Archive · 20 Jan 2026
Amelia Valverde appointed Indian women's football head coach
Amelia Valverde, a famous football coach from Costa Rica, has been chosen to coach the Indian women's football team.
She used to coach the Costa Rican women's team and won many medals with them.
Now, she will help the Indian team get ready for an important tournament called the AFC Women's Asian Cup in Australia next year.
She brought her two friends from Costa Rica to help her coach the team.
They are all in Turkey right now, practicing and getting ready for the big games.
Amelia Valverde, a 39-year-old Costa Rican, is appointed as the head coach of the Indian senior women's football team.
Valverde was the longest-serving coach of the Costa Rican women's national team from 2015 to 2023.
She led Costa Rica to two FIFA Women's World Cup appearances in 2015 and 2023.
Valverde's support staff, Eli Avila and Jose Sanchez, will also join the Indian team.
The Indian women's team is currently preparing for the AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026 in Antalya, Turkiye.
- Who
- Amelia Valverde, a 39-year-old Costa Rican football coach
- What
- Appointed as the head coach of the Indian senior women's football team
- When
- Announced on Tuesday, currently preparing for the AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026 in March
- Where
- Joined the Indian team in Antalya, Turkiye
- Why
- To lead the Indian women's team in the upcoming AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026
- New Coach
- Amelia Valverde
- Nationality
- Costa Rican
- Previous Team
- Costa Rican women's national team
- Current Team
- Indian senior women's team
- Support Staff
- Eli Avila (goalkeeping coach), Jose Sanchez (strength and conditioning coach)
- Upcoming Tournament
- AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026
- Tournament Date
- March
- Current Location
- Antalya, Turkiye
