Mohamed Hassan Roomy Nizam Sheriff (මොහොමඩ් හසන් රූමි) is a Sri Lankan football manager and former footballer who manages the Sri Lanka women's national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamed Hassan Roomy Nizam Sheriff | ||
| Place of birth | Sri Lanka | ||
| International career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Sri Lanka | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| Colombo FC | |||
| 2022 | Sri Lanka | ||
| 2024– | Sri Lanka (women) | ||
Career
editAs a played, Roomy played for the Sri Lanka women's national football team. After retiring from playing football, he obtained the AFC A Coaching License. In 2010, he was appointed manager of Colombo FC, helping the club win the 2015 Sri Lanka FA Cup and the league three times.[1] In 2022, he was appointed manager of the Sri Lanka national football team, where he managed the team for 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification.[2] However, during the third round, they finished last place in their group so were unable to achieve qualification for the tournament.
Following his stint there, he was appointed manager of the Sri Lanka women's national football team in 2024. Upon managing the team, Sri Lankan newspaper Ceylon Today described him as a "well-known figure in football circles and had an illustrious career, vast coaching experience and renowned in Sri Lankan football circles... recognised for his strategic prowess and knack for player development".[3]
References
edit- ^ ""ශ්රී ලංකාවේ පාපන්දු කඩාවැටීමට ප්රධානම හේතුව FFSL" – රූමි" [“FFSL is the main reason for the downfall of Sri Lankan football” – Rumi] (in Sinhala). ThePapare. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "කාන්තා පාපන්දු ක්රීඩාව නඟාසිටුවීමේ වගකීම සායිෆ් යූසුප්ට පවරයි" [Saif Yusuf is responsible for uplifting women's football] (in Sinhala). Dinamina. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Roomy sets to take over as head coach of women's team". Ceylon Today. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
External links
edit- Mohamed Hassan Roomy at Soccerway