Rahul Kumar

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Rahul Kumar
Personal information
Full name	Rahul Kumar
Date of birth	(1985-03-25) March 25, 1985
Place of birth	Chandigarh, India
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 ¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Salgaocar
Number	23
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2007-2010	Pune	??	(??)
2010	Mohun Bagan	??	(??)
2011	Chirag United	??	(??)
2011-present	Salgaocar	??	(??)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Rahul Kumar is an Indian football player who plays as a Defender for I-League team Salgaocar. A Punjab lad, Kumar was one of the original players of Pune F.C. in 2007.

Kumar began playing the game at the age of 14 beginning with Sanjay Public School where he played for two years. During this time he played the school nationals in Kolkata in 2001 and the next edition of the tournament the next year in Chandigarh. He also played the U-21 nationals and later went on to play for the Punjab senior team in 2005.

One of the earliest influences on his game was his coach at the start of his career at school, Ranjit Singh Rana, who not only encouraged him but was one of the coaches who also extended financial help to wards who needed it. Another coach he credits is Jaghir Singh of JCT Academy.

After school he joined the JCT Academy and followed that by a stint at the Punjab Electricity Board before making his way to PFC.

His height and built meant that he played as a defender since the beginning of his footballing days at school. Kumar is a very good player in the air which is a required skill for a defender in the centre of the field. He also backs that up with speed and with long range shooting, rounding off his skill set nicely.

Kumar’s brightest moment to date has been playing the Santosh Trophy for Punjab against Kerala. Kumar, who played left back in that game, was the junior most member of that 2005 Punjab side and he learnt a lot because everyone was eager to help the up-and-coming youngster.

Amongst the current lot of players, Kumar favours Baichung Bhutia amongst the forwards and the practical and sensible Mahesh Gawli of Dempo S.C amongst the defenders. Amongst players across the world he likes John Terry and Thierry Henry. Kumar loves to listen to music when he is not playing, especially Punjabi pop, his favourite artistes being Babbu Mann and Sukhwinder Singh.

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Salgaocar F.C. – current squad

1 K. Singh
2 F. Cardozo
3 A. Fernandes
4 Wali
6 L. Pereira
7 Duffy
8 Gonsalves
9 M. Masceranhas
11 Omagbemi
12 Gagandeep
13 Costa
14 Tsewang
15 Nalge
16 S. Singh
17 A. Pereira
18 Gnapka
19 N. Colaco
20 Masih
21 D'Souza
22 Foschini
23 R. Kumar
25 Lamare
26 R. Singh
29 C. Dias
30 F. Fernandes
32 Nabeel
34 B. Mascarenhas
36 Mendes
37 Oliveira
39 Silva
42 Peixoto
Manager: Derrick Pereira

Persondata
Name	Kumar, Rahul
Alternative names
Short description	Indian footballer
Date of birth	1985-03-25
Place of birth	Chandigarh
Date of death
Place of death

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