Raman Vijayan
FullnameRaman Vijayan
Birth date4 June 1973 (age 53)
Birth placeKandramanickam, Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu, India
Height188 cm
PositionStriker
CurrentclubGokulam Kerala Women (head coach)
Years 11996-1997
Years 21997–1998
Years 31998–1999
Years 42000–2001
Years 52001–2002
Years 62002–2003
Years 72004–2005
Clubs 1East Bengal
Clubs 2Kochin
Clubs 3East Bengal
Clubs 4Mahindra United
Clubs 5Dempo
Clubs 6East Bengal
Clubs 7Mohammedan
Caps 218
Goals 210
Caps 329
Goals 314
Caps 425
Goals 47
Caps 512
Goals 51
Caps 61
Goals 60
Caps 736
Goals 715
Nationalyears 11996–2001
Nationalteam 1India
Nationalcaps 130
Nationalgoals 17
Manageryears 12012
Managerclubs 1Delhi Dynamos
Manageryears 22012–2014
Managerclubs 2South United
Manageryears 32015
Managerclubs 3Chennai
Manageryears 42015–2016
Managerclubs 4Delhi Dynamos (assistant coach)
Manageryears 52017–2018
Managerclubs 5Chennai United
Manageryears 62023–2025
Managerclubs 6Chennaiyin
Manageryears 72025–
Managerclubs 7Gokulam Kerala Women

Raman Vijayan (born 4 June 1973) is an Indian football coach and former footballer. He is the founder of Noble Football Academy and Raman Vijayan Soccer School. He is currently serving as the head coach of the Indian Women's League club Gokulam Kerala.[1]

Raman is one of two Indian footballers, the other being 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.[2]

Later in his career, he went on to play for CPT in the Calcutta Football League.[3]

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.[2]

After coaching South United, Vijayan went back to Tamil Nadu to coach Chennai FC.[4]

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.[5]

Honours

India

Bengal

East Bengal

Individual

References

  1. ^ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/raman-vijayan-named-gokulam-kerala-womens-team-head-coach/articleshow/122591282.cms
  2. ^ "The AIFF". Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Season ending transfers 2008". Archived 16 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Raman Vijayan to use his wealth of experience". The Hindu. 18 February 2015. Archived 28 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Former India footballer Raman Vijayan signs as Delhi Dynamos assistant coach". FirstPost. 2 July 2015. Archived 4 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  6. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava; Jönsson, Mikael; Bobrowsky, Josef (13 February 2014). "India 1996/97 – List of Champions: Santosh Trophy". RSSSF. Archived 18 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ^ "Bengal lift record sixth crown". tribuneindia.com. The Tribune India. Press Trust of India. 5 April 1999. Archived 28 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  8. ^ "From the History Book". All India Football Federation. the-aiff.com. Archived 17 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Leading Goal Scorers". Rediff.com. 14 May 2004. Archived 28 August 2004 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 24 October 2018.