-01-16) 16 January 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992 Dulwich Hill[1]
Managerial career
2000 St George
2001 Ryde Sports
2002 Fraser Park U21
2003–2004 Fraser Park
2006 Ryde Sports
2010–2013 Perth Glory (Team manager)
2014 Kedah (Assistant)
2017 Ilocos United
2017–2019 Sarawak
2020 Kedah (Youth director)
2021–2023 PSIS Semarang
2023–2024 Lalitpur City
2024– Calicut FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ian Andrew Gillan is a Scottish-born Australian football coach who holds a UEFA Pro license. He currently works with the Super League Kerala club Calicut FC.

Career

Taking charge of Ilocos United of the Philippines Football League in 2017, Gillan brought in many young players for the upcoming season.[2] By November that year he had departed the club,[3] with the media dispersing rumors that he would be head coach of local side Sarawak for the 2018 season.[4] Eventually, he signed a two-year contract on December 2nd,[5] doing his first training session two days later.[6]

Statistics

As of 9 January 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Ilocos United 1 April 2017 25 November 2017 3 0 0 3 000.00
PSIS Semarang 17 September 2021 9 January 2023 13 5 2 6 038.46
Total 16 5 2 9 031.25

References

  1. ^ a b "Australian Player Database - GI".
  2. ^ "Aussie coaches make mark in Philippines". 25 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Important Club News". Facebook. Ilocos United FC. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017. This weekend sees the departure of Coach Ian Gillan from Ilocos United FC. Some personal matters and the health of his parents has meant that "Gaffer" has been forced to leave the club for the immediate future...
  4. ^ "Sarawak FA to announce foreigner as head coach and technical director?". 27 November 2017.
  5. ^ CLDN (2 December 2017). "FAS confirms IG as new coach, confirms our info - SarawakCrocs.com".
  6. ^ CLDN (3 December 2017). "Crocs start pre-season training tomorrow - SarawakCrocs.com".