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Indian soccer to get foreign coach                      Press Trust Of India

New Delhi: India is all set to have its third national coach in less than a year as All India Football Federation (AIFF) has shortlisted 11 foreign coaches for the hot seat.The names forwarded to the AIFF Technical Committee include Brian Kerr.Former Chelsea manager Ian Porterfield and Dutch coach Clemence Westorhof, are also in the running.Englishman Bob Houghton, who took Swedish side Malmo to the Champions Cup Final in 1978-79, also finds his name in the list.Among other candidates is Croatian Milos Hrstic who represented Yugoslavia as a defender in the 1982 World Cup, while Brazilian Milton Queiroz da Paixao has coaching experience in Japan's J-League.Argentine Jorge Mario Olguin, a defender at the 1978 World Cup winning side, comes with the recommendation of one of the FIFA vice-presidents.England's Colwyn Rowe has been an instructor with the Football Association (FA) while former U19 Bosnia and Brunei National Head Coach, Bosnian Amir Alagic comes armed with an UEFA 'A' coaching licence.The other individuals in the fray are Brazilian Roy Maicol Barreto and Croatian Predarg Juka.Former French coach Michael Hidalgo, who guided Le Bleus to European Championship glory and a World Cup semi-final, was tipped to be in the race but could not make it to the list.