Shanmugam Venkatesh (born 23 November 1978) is an Indian football coach and former professional footballer[3] and currently, the assistant manager of East Bengal. He is an AFC A license coach.[4]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 23 November 1978||
Place of birth | Bangalore, Karnataka, India[1] | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
ADE | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1997 | Indian Telephone Industries | ||
1997–2000 | Salgaocar | ||
2000–2002 | Mahindra United | ||
2002–2003 | East Bengal | 17 | (2) |
2003–2007 | Mahindra United | 77 | (12) |
2007–2008 | Mohun Bagan | 12 | (1) |
2008–2014 | Pune | 105 | (9) |
International career‡ | |||
2002 | India U23 | ||
1997–2006 | India | ||
Managerial career | |||
2015—2019 | India (assistant coach) | ||
2019−2022 | Indian Arrows | ||
2022 | India U20 | ||
2022 | East Bengal (assistant coach) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 December 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 December 2013 |
Playing career
Managerial career
He managed India U20 national team at the 2022 SAFF U-20 Championship.[6][7][8] He guided them clinching title beating Bangladesh 5–2 in final.[9][10][11] he also managed the team in 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification in September.[12] They travelled to Kuwait in October, faced Australia, Iraq and Kuwait, winning a single match, against hosts.[13][14]
Honours
Player
Salgaocar
East Bengal
- National Football League: 2002–03
- Durand Cup: 2002–03
Mahindra United
- National Football League: 2005–06
- Federation Cup: 2005
- Durand Cup: 2008
India
- SAFF Championship: 1997, 1999, 2005; third place: 2003
India U23
Individual
- National Football League Best Player: 2001, 2003
- Karnataka Olympic Association Award: 2004
- AIFF Player of the Year: 2004–05[1][16][17]
Manager
India U20
References
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