Riteesh Mishra juggles jobs but keeps Charlton in hunt for Women’s FA Cup

02 February 2019 11:48
The head coach, who leads them in Sunday’s FA Cup tie with Huddersfield, also works at Deloitte and advises young athletesWhen people ask Riteesh Mishra what he does, they invariably appear puzzled by the response. “I tell them I dual career,” says the head coach of Charlton Athletic Women. “I don’t reply: ‘football manager’.”That is partly because he is also a talent manager at Deloitte, helping employees at the international accountancy behemoth fulfil their potential, but mainly because Mishra is a passionate believer in the benefits of parallel jobs. “The leadership skills I’ve learned at Deloitte have taught me so much,” says the 29-year-old. “They help with the difficult conversations all football coaches sometimes have with players.” Related: From Coventry City to the Eternal City: Emma Lipman on life at Roma Continue readingreadfullarticle

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