Raman Patrick Sisupalan is an English former professional footballer of Indian descent who is currently working as foreign coaches liaison at Kovalam FC of the Kerala Premier League. He played as a midfielder and last played for Viva Kerala FC of the I-League as a player of Indian origin.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raman Patrick Sisupalan | ||
| Date of birth | 4 July 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Viva Kerala[1] | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Petchey Academy | ||
| 2012– | Kovalam FC | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:44, 20 November 2010 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:44, 20 November 2010 (UTC) | |||
Personal life
editBorn in England, Sisupalan began his football career in London and spent some years teaching at Alexandra Park School before moving to India to play professional football. He also worked at the Petchey Academy and at Northumberland Park Community School.
Club career
editDuring his early career, he played football for University of Rio Grande and futsal for FC White Bear.[3] He later switched to football predominantly, as his professional career.
Viva Kerala
editHe signed for Kerala-based I-League side Viva Kerala in 2009.[4] Under the coaching of A M Sreedharan, he was all set to be debuted for Viva Kerala in the IFA Shield in Kolkata, against East Bengal FC.[5] But later, the club withdrew from the tournament due to failure to register players on time and Sisupalan missed the debut opportunity.[6]
Managerial career
editFrom 2010 to 2012, Sisupalan managed the soccer team of Petchey Academy in Kingsland School, Dalston, East London.
Sisupalan is currently in the managing committee of the Kerala Premier League outfit Kovalam FC from 2012. He works as a foreign coaches liaison in the Thiruvananthapuram-based side.[7] He along with Ebin Rose, coordinates the training facilities of the Kovalam FC, which is currently set up in the newly formed stadium at Arumanoor near Neyyattinkara.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Raman Sisupalan". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 28 April 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Indian Football : Patrick Sisupalan: A Foreigners point of view". Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 28 April 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ White Bear (Patrick Sisupalan) player will come back in India Archived 7 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine http://www.futsalplanet.com Archived 5 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine, 24/06/2009
- ^ Viva Kerala signs british born Patrick Sisupalan Archived 16 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine http://footballkerala.com. 16 June 2009
- ^ "Can Viva Kerala prove their mettle this time?". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 28 April 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ Viva Kerala pulls out from IFA Shield Archived 21 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine indianfootball.com. Retrieved 11 March 2021
- ^ "KOVALAM FOOTBALL CLUB". Kovalam Football Club (Kerala). Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Kovalam FC to become first club in Kerala to have its own practice facility". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 April 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2021.