Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools

Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools
Industry Sports
Founded 2010
Headquarters New Delhi, Delhi, India
Area served
India
Key people
Baichung Bhutia (Founding member)
Kishor Taid (Founding member)
Anurag Khilnani (Founding member)
Slogan Passion. Perseverance. Teamwork
Website BBFootballSchools.com

Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools (BBFS) is a football youth development initiative by Bhaichung Bhutia, the Indian football team skipper, in association with Football By Carlos Queiroz(FBCQ),[1][2] the Portuguese football academy by Carlos Queiroz. BBFS aims to cater to children in the age group of 5 to 15 years and deliver coaching experience under the guidance of senior coaches from Portugal through their partnership with FBCQ. As per Bhutia, BBFS is planned to be an all-inclusive venture where 20-30% of the enrolled students at BBFS are targeted to be from underprivileged sections of the society.[1][2]

The Launch

BBFS was launched on 30 October 2010, in a press conference held at the Shangrila hotel in New Delhi by Bhaichung Bhutia and Tiago Lopes (CEO, FBCQ).[1][2] BBFS started regular coaching in Delhi on 29 November 2010 at Ryan International School,and now have 5 centers in the Delhi NCR region. They have currently opened a new centre in Mumbai.It is located in a suburban part of Mumbai in Gorai . The name of the current school in Mumbai is Dr Pillai Global Academy.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bhose, Baidurjo (31 October 2010). "Bhutia launches football school to promote game". India Today. Archived from the original on 19 January 2011. Retrieved 2010-12-25.
  2. 1 2 3 "Baichung Bhutia returning to full fitness". The Times Of India. 30 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-25.

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