Raman Vijayan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 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 | |||
| 1996–2001 | 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 Vijayan (born 4 June 1973) is a former Indian football player and current manager.
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]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b http://the-aiff.com/pages/news/index.php?N_Id=3010
- ^ http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers2008.html
- ^ "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.
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Indian footballers
- India international footballers
- Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games
- Footballers from Kerala
- Association football forwards
- Asian Games competitors for India
- FC Kochin players