Batram Suri
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 November 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Laugu, British Solomon Islands | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | striker, midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1992 | Lauga | ||
| 1992–1994 | AS Dragon | ||
| 1994–1999 | Nelson Suburbs | ||
| 1999–2000 | Football Kingz | 13 | (2) |
| 2000 | Lauga | ||
| 2001 | Nadi | ||
| 2002–2003 | YoungHeart Manawatu | ||
| 2003 | Koloale | ||
| 2004–2005 | JP Su'uria | ||
| 2005–2006 | Nasina | ||
| 2006 | Richmond Athletic | ||
| 2006–2007 | Canterbury United | 9 | (0) |
| 2007 | Richmond Athletic | ||
| 2007–2008 | Makuru | ||
| 2008–2009 | Ferrymead Bays | ||
| 2009 | Makuru | ||
| 2010–2011 | Amical | ||
| International career | |||
| 1992–2005 | Solomon Islands | 48 | (10) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2017 | Ifira Black Bird | ||
| 2018– | Solomon Islands U-19 | ||
| 2019– | Solomon Islands U-23 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Batram Suri (born 2 November 1971) is a Solomon Islands professional footballerwho played as either a striker or a midfielder. As one of the few Solomon Islandsers he played club football in New Zealand. He has almost 50 caps for the national team of the Solomon Islands. At the moment, he is the head coach of the Solomon Islands U-23.
Playing career
Club
Suri is the most well-known player to come out of the Solomon Islands and has previously played in New Zealand for Richmond Athletic and the Football Kingz amongst other clubs (now the New Zealand Knights), in Fiji and Tahiti and has also played for Laugu FC in his native country.
International
Suri is also one of the Solomon Islands national football team's most successful players helping them reach the oceanic play-off final against Australia in 2005. He made his debut in 1992 and collected over 40 caps, also scoring a fair share of goals.
Managerial career
On 16 June 2019, Suri was appointed as head coach of the Solomon Islands U-23 to guide them in the 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament from 21 September - 5 October 2019, to try to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Achievements
- Solomon Islands Player of the Year (1994)
- New Zealand Player of the Year (1996)
- New Zealand Top Goalscorer (1997 and 1998)
- Oceanian Player of the Year: Fourth place (1996),[1] Tenth place (1997[2] and 1998[3]), Twelfth place (2002)[4]
References
- ^ "Oceanian Player of the Year 1996". rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ "Oceanian Player of the Year 1997". rsssf.com. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ "Oceanian Player of the Year 1998". rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ "Oceanian Player of the Year 2002". rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
External links
- Batram Suri at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1972 births
- Living people
- Association football forwards
- Association football midfielders
- Solomon Islands footballers
- Solomon Islands international footballers
- Solomon Islands expatriate footballers
- Football Kingz F.C. players
- Nelson Suburbs players
- Nadi F.C. players
- Expatriate footballers in Fiji
- Expatriate footballers in Vanuatu
- Solomon Islands expatriate sportspeople in Fiji
- Solomon Islands expatriate sportspeople in Vanuatu
- Expatriate footballers in French Polynesia
- Solomon Islands expatriate sportspeople in French Polynesia
- Solomon Islands expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand
- Expatriate association footballers in New Zealand
- Solomon Islands people of Indian descent
- Solomon Islands football biography stubs