{{Short description|Indian footballer (born 1983)}} {{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Steven Dias | image = Steven Dias.jpg | image_size = 200px | fullname = Steven Benedic Dias<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/821 |title=Steven Dias to lead Maharashtra |access-date=7 June 2009 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192003/http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/821 |url-status=live }}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|12|25|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[India]] | height = {{height|meter=1.73}} | currentclub = [[Jamshedpur FC Reserves and Academy|Jamshedpur B]] (head coach) | clubnumber = | position = [[Midfielder (association football)|Right midfielder]] | years1 = 2001–2003 | clubs1 = [[Air India FC|Air India]] | caps1 = 34 | goals1 = 6 | years2 = 2003–2011 | clubs2 = [[Mahindra United]] | caps2 = 258 | goals2 = 46 | years3 = 2011–2012 | clubs3 = [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]] | caps3 = 26 | goals3 = 4 | years4 = 2012-2013 | clubs4 = [[Mumbai Tigers F.C.|Mumbai Tigers]] | caps4 = 38 | goals4 = 4 | years5 = 2013-2014 | clubs5 = [[Rangdajied United F.C.|Rangdajied United]] | caps5 = 38 | goals5 = 4 | years6 = 2014-2015 | clubs6 = [[Delhi Dynamos FC]] | caps6 = 32 | goals6 = 2 | years7 = 2015-2016 | clubs7 = [[Bharat FC]] | caps7 = 34 | goals7 = 4 | years8 = 2016–2017 | clubs8 = [[Mumbai FC]] | caps8 = 34 | goals8 = 2 | nationalyears1 = 2004-2006 | nationalteam1 = [[India national under-23 football team|India U23]] | nationalcaps1 = 12 | nationalgoals1 = 4 | nationalyears2 = 2004–2011 | nationalteam2 = [[India national football team|India]] | nationalcaps2 = 75 | nationalgoals2 = 10 | manageryears1 = 2019– | managerclubs1 = [[Jamshedpur FC]]<br/>(assistant coach)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.footballcounter.com/2020/reliving-the-title-run-of-mumbais-only-national-champions-mahindra-united-2005-06-season/|title=Reliving the title run of Mumbai's only national champions – Mahindra United 2005–06 season|website=footballcounter.com|publisher=The Football Counter|first=Raunak|last=Majumder|date=3 April 2020|access-date=26 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518212123/https://www.footballcounter.com/2020/reliving-the-title-run-of-mumbais-only-national-champions-mahindra-united-2005-06-season/|archive-date=18 May 2020}}</ref> | manageryears2 = 2021–2022 | managerclubs2 = [[Odisha FC]]<br/>(interim coach) | manageryears3 = 2022–2023 | managerclubs3 = [[Ambernath United Atlanta FC|Ambernath United Atlanta]] | manageryears4 = 2022– | managerclubs4 = [[Maharashtra football team|Maharashtra]] | manageryears5 = 2023– | managerclubs5 = [[Jamshedpur FC Reserves and Academy|Jamshedpur B]] }}
'''Steven Benedic Dias''' (born 25 December 1983) is an Indian former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who is currently the [[head coach]] of [[Jamshedpur FC Reserves and Academy|Jamshedpur B]]. Dias made his debut for India in 2006. In his playing days, he was known as the "[[David Beckham]] of India".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://au.sports.yahoo.com/news/article/-/8623955/australia-cruise-past-india-in-asian-cup/polls/popup/-/poll_id/62771/ |title=Australia cruise past India in Asian Cup - Yahoo!7 Sport |access-date=5 July 2014 |archive-date=15 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715123600/https://au.sports.yahoo.com/news/article/-/8623955/australia-cruise-past-india-in-asian-cup/polls/popup/-/poll_id/62771/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Club career== Dias played for one of India's leading clubs [[Mahindra United]] (before the club withdrew from Indian football on 30 April 2010 and was disbanded) and played in their [[National Football League (India)|NFL]] winning team, as well as in the [[AFC Cup]].
He later played for clubs in the [[I-League]] such as [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]] where he made 25 appearances and scored 4 goals. He also played for [[Mumbai Tigers F.C.|Mumbai Tigers]], [[Rangdajied United F.C.|Rangdajied United]], [[Delhi Dynamos FC]] in the inaugural season of the ISL and [[Bharat FC]] where he made 17 appearances. He signed for [[Mumbai FC]] in 2016 after [[Bharat FC]] withdrew from the I-league.
Dias has started a club named Ambitious Football Academy in Don Bosco vidyyavihar. He hopes to bring a sensation of football in the youth of the Mumbai.<ref>[http://www.mumbaimirror.com/sport/football/Mum-are-ready/articleshow/50516021.cms Mumbai are ready] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717130741/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/sport/football/Mum-are-ready/articleshow/50516021.cms |date=17 July 2021 }} ''Mumbaimirror.com''. Retrieved 30 June 2021</ref>
==International career== Dias made his debut for [[India national football team|India]] in 2004,<ref>{{cite web|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/3121/Steven_Dias.html|title=NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Dias, Steven|website=national-football-teams.com|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=26 November 2021|archive-date=27 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627120612/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/3121/Steven_Dias.html}}</ref> and was a part of the team that unsuccessfully attempted to qualify for the AFC Asian Cup 2007. He played in India's first [[Nehru Cup International Football Tournament 2007|Nehru cup]] title in 2007, scoring twice in a 6–0 win over [[Cambodia national football team|Cambodia]]. He usually takes corners for India and scored straight from one of in a 2–2 draw against Lebanon.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/tss/tss3045/stories/20071110504603200.htm |title=Yet another disappointment |access-date=7 June 2009 |archive-date=2 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100402094138/http://www.hinduonnet.com/tss/tss3045/stories/20071110504603200.htm |url-status=usurped }}</ref> He was a regular for the India national team and played an integral role in India's win in the [[2008 AFC Challenge Cup]]. He was a key player in India's win over Syria in the Nehru Cup of 2009. He helped India qualify for the [[2011 Asian Cup]] in Qatar. He had been chosen to be part of the 30 man squad preparing for the 2011 Asian Cup in Doha. His combination and understanding with striker, [[Sunil Chhetri]], made them a very threatening duo.
In 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification match against [[Pakistan]] he scored a goal. During the Indian Caribbean tour on 24 August 2011 Dias scored a goal against [[Guyana national football team|Guyana]] but could not stop India from losing the match 1–2.
===International goals=== <!---DO NOT DELETE REPEAT ENTRIES!!! REPEAT ENTRIES REPRESENT SCORING MULTIPLE GOALS IN A GAME!!!---> {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size:90%" ! Goal !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1 || 17 August 2007 || [[Ambedkar Stadium]], [[Delhi]], [[India]] || {{fb|CAM}}|| '''4'''–0 || 6–0 || [[Nehru Cup International Football Tournament 2007|2007 Nehru Cup]] |- | 2 || 17 August 2007 || Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi, India || {{flagicon|Cambodia}} Cambodia|| '''5'''–0 || 6–0 || 2007 Nehru Cup |- | 3 || 30 October 2007 || [[Fatorda Stadium]], [[Margao]], [[India]] || {{fb|LIB}}|| '''2'''–2 || 2–2 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2010 World Cup qualification]] |- | 4 || 5 June 2008 || [[Rasmee Dhandu Stadium]], [[Malé]] || {{fb|PAK}}|| '''2'''–0 || 2–1 || [[2008 SAFF Championship|2008 SAFF Cup]] |- | 5 || 26 August 2009 || [[Ambedkar Stadium]], [[New Delhi]], India || {{fb|SRI}}|| '''3'''–1 || 3–1 || [[Nehru Cup International Football Tournament 2009|2009 Nehru Cup]] |- | 6 || 23 March 2011 || [[Petaling Jaya Stadium]], [[Petaling Jaya]], [[Malaysia]] || {{flagicon|Pakistan}} Pakistan|| '''3'''–1 || 3–1 || [[2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification]] |- | 7 || 24 August 2011 || [[Al Sadd Stadium]], [[Guyana]] || {{flagicon|Guyana}} [[Guyana national football team|Guyana]] || '''1'''–1 || 1–2 || Friendly |}
==Honours== ===Player=== '''India''' * [[AFC Challenge Cup]]: [[2008 AFC Challenge Cup|2008]] * [[SAFF Championship]]: [[2005 SAFF Gold Cup|2005]], [[2011 SAFF Championship|2011]]; runner-up: [[2008 SAFF Championship|2008]] * [[Nehru Cup]]: [[2007 Nehru Cup|2007]], [[2009 Nehru Cup|2009]]
===Manager=== '''Ambernath United Atlanta''' * MDFA Elite League: 2022, 2023<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theawayend.co/mfa-elite-division/|title=MFA ELITE CORPORATE LEAGUE 2023|website=theaway.co|publisher=The Away End|access-date=9 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709052003/https://theawayend.co/mfa-elite-division/|archive-date=9 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://footballmfa.com/table/mfa-elite-corporate-league/|title=MFA ELITE CORPORATE LEAGUE 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525101102/https://footballmfa.com/table/mfa-elite-corporate-league/|archive-date=25 May 2022|access-date=25 January 2023|website=footballmfa.com|publisher=Mumbai Football Association}}</ref>
== Political career == Dias joined the [[Shiv Sena (1966–2022)|Shiv Sena]] on 3 February 2022 in the presence of Maharashtra Tourism Minister and [[Shiv Sena (1966–2022)|Shiv Sena]] leader [[Aaditya Thackeray]] in [[Mumbai]].
==References== {{reflist}}
==Further reading== *{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/greatest-indian-football-xi-of-all-time|title=All time Indian XI|date=23 November 2016|access-date=21 June 2021|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624201149/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/greatest-indian-football-xi-of-all-time|website=sportskeeda.com|publisher=Sportskeeda|first=Amoy|last=Ghoshal}}
==External links== *{{NFT player|3121}} *{{FIFA player|211794|Steven Dias}}
{{India squad 2011 AFC Asian Cup}} {{Odisha FC managers}}
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