Robin Charles Raja

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Robin Charles Raja
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Date of birth (1966-07-30) 30 July 1966 (age 57)
Place of birth Tamil Nadu, India
Managerial career
YearsTeam
Chennai Customs
Hindustan Eagles
Chennai
Tamil Nadu
2016–2017 Chennai City
2017– Chennai F.C.

Robin Charles Raja (born 30 July 1966) is an Indian football manager and a former player. [1] He is the coach of Chennai FC, which competes in the CFA Senior Division league.

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Coaching career

Born in Tamil Nadu, Raja has served as the head coach of various local state clubs in the CFA Senior Division. He won the league with both Chennai Customs and Hindustan Eagles in 2010 and 2012 respectively. [2] He also coached Chennai FC in the league in 2016. Raja has also coached Tamil Nadu in the Santosh Trophy. During the 2016 edition of the tournament, Raja lead his state side to the semi-finals of the tournament. [3] His side lost 1–0. [4]

Chennai City

Raja was named the head coach of Chennai City in December 2016 after the club were granted direct-entry into the I-League. [2] He was sacked in January 2017 after "due to unsatisfactory results" with the team lying on the bottom of the table then, following just one win after the first seven games. [5]

Statistics

Managerial statistics

As of 8 February 2017.
TeamFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
Chennai City 13 December 20168 February 20177115014.29
Total7115014.29

Personal life

Robin Charles Raja is married to Angela Lincy Vasanthakumari. His wife is also a sportsperson. She won the high jump for women and set a national record of 1.72m, at the National Games in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, in the year 1987. [6] [7] [8] She was 15 years old when she set this record. Angela Lincy is from Nazareth, Tamil Nadu. Also, she is an alumnus of St. Johns Girls Higher Secondary School, Nazareth. They have a daughter, who is also a sportsperson, her name is Abhisheka Shannon, she is a squash player and she is a national champion at the junior level. [9]

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  2. 1 2 "I-League 2016/17: Chennai City FC announce their manager for their debut season". SportsKeeda. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  3. ↑ Chandran, Praveen (11 March 2016). "It's Maharashtra's youthful exuberance vs Tamil Nadu's tactical brilliance". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Maharashtra beat TN, to face Services in Santosh Trophy final". Manorama Online. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Chennai City FC sacks coach Robin Charles Raja". sportstarlive.com. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
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