Personal information | |||
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Full name | Raman Vijayan | ||
Date of birth | 4 June 1973 | ||
Place of birth | Kandramanickam, Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu, India | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Chennaiyin FC (assistant coach) | ||
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) |
International career | |||
1996–2001 | India | 30 | (7) |
Managerial career | |||
2012 | KGF Academy | ||
2012–2014 | South United | ||
2015 | Chennai FC | ||
2015–2016 | Delhi Dynamos (assistant coach) | ||
2017–2018 | Chennai United | ||
2023– | Chennaiyin FC | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Raman Vijayan (born 4 June 1973) is a former Indian football player, founder of Noble Football Academy And RamanVijayan Soccer School. Who currently assistant coach of Indian Super League club Chennaiyin FC.
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.
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]
Raman has represented the India national football team during his playing career.[ citation needed ]
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]
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