Yan Law
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yan Cheng Law | ||
| Date of birth | 24 December 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Kolkata, West Bengal, India | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | United Kolkata (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| West Bengal U19 | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| George Telegraph | |||
| International career | |||
| India U19 | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2017 | Calcutta United | ||
| 2019–2020 | Punjab | ||
| 2020 | Mohammedan | ||
| 2020 | Techtro Swades United | ||
| 2021 | Aizawl | ||
| 2021 | Biratnagar City | ||
| 2021–2022 | Delhi | ||
| 2022 | Aizawl | ||
| 2022–2023 | Druk Lhayul | ||
| 2023–2025 | Delhi | ||
| 2025– | United Kolkata | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Yan Cheng Law (born 24 December 1992) is an Indian professional football coach and former footballer.[1] He is currently coaching the CFL Premier Division club United Kolkata. He also represented India at the youth level internationally.
Playing career
[edit | edit source]Law played for the school team of La Martinière Calcutta,[2] and went on to play in the lower tiers of the Calcutta Football League. He got called up for the West Bengal U19 team for the B.C. Roy Trophy at the age of 14 and eventually went on to represent the India U19 team.[3][4]
Managerial career
[edit | edit source]At the age of 18, while playing for George Telegraph in the Calcutta league, Law was forced to take the D coaching License course by Joydeep Mukherjee, one of the George Telegraph officials, who saw potential in him to become a coach.[5] Despite being made fun of by older men at the course, he eventually obtained the license.[5] However, upon returning to George Telegraph, he was excluded from the team,[5] so turned to coaching full-time with the help of his father.[6]
Calcutta United
[edit | edit source]Law was appointed head coach of Calcutta United Club in the lowest division of Calcutta at the age of 20 through owner Joydeep Mukherjee, who forced him to take his first courses.[5]
By age 26, Law had obtained the AFC A License, the youngest coach to do so.[6]
Minerva Punjab
[edit | edit source]In 2019, Law was appointed head coach of Minerva Punjab in the I-League after impressing owner Ranjit Bajaj while Head of Youth Development at Mohammedan.[7][8]
Mohammedan
[edit | edit source]On 31 July 2020, Yan Law was appointed as the head coach of Mohammedan SC.[9] On 11 October 2020, he parted ways with Mohammedan SC.[10]
Techtro Swades United
[edit | edit source]On 14 November 2020, Yan Law was appointed as the head coach of Techtro Swades United FC.[11] He led the club to runners-up spot in their maiden tournament of Himachal Football League.
Biratnagar City
[edit | edit source]On 1 April 2021, Yan Law was appointed as the head coach of Biratnagar City FC.[12] He led the club to sixth spot in their maiden tournament of Nepal Super League.[13]
Aizawl
[edit | edit source]"The club always wants to promote the players of the state of Mizoram and players from the academy, which is fantastic and which I also strongly believe in. If I was also a club owner, I would love to promote the same what Aizawl FC is doing and they are doing a fantastic job. They are the factory of Mizoram football. I am really blessed to be working with such a bunch of talented youngsters. It is a young squad and for them to be performing under this pressure, at this age, is a great experience that many people do not get. It's not easy for these youngsters to cope with but I think they've been doing a good job and I am really happy to be part of Aizawl FC."
On 19 January 2021, Law moved to Aizawl as manager. Under his guidance, the team achieved eighth place in 2021–22 I-League season.[14] He parted ways with Aizawl in June 2022.
Druk Lhayul
[edit | edit source]In June 2022, Law was appointed as new head coach of Bhutan Premier League club Druk Lhayul FC.[15]
Delhi
[edit | edit source]In 2023, Law was appointed as the new head coach of I-League club Delhi.[16][17][18]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Law is of Chinese heritage,[6] his great grandfather had immigrated to Calcutta.[3] His family previously owned Kim Wah, a Chinese restaurant that was well known in the 1970s and 1980s.[19]
Honours
[edit | edit source]Player
[edit | edit source]Bengal U19
- B.C. Roy Trophy: 2003–04[20]
Manager
[edit | edit source]Delhi
- Ladakh Climate Cup: 2023[21]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- AIFF profile
- Yan Law on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Yan Law at Global Sports Archive
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Indian men's footballers
- Indian football managers
- Indian people of Chinese descent
- La Martiniere Calcutta alumni
- Footballers from Kolkata
- India men's youth international footballers
- Aizawl FC managers
- Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) managers
- Minerva Academy FC managers
- Expatriate football managers in Nepal
- Expatriate football managers in Bhutan
- Indian expatriate football managers
- Delhi FC managers
- I-League managers