Paresh Shivalkar

Paresh Shivalkar
Personal information
Full name Paresh Shivalkar
Date of birth (1981-07-13) 13 July 1981
Place of birth Mumbai, India
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 12 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
Mumbai F.C.
Number 20
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003-2005 Air India
2005-2006 Churchill Brothers
2006-2007 Air India
2007–2010 Mahindra United
2010-2012 Pune 6 (0)
2012-2013 Mumbai Tigers
2013-present Mumbai F.C. 10 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 May 2015.


Paresh Shivalkar (born 1981) is an Indian football player. He is currently playing for Mumbai F.C as a central midfielder and left winger.

Career

Till 12th strandard, he never took the game seriously. He started playing for Sky Hawks at the local league, this was his first introduction to serious football. In Sky Hawks, he played under the tutelage of Vivek sir. He envisioned the potential in him, encouraged him to take the sports seriously.

He was selected for the under-19 and -21 national trials by Maharashtra, however, couldn't make it to the final squad. He moved to Mumbai, and signed for a second division team, Gulf Oil. While playing for Gulf Oil in the Mumbai Football League, he got noticed by Air India FC coach, Bimal Ghosh, he was pretty impressed, and eventually signed him for Air India FC for the next two seasons.

In the 2005 season, he joined Churchill Brothers S.C.. Next season, he returned to Air India FC for good, he was offered a job and captaincy, and stuck for another season.[1]

References

  1. "IndianFootball Interview - Paresh Shivalkar". IndianFootball.com. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
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