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| Former Indian Football Captain | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 May 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Parappur, Thrissur, India | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
C. V. Pappachan (born 20 May 1965) is a former Indian football player and a retired police officer from Thrissur, Kerala. He captained India in a couple of tournaments. [1]
Born in Parappur in Thrissur district, Pappachan turned professional in 1982 and played as a striker. Prior to being recruited for Kerala Police team by the then DGP M. K. Joseph, he played as striker representing Sree Kerala Varma college and Calicut University and played in an international university tournament in Japan. He played for Kerala Police team during 1982-1998 and for FC Kochin during 1998-99. Pappachan captained Kerala Police team and Kerala State team. He also represented India in many tournaments including the 1987 Calicut Nehru Cup International Football Tournament and the 1991 Thiruvananthapuram Nehru Cup. He scored the lone goal for India when they met Hungary 1991 edition of Nehru Cup. Pappachan played in the Indian senior B National Team at the Sri Lanka Independence Cup in 1998. He represented Kerala in the Santosh Trophy tournament eight times. He has also played in many national and international tournaments. He served as Commandant in Kerala Police Academy (KEPA), Thrissur. He was conferred the President's police medal in 2020. He retired from Kerala Police on 31 May 2021. [2]
In a career spanning over a decade, Pappachan has played for several clubs and represented Calicut University, his home state Kerala, and India.
Pappachan made his debut as a Panchari Melam performer at a function in the Thekkinkad Maidan on 31 August 2009. Speaker of Kerala legislative assembly K. Radhakrishnan inaugurated the function. He is now a trained percussionist.