Raman Vijayan

Raman Vijayan (born 4 June 1973) is a former an Indian football player and current manager.

Raman Vijayan
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-06-04) 4 June 1973
Place of birth Tamil Nadu, Sivaganga
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)
National team
India 30 (7)
Teams managed
2012 KGF Academy
2012–2014 South United
2015 Chennai FC
2015–2016 Delhi Dynamos (assistant coach)
2017– Chennai United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.

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]

References
  1. http://the-aiff.com/pages/news/index.php?N_Id=3010
  2. http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers2008.html
  3. "Raman Vijayan to use his wealth of experience". The Hindu. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  4. "Former India footballer Raman Vijayan signs as Delhi Dynamos assistant coach". FirstPost. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
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