Raman Vijayan
Raman Vijayan (born 4 June 1973) is a former Indian football player, founder of Noble Football Academy And RamanVijayan Soccer School. He also worked as commentator for the Indian Super League on Star Sports Tamil.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raman Vijayan | ||
| Date of birth | 4 June 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Kandramanickam, Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu, India | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Indian Bank | |||
| 1997–1998 | FC Kochin | 18 | (10) |
| 1998–1999 | East Bengal | 29 | (14) |
| 2000–2001 | Mahindra United | 25 | (7) |
| 2001–2002 | Dempo SC | 12 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | East Bengal | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Mohammedan | 36 | (15) |
| International career | |||
| 1996–2001 | India | 30 | (7) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012 | KGF Academy | ||
| 2012–2014 | South United | ||
| 2015 | Chennai FC | ||
| 2015–2016 | Delhi Dynamos (assistant coach) | ||
| 2017– | Chennai United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Raman is one of two Indian footballers, other than Baichung Bhutia, to be the top scorer in the old National Football League after he scored 10 goals during the 1997–98 season.
Club career
Raman started his footballing career with East Bengal FC before the National Football League began in 1996. After the 1997-98 season, Raman became the top scorer in the NFL that season after he scored 10 goals.[1]
Later in his career, he went on to play for CPT in the Calcutta Football League.[2]
International
Raman has represented the India national football team during his playing career.[citation needed]
Coaching career
For the 2012 I-League 2nd Division Raman was hired to coach Bangalore side KGF Academy.[1]
After coaching South United, Vijayan went back to Tamil Nadu to coach Chennai FC.[3]
In July 2015, it was announced that Vijayan would become the assistant coach at Indian Super League side Delhi Dynamos. He would also be the technical director of the team's grassroots program.[4]
Honours
India
- SAFF Championship: 1997
- South Asian Games Bronze medal: 1999
Bengal
East Bengal
Individual
- National Football League (India) Golden Boot: 1997–98[7][8]
References
- ^ a b ":::: The Aiff ::::". Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
- ^ "Season ending transfers 2008".
- ^ "Raman Vijayan to use his wealth of experience". The Hindu. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ "Former India footballer Raman Vijayan signs as Delhi Dynamos assistant coach". FirstPost. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava; Jönsson, Mikael; Bobrowsky, Josef (13 February 2014). . RSSSF. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Bengal lift record sixth crown". The Tribune. Press Trust of India. 5 April 1999. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ . All India Football Federation. the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ . Rediff.com. 14 May 2004. Archived from the original on 28 August 2004. Retrieved 24 October 2018.