PANJIM: Hockey coach Clarence Lobo, a Goan from Tuem village (now lives in Mumbai) was awarded the Dronacharya Award (life-time achievement) at the hand of President of India Ram Nath Kovind.
Lobo, 58, began his career in 1993 with his employers Tata Sports Club, following which he coached the Mumbai, Maharashtra, sub-junior India, junior India and senior India teams.
Lobo, who works for Tata Power as a senior technician in their Matunga office, coaches the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) team at national-level tournaments and Maharashtra State Police on the local front.
The highlights of Lobo’s coaching career include a gold medal at the 2010 Sultan Azlan Shah tournament in Malaysia, silver at the 2010 New Delhi Commonwealth Games and gold at the Asian Champions Trophy in China in 2011.
