Playing position Name Raman Vijayan | Years Team Role Football player 2008-2009 CPT Position Forward | |
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Date of birth (1977-04-29) 29 April 1977 (age 38) | ||
Velicham interview with football player and coach raman vijayan 1
Raman Vijayan (born 4 June 1973 is an Indian football manager and former National team striker.
Contents
- Velicham interview with football player and coach raman vijayan 1
- Velicham interview with football player and coach raman vijayan 2
- Club career
- International
- Coaching career
- References
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.
Velicham interview with football player and coach raman vijayan 2
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.
Later in his career, he went on to play for CPT in the Calcutta Football League.
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.
After coaching South United, Vijayan went back to Tamil Nadu to coach Chennai FC.
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.