V. Saravanan

In this Indian name, the name Vellu is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Saravanan. The abbreviation "a/l" (anak lelaki) or "a/p" (anak perempuan), if used, means "son of" or "daughter of" in Malay respectively.
V. Saravanan
Personal information
Full nameSaravanan a/l Vellu
Date of birth11 January 1978
Place of birthJohor, Malaysia
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing positionStriker
Youth career
1997–1998Perak FA
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1998–1999Perak FA
2000Kuala Lumpur FA
2001–2004Perak FA
2005–2008UPB-MyTeam FC
2009ATM FA
2011PKNS FC
National team
1997–1998Malaysia U-21
1999–2000Malaysia U-23
2000–2004Malaysia13(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

V. Saravanan (born 11 January 1978) is a former Malaysian football player.

Career

Saravanan spent majority of his football career at Perak FA, winning Malaysia Cup, Premier One league title and Malaysia FA Cup. He also played for UPB-MyTeam FC, ATM FA and PKNS FC.

Saravanan also represents Malaysia 13 times from 2000 to 2004, scoring 1 goal against Thailand in a 2004 friendly match.[1] Early 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.[2]

He retired from professional football at the end of 2011 to move with his girlfriend to Finland.[3]

Personal life

His girlfriend, Satu Johanna Ekholm is a physiotherapist from Finland, working with the National Sports Council of Malaysia.[4]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 18 August 2004 Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  Thailand 1–2 Won Friendly

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ganusoccer.net/v6/en/forum/6-bola-malaysia-umung-msia-soccer/6980-keratan-akhbar-bola-msia-umung.html
  2. ↑ http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=182252/index.html
  3. ↑ Vijhay Vick (21 December 2011). "Finland beckons for Saravanan". Malay Mail viaYahoo! Malaysia News. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  4. ↑ Jonathan Fernandez (16 February 2010). "Satu 'Florence Nightingale' for Saravanan". Malay Mail retrieved via Google Cache. Retrieved 31 January 2012.

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