Jo Paul Ancheri

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Jo Paul Ancheri
Personal information
Date of birth 2 August 1976
Place of birth Thrissur, Kerala, India
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1992–93 SBT
1993–94 Mohun Bagan
1994–97 JCT Football Club
1997–98 FC Cochin
1998–99 Mohun Bagan
1999–01 FC Cochin
2001–02 East Bengal (7)
2002–04 JCT Football Club
2004–05 Mohun Bagan
International career
2002 India U23
1993–2005 India 39 (7 [1] )
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jo Paul Ancheri (born 2 August 1976) is an Indian former professional football player who captained the Indian Football team. [2] He was named the AIFF Player of the Year by the All India Football Federation in 1994 and 2001. [3] He currently[ when? ] works as a Malayalam commentator and pundit on Star Sports Malayalam with the leading commentator Shaiju Damodaran. [4]

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Club career

Born in Thrissur, Kerala, Ancheri began his professional career in 1992 playing for State Bank of Travancore. [5] He went on to play for many leading football clubs including Mohun Bagan, JCT Mills, [6] [7] FC Kochin, [8] and East Bengal. He was a versatile player who could play in any position including defender, defensive midfielder, midfielder, and striker. [9] With JCT Mills Phagwara, he won the 1996–97 National Football League. [10]

International career

Ancheri made his senior international debut for India against Bangladesh on 14 September 1994 in a 4–2 win, when he scored a goal. [11] Ancheri was also a member of the Indian team for the Nehru Gold Cup in Calcutta, and of the under-23 side, which took part in the pre-Olympic tournament. He later suffered a knee injury for the rest of the season and came back with the colours of FC Kochin in 1997. [12]

Ancheri played in a number of tournaments such as FIFA World Cup qualifiers, the SAFF Championship, and the South Asian Games, and helped the team win the South Asian Football Federation Cup in 1999. [13] [14] He was part of the Syed Naeemuddin-managed Indian team that participated in the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok and reached the second round. [15] [16]

With India, he appeared in the 2002 World Cup Qualifiers, when India defeated teams like United Arab Emirates, Brunei and Yemen. India secured 11 points from 6 matches, the same as Yemen, but finished behind them due to an inferior goal difference. [17] In that year, Ancheri was part of the Bhaichung Bhutia-led Indian team that won the LG Cup, defeating the host nation Vietnam 3–2. [18] He later appeared in the 2003 Afro-Asian Games, when India finished as runners-up behind Uzbekistan. [19]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.4 May 2001 Althawra Sports City Stadium, Sanaa, Yemen Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 1–13–3 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.2–2
3.11 May 2001 Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 1–01–0
4.20 May 2001 Bangalore Football Stadium, Bangalore, India Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 4–05–0

Honours

JCT Mills

FC Kochin

Mohun Bagan

East Bengal

India

India U-23

Maharashtra

Individual

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