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I. M. Vijayan

January 01, 1970

Inivalappil Mani Vijayan (born 25 April 1969), also known by the nickname Kalo Harin (Blackbuck),[1] is a former professional football player who also captained the India national football team. He played as a striker,[2] where he formed a successful attacking partnership with Bhaichung Bhutia for the India national football team in the late nineties and early 2000s. Vijayan was crowned Indian Player of the Year in 1993, 1997 and 1999,[3] the first player to win the award multiple times.[4] He was also awarded the Arjuna Award in 2003.[5]

I.M. Vijayan
Vijayan in 2017
Personal information
Full name Inivalappil Mani Vijayan
Date of birth (1969-04-25) 25 April 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Thrissur, Kerala, India
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1991 Kerala Police (33)
1991–1992 Mohun Bagan (27)
1992–1993 Kerala Police (30)
1993–1994 Mohun Bagan 55 (18)
1994–1997 JCT Mills Phagwara 44 (19)
1997–1998 FC Kochin 50 (24)
1998–1999 Mohun Bagan 33 (15)
1999–2001 FC Kochin 47 (22)
2001–2002 East Bengal Club 18 (19)
2002–2004 JCT 34 (10)
2004–2005 Churchill Brothers 16 (22)
2005–2006 East Bengal Club 41 (11)
Total 284 (142)
International career
1992–2003 India 72 (29)
Medal record
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vijayan started his career with the Kerala Police football club and rose to become one of the top names in domestic football. A highly aggressive player, he eventually became the highest earner in Indian club football as well as a regular choice in the Indian team. He scored one of the fastest ever international goals in a match against Bhutan in the 1999 SAF Games, where he managed to score in 12 seconds after kickoff.

Vijayan's talents attracted interest from the clubs in Malaysia and Thailand, although he spent his entire career in India until retirement. By the end of his career he had scored 29 international goals in 70 matches for India. Since retiring from international football, Vijayan has set up a football academy to train young players in his home town. He was the captain of Indian football team from 2000 to 2004.

Vijayan has also acted in some notable roles in many movies. One of his movies, Mmmmm was shortlisted for India's entry into the 93rd Academy Awards.[6]

Early life and domestic career edit

Vijayan was born into a Malayali Family[7] on 25 April 1969 at Thrissur City, Kerala. He began his life in a gravely poor environment, and had to sell soda bottles in the Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium to help his family. Vijayan started out as a soda seller in the Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium, Kerala earning 10 paise. (0.02 Cents) a bottle He studied in Church Mission Society High School, Thrissur (CMSHSS, Thrissur). He had passion for the game of football, and somehow caught the eye of the then DGP of Kerala, M.K. Joseph who got him selected for the Kerala Police football club at 17 years of age. Vijayan delivered brilliant performances for Kerala Police at Quilon Nationals 1987, and was able to impress the national football fraternity very soon with his impeccable skills and highly aggressive style of playing. He continued to play for Kerala Police until 1991. He then joined Mohun Bagan, before coming back to Kerala Police in 1992 and then switching back to Mohun Bagan the very next year for a second spell at the club. In 1994, he joined JCT Mills Phagwara, and stayed with them for 3 more years until 1997, when he left JCT to join FC Kochin. After spending a one year tenure with the club, he moved once more to Mohun Bagan in 1998, his third spell with the club, and then returned to FC Kochin in 1999.[8][9]

 
Vijayan with Bhaichung Bhutia in the inauguration ceremony of Palakkad Noorani Football stadium

In August 2000, during the off-season, Vijayan joined Bangladeshi Dhaka Premier Division League club Muktijoddha Sangsad and appeared in five league matches,[10][11] while the lack of international transfer certificate behind the signing caused a fine of 50,000 rupees by the All India Football Federation in March 2001.[12] He rejoined FC Kochin later and played until 2001.[13] He later signed with East Bengal, before leaving in 2002 to join JCT Mills Phagwara once more. After finishing a two-year stint with the club, he left JCT in 2004 and joined Churchill Brothers S.C. He left the club after one year and joined East Bengal in 2005, which was his last professional football club as an active football player. He left East Bengal in 2006. In the 2020–21 season, Vijayan appeared with Gokulam Kerala's futsal team.

International career edit

I.M. Vijayan made his debut in international football in the year 1992 and played in a number of tournaments such as Nehru Cup, Pre-Olympics, FIFA World Qualifiers, SAFF Championship and SAF Games. Vijayan and Bhaichung Bhutia formed one of the deadliest forward lines the Indian Football team had ever seen, and helped the team score various vital goals in international tournaments.[14] Vijayan was part of the victorious Indian team in the 1999 South Asian Football Federation Cup and scored one of the fastest international goals in history of sport during the tournament, hitting the net against Bhutan after only 12 seconds.[15] He also finished top scorer in the Afro-Asian Games event held in India in 2003 with four goals. Vijayan formally retired from international football after the Afro-Asian Games of 2003.[3]

Career statistics edit

International edit

List of international goals scored by I. M. Vijayan
Scores and results list India's goal tally first
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 9 May 1992 Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata   Pakistan 1–0 2–0 1992 Asian Cup qualifier
2. 2–0
3. 24 January 1993 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Madras   Cameroon 1–0 1–1 1993 Nehru Cup
4. 13 June 1993 Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Beirut   Hong Kong 1–0 3–1 1994 World Cup qualifier
5. 3–1
6. 16 July 1993 Railway Stadium, Lahore   Sri Lanka 1–0 2–0 1993 SAFF Championship
7. 21 July 1993 Railway Stadium, Lahore     Nepal 1–0 1–0 1993 SAFF Championship
8. 23 July 1993 Railway Stadium, Lahore   Pakistan 1–1 1–1 1993 SAFF Championship
9. 23 December 1995 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Madras   Sri Lanka 1–0 1–0 1995 South Asian Games
10. 25 December 1995 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Madras     Nepal 1–0 3–0 1995 South Asian Games
11. 7 September 1997 Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu   Bangladesh 1–0 3–0 1997 SAFF Championship
12. 2–0
13. 11 September 1997 Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu   Pakistan 1–0 2–0 1997 SAFF Championship
14. 2–0
15. 13 September 1997 Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu   Maldives 3–0 5–1 1997 SAFF Championship
16. 5–1
17 7 December 1998 Supachalasai Stadium Bangkok   Turkmenistan 1–3 2–3 1998 Asian Games
18. 26 September 1999 Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu   Pakistan 3–0 5–2 1999 South Asian Games
19. 4–0
20. 5–0
21. 4 October 1999 Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu   Maldives 1–1 3–1 1999 South Asian Games
22. 20 November 1999 Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Abu Dhabi   United Arab Emirates 1–0 1–3 2000 Asian Cup qualifier
23. 24 November 1999 Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Abu Dhabi   Uzbekistan 2–1 2–3 2000 Asian Cup qualifier
24. 28 November 1999 Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Abu Dhabi   Bangladesh 1–0 2–2 2000 Asian Cup qualifier
25. 4 May 2001 Althawra Sports City Stadium, Sanaa   Yemen 3–2 3–3 2002 World Cup qualifier
26. 20 May 2001 Bangalore Football Stadium, Bangalore   Brunei 2–0 5–0 2002 World Cup qualifier
27. 26 June 2001 Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur   Uzbekistan 1–2 1–2 2001 Merdeka Tournament
28. 18 January 2003 Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka   Pakistan 1–0 2–1 2003 SAFF Championship
29. 24 March 2003 Fatorda Stadium, Margao   North Korea 1–0 1–1 2004 Asian Cup qualifier

Honours edit

 
Vijayan being felicitated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup opening ceremony, in New Delhi, October 6, 2017.

India

Kerala

Bengal

Kerala Police

Mohun Bagan

JCT Mills

Individual

Kalo Harin edit

A biographical film, titled Kalo Harin and directed by Cherian Joseph, was released in 1998. The title translates as blackbuck and is a reference to Vijayan's popular nickname during his playing days.[31][32]

Acting career edit

After retiring from football, Vijayan started his acting career. His debut was through playing the lead role in the film Shantham, directed by Jayaraj. Later on, he went to act more than 20 films, in Malayalam & Tamil. In 2021, the movie 'Mmmmm' (sound of pain), starring Vijayan in the lead role was shortlisted as one of India's official entries for the Oscars.[33]

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Shantham Velayudhan
Akashathile Paravakal Walayar Manikyam
2004 Quotation Vettu Rajan
2005 Ben Johnson
2006 Thimiru Chinna Karuppu Tamil film
Shyaamam
Kisan Football Coach
Mahasamudram Himself
2012 Asuravithu Valarpadam Kurudhu Musthafa
Bachelor Party
2015 Komban Muthukalai Tamil film
2016 Gethu Rajendran Tamil film
2017 The Great Father Anto
Mythili Veendum Varunnu
2018 Mattancherry
Abrahaminte Santhathikal DYSP Muhammed Jalal
2019 Ganesha Meendum Santhipom Katthari Tamil film
Porinju Mariam Jose Kuriyachira George
Bigil Alex Tamil film
2021 Muddy [34]
Mmmmm: Sound of Pain Oscar shortlisted[35]
2022 Siddy [36]
The Teacher Gunashekharan [37]
Anaparambile Worldcup [38]

Family edit

Vijayan is married to Raji. He has 3 children: Aromal, Archana and Abhirami. He has a son in law, Abdul Aadil, and a granddaughter named Adeeva.

Other activities edit

In 2004, he started a sports equipment company named "Boxer Sports Goods Company (BSGC)" in Thrissur.[39][40]

After retirement from active football, Vijayan concentrated his attention upon his football School that he had opened in Thrissur.

He was also a member of the now defunct National Congress (Indira).[41] In 2010, Vijayan formally took over a coaching job with Southern Samity, a premier division side in the Calcutta Football League.[42] In March 2017, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, appointed Vijayan as the national observer for football.[43] In October 2018, Vijayan announced that he is starting a film production company called 'Bigdaddy Entertainment' jointly with his friends, which will be mainly revolving around football.[44][45]

In January 2017, Vijayan officially unveiled the club crest of newly formed I-League club Gokulam.[46] In February 2021, Vijayan was appointed as the director of Kerala Police Football Academy, a new police football academy, which is going to be set up in Malappuram.[47]

On 2 September 2022, Vijayan was elected as a member of the technical committee of the All India Football Federation.[48][49][50]

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Bhutan Football Federation became a member of FIFA only in the year 2000.[17] so, the match against Bhutan at the 1999 South Asian Games is not considered a FIFA 'A' international match by FIFA.

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January 01, 1970
vijayan, inivalappil, mani, vijayan, born, april, 1969, also, known, nickname, kalo, harin, blackbuck, former, professional, football, player, also, captained, india, national, football, team, played, striker, where, formed, successful, attacking, partnership,. Inivalappil Mani Vijayan born 25 April 1969 also known by the nickname Kalo Harin Blackbuck 1 is a former professional football player who also captained the India national football team He played as a striker 2 where he formed a successful attacking partnership with Bhaichung Bhutia for the India national football team in the late nineties and early 2000s Vijayan was crowned Indian Player of the Year in 1993 1997 and 1999 3 the first player to win the award multiple times 4 He was also awarded the Arjuna Award in 2003 5 I M VijayanVijayan in 2017Personal informationFull nameInivalappil Mani VijayanDate of birth 1969 04 25 25 April 1969 age 55 Place of birthThrissur Kerala IndiaHeight1 80 m 5 ft 11 in Position s StrikerSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1987 1991Kerala Police 33 1991 1992Mohun Bagan 27 1992 1993Kerala Police 30 1993 1994Mohun Bagan55 18 1994 1997JCT Mills Phagwara44 19 1997 1998FC Kochin50 24 1998 1999Mohun Bagan33 15 1999 2001FC Kochin47 22 2001 2002East Bengal Club18 19 2002 2004JCT34 10 2004 2005Churchill Brothers16 22 2005 2006East Bengal Club41 11 Total284 142 International career1992 2003India72 29 Medal record India Winner SAFF Championship 1993 Winner SAFF Championship 1997 Winner SAFF Championship 1999 SAFF Championship 2003 Club domestic league appearances and goals Vijayan started his career with the Kerala Police football club and rose to become one of the top names in domestic football A highly aggressive player he eventually became the highest earner in Indian club football as well as a regular choice in the Indian team He scored one of the fastest ever international goals in a match against Bhutan in the 1999 SAF Games where he managed to score in 12 seconds after kickoff Vijayan s talents attracted interest from the clubs in Malaysia and Thailand although he spent his entire career in India until retirement By the end of his career he had scored 29 international goals in 70 matches for India Since retiring from international football Vijayan has set up a football academy to train young players in his home town He was the captain of Indian football team from 2000 to 2004 Vijayan has also acted in some notable roles in many movies One of his movies Mmmmm was shortlisted for India s entry into the 93rd Academy Awards 6 Contents 1 Early life and domestic career 2 International career 3 Career statistics 3 1 International 4 Honours 5 Kalo Harin 6 Acting career 7 Family 8 Other activities 9 See also 10 Notes 11 References 12 Further reading 13 External linksEarly life and domestic career editVijayan was born into a Malayali Family 7 on 25 April 1969 at Thrissur City Kerala He began his life in a gravely poor environment and had to sell soda bottles in the Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium to help his family Vijayan started out as a soda seller in the Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium Kerala earning 10 paise 0 02 Cents a bottle He studied in Church Mission Society High School Thrissur CMSHSS Thrissur He had passion for the game of football and somehow caught the eye of the then DGP of Kerala M K Joseph who got him selected for the Kerala Police football club at 17 years of age Vijayan delivered brilliant performances for Kerala Police at Quilon Nationals 1987 and was able to impress the national football fraternity very soon with his impeccable skills and highly aggressive style of playing He continued to play for Kerala Police until 1991 He then joined Mohun Bagan before coming back to Kerala Police in 1992 and then switching back to Mohun Bagan the very next year for a second spell at the club In 1994 he joined JCT Mills Phagwara and stayed with them for 3 more years until 1997 when he left JCT to join FC Kochin After spending a one year tenure with the club he moved once more to Mohun Bagan in 1998 his third spell with the club and then returned to FC Kochin in 1999 8 9 nbsp Vijayan with Bhaichung Bhutia in the inauguration ceremony of Palakkad Noorani Football stadium In August 2000 during the off season Vijayan joined Bangladeshi Dhaka Premier Division League club Muktijoddha Sangsad and appeared in five league matches 10 11 while the lack of international transfer certificate behind the signing caused a fine of 50 000 rupees by the All India Football Federation in March 2001 12 He rejoined FC Kochin later and played until 2001 13 He later signed with East Bengal before leaving in 2002 to join JCT Mills Phagwara once more After finishing a two year stint with the club he left JCT in 2004 and joined Churchill Brothers S C He left the club after one year and joined East Bengal in 2005 which was his last professional football club as an active football player He left East Bengal in 2006 In the 2020 21 season Vijayan appeared with Gokulam Kerala s futsal team International career editI M Vijayan made his debut in international football in the year 1992 and played in a number of tournaments such as Nehru Cup Pre Olympics FIFA World Qualifiers SAFF Championship and SAF Games Vijayan and Bhaichung Bhutia formed one of the deadliest forward lines the Indian Football team had ever seen and helped the team score various vital goals in international tournaments 14 Vijayan was part of the victorious Indian team in the 1999 South Asian Football Federation Cup and scored one of the fastest international goals in history of sport during the tournament hitting the net against Bhutan after only 12 seconds 15 He also finished top scorer in the Afro Asian Games event held in India in 2003 with four goals Vijayan formally retired from international football after the Afro Asian Games of 2003 3 Career statistics editInternational edit FIFA Statistics 16 Year Apps Goals 1992 2 2 1993 17 6 1994 4 0 1995 3 2 1996 3 0 1997 7 6 1998 7 1 1999 12 a 10 2000 1 0 2001 8 3 2003 8 2 Total 72 29 List of international goals scored by I M Vijayan Scores and results list India s goal tally first No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 9 May 1992 Salt Lake Stadium Kolkata nbsp Pakistan 1 0 2 0 1992 Asian Cup qualifier 2 2 0 3 24 January 1993 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Madras nbsp Cameroon 1 0 1 1 1993 Nehru Cup 4 13 June 1993 Bourj Hammoud Stadium Beirut nbsp Hong Kong 1 0 3 1 1994 World Cup qualifier 5 3 1 6 16 July 1993 Railway Stadium Lahore nbsp Sri Lanka 1 0 2 0 1993 SAFF Championship 7 21 July 1993 Railway Stadium Lahore nbsp Nepal 1 0 1 0 1993 SAFF Championship 8 23 July 1993 Railway Stadium Lahore nbsp Pakistan 1 1 1 1 1993 SAFF Championship 9 23 December 1995 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Madras nbsp Sri Lanka 1 0 1 0 1995 South Asian Games 10 25 December 1995 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Madras nbsp Nepal 1 0 3 0 1995 South Asian Games 11 7 September 1997 Dasharath Rangasala Kathmandu nbsp Bangladesh 1 0 3 0 1997 SAFF Championship 12 2 0 13 11 September 1997 Dasharath Rangasala Kathmandu nbsp Pakistan 1 0 2 0 1997 SAFF Championship 14 2 0 15 13 September 1997 Dasharath Rangasala Kathmandu nbsp Maldives 3 0 5 1 1997 SAFF Championship 16 5 1 17 7 December 1998 Supachalasai Stadium Bangkok nbsp Turkmenistan 1 3 2 3 1998 Asian Games 18 26 September 1999 Dasharath Rangasala Kathmandu nbsp Pakistan 3 0 5 2 1999 South Asian Games 19 4 0 20 5 0 21 4 October 1999 Dasharath Rangasala Kathmandu nbsp Maldives 1 1 3 1 1999 South Asian Games 22 20 November 1999 Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium Abu Dhabi nbsp United Arab Emirates 1 0 1 3 2000 Asian Cup qualifier 23 24 November 1999 Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium Abu Dhabi nbsp Uzbekistan 2 1 2 3 2000 Asian Cup qualifier 24 28 November 1999 Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium Abu Dhabi nbsp Bangladesh 1 0 2 2 2000 Asian Cup qualifier 25 4 May 2001 Althawra Sports City Stadium Sanaa nbsp Yemen 3 2 3 3 2002 World Cup qualifier 26 20 May 2001 Bangalore Football Stadium Bangalore nbsp Brunei 2 0 5 0 2002 World Cup qualifier 27 26 June 2001 Stadium Merdeka Kuala Lumpur nbsp Uzbekistan 1 2 1 2 2001 Merdeka Tournament 28 18 January 2003 Bangabandhu Stadium Dhaka nbsp Pakistan 1 0 2 1 2003 SAFF Championship 29 24 March 2003 Fatorda Stadium Margao nbsp North Korea 1 0 1 1 2004 Asian Cup qualifierHonours edit nbsp Vijayan being felicitated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 2017 FIFA U 17 World Cup opening ceremony in New Delhi October 6 2017 India SAFF Championship 1993 1997 1999 third place 2003 South Asian Games Gold medal 1995 Silver medal 1993 Bronze medal 1999 Afro Asian Games Silver Medal 2003 18 Kerala Santosh Trophy 1992 93 runner up 1987 88 1988 89 1989 90 1990 91 1999 2000 Bengal Santosh Trophy 1993 94 Kerala Police Federation Cup 1990 1991 Mohun Bagan Federation Cup 1992 1993 1994 JCT Mills Federation Cup 1995 1995 96 Individual Arjuna Award 2003 19 20 AIFF Player of the Year 1992 1997 2000 21 22 23 24 Nehru Cup Best Player 1993 25 SAARC Gold Cup top scorer 1993 Afro Asian Games top scorer 1993 18 Nominated for Padma Shri 2020 Doctorate from Northern State Medical University Arkhangelsk Russia 26 27 28 29 Sportskeeda All time Indian Football XI 30 Kalo Harin editA biographical film titled Kalo Harin and directed by Cherian Joseph was released in 1998 The title translates as blackbuck and is a reference to Vijayan s popular nickname during his playing days 31 32 Acting career editAfter retiring from football Vijayan started his acting career His debut was through playing the lead role in the film Shantham directed by Jayaraj Later on he went to act more than 20 films in Malayalam amp Tamil In 2021 the movie Mmmmm sound of pain starring Vijayan in the lead role was shortlisted as one of India s official entries for the Oscars 33 Year Title Role Notes 2001 Shantham Velayudhan Akashathile Paravakal Walayar Manikyam 2004 Quotation Vettu Rajan 2005 Ben Johnson 2006 Thimiru Chinna Karuppu Tamil film Shyaamam Kisan Football Coach Mahasamudram Himself 2012 Asuravithu Valarpadam Kurudhu Musthafa Bachelor Party 2015 Komban Muthukalai Tamil film 2016 Gethu Rajendran Tamil film 2017 The Great Father Anto Mythili Veendum Varunnu 2018 Mattancherry Abrahaminte Santhathikal DYSP Muhammed Jalal 2019 Ganesha Meendum Santhipom Katthari Tamil film Porinju Mariam Jose Kuriyachira George Bigil Alex Tamil film 2021 Muddy 34 Mmmmm Sound of Pain Oscar shortlisted 35 2022 Siddy 36 The Teacher Gunashekharan 37 Anaparambile Worldcup 38 Family editVijayan is married to Raji He has 3 children Aromal Archana and Abhirami He has a son in law Abdul Aadil and a granddaughter named Adeeva Other activities editIn 2004 he started a sports equipment company named Boxer Sports Goods Company BSGC in Thrissur 39 40 After retirement from active football Vijayan concentrated his attention upon his football School that he had opened in Thrissur He was also a member of the now defunct National Congress Indira 41 In 2010 Vijayan formally took over a coaching job with Southern Samity a premier division side in the Calcutta Football League 42 In March 2017 the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Government of India appointed Vijayan as the national observer for football 43 In October 2018 Vijayan announced that he is starting a film production company called Bigdaddy Entertainment jointly with his friends which will be mainly revolving around football 44 45 In January 2017 Vijayan officially unveiled the club crest of newly formed I League club Gokulam 46 In February 2021 Vijayan was appointed as the director of Kerala Police Football Academy a new police football academy which is going to be set up in Malappuram 47 On 2 September 2022 Vijayan was elected as a member of the technical committee of the All India Football Federation 48 49 50 See also edit nbsp India portal nbsp Biography portal nbsp Association football portal AIFF Player of the Year List of India national football team hat tricks List of India national football team captainsNotes edit Bhutan Football Federation became a member of FIFA only in the year 2000 17 so the match against Bhutan at the 1999 South Asian Games is not considered a FIFA A international match by FIFA References edit The legend who 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