N. S. Manju

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N.S. Manju
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-05-09) 9 May 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Mysore, Karnataka, India [1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
DYS, Karnataka
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2004 HAL
2004–2007 Mahindra United
2007–2010 Mohun Bagan
2011–2012 United Sikkim
2012 → Pune (loan) 0 (0)
2013–2016 Bengaluru FC 3 (0)
International career‡
2004 India U20
2006–2008 India U23
2005–2011 India 25 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2013
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 October 2013

Nanjangud Shivananju Manju (born 9 May 1984) is an Indian professional footballer who played as a defender for Bengaluru FC in the I-League. He was capped 25 times for India. He is currently working as a Football Commentator in Star Sports 1 Kannada Channel for the Indian Super League.

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Career

Early career

In his early career, Manju played for Hindustan Aeronautics Limited S.C., Mahindra United, and Mohun Bagan A.C. all in the National Football League and I-League. [2] Manju was nominated for the ‘Best Indian Player’ Award at the inaugural edition of the FPAI Awards Night in 2009. [3]

United Sikkim

On 18 February 2011, it was announced that Manju had signed with United Sikkim F.C. of the I-League 2nd Division along with national team teammate Renedy Singh. [4] The major decider in him going was the fact that the team was owned by his national teammate Baichung Bhutia. [4]

Pune FC (loan)

On 7 January 2012, it was confirmed that Manju had signed for I-League side Pune F.C. on loan for the remainder of the 2011–12 I-League season. [5]

Bengaluru FC

After not playing at all during the 2012–13 I-League season, Manju signed for new direct-entry I-League club Bengaluru FC for the 2013–14 season. [6] He made his debut for the club on 2 November 2013 against Mumbai F.C. at the Balewadi Sports Complex in which he played the full match as Bengaluru FC drew the match 2–2. [7]

International

After doing well in domestic league football, Manju earned a call-up to the India national football team. [3] Before playing for the seniors, Manju was captain of the India U23 team. [3] He was on the India national squad who won the prestigious Nehru Cup in 2007 and 2009. [8]

He was on the squad that toured Barcelona as a preparatory camp for the Nehru Cup 2009, [9] but unfortunately got himself injured in the first match of the Nehru Cup 2009 vs Lebanon which ruled him out of the Nehru Cup 2009, [10] IFA Shield, Durand Cup as well as Federation Cup. [11]

International goals

Scores and results list India's goal tally first. [12]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 December 2005 Peoples Football Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 1–01–0 2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
2.6 September 2006 Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 1–01–7 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Honours

India

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