V. Saravanan
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Saravanan a/l Vellu | ||
Date of birth | 11 January 1978 | ||
Place of birth | Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker / Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–1998 | Perak FA | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–2000 | Perak FA | ||
2001 | Kuala Lumpur FA | ||
2002–2004 | Perak FA | ||
2005–2008 | UPB-MyTeam FC | ||
2009 | ATM FA | ||
2011 | PKNS FC | ||
International career | |||
1997–1998 | Malaysia U-21 | ||
1999–2000 | Malaysia U-23 | ||
1999–2004 | Malaysia | 19 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
2012–2022 | HJK Helsinki (Youth Coach) | ||
2023–present | Perak FC (assistant head coach) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
V. Saravanan (born 11 January 1978) is a former Malaysian football player. He currently works as an Assistant Coach for Perak FC since 5 January 2023.
Career
Saravanan spent the majority of his football career at Perak FA, winning two Malaysia Cup in 1998 and 2000.[1] He also played for Kuala Lumpur FA, UPB-MyTeam FC, ATM FA and PKNS FC.
Saravanan also represented Malaysia 19 times from 1999 to 2004.[2] His only international goals was against Thailand in a 2004 friendly match. Early on in his career, he was in the Malaysia national under-21 football team that competes in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, held in Malaysia.[3]
He retired from professional football at the end of 2011 to move with his girlfriend to Finland.[4]
In 2021, he obtained his UEFA A license and was a Physical Education Instructor in Pajulahti, Finland.
He is fluent in Finnish, English, Malay and Tamil.
Prior to moving to Malaysia, he was a Football Coach for Helsinki Football Club (HJK) in Helsinki, Finland in 2019 and served IF GNISTAN between 2012-2018.
Personal life
He married his long-time girlfriend, Satu Johanna Ekholm, who is a physiotherapist from Finland working with the National Sports Council of Malaysia. They have a son.
International goals
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 19 August 2004 | Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() |
1–2 | Won | Friendly |
References
- ^ "11 Idaman Semuanya BOLA Pasukan Perak Di Bawah Weigang" (in Malay). Semuanya Bola. 13 June 2017. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ Malaysia - Record International Players – RSSSF.
- ^ FIFA.com
- ^ Vijhay Vick (21 December 2011). "Finland beckons for Saravanan". Malay Mail viaYahoo! Malaysia News. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
External links
- V. Saravanan at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at Laman Web Peminat Bolasepak Perak Darul Ridzuan