Nallappan Mohanraj
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nallappan Mohanraj | ||
| Date of birth | 23 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bengaluru United (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sports Authority of India | |||
| 2006–2007 | HAL | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2012 | Mohun Bagan | 126 | |
| 2012–2013 | Pune | ||
| 2013–2014 | Mumbai Tigers | ||
| 2014 | → Sporting Goa | 10 | (0) |
| 2015 | Atletico de Kolkata | 5 | (1) |
| 2015 | →Bharat FC (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2016 | Chennaiyin | ||
| 2017 | ATK | ||
| 2018 | Churchill Brothers | 14 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2008 | India U19 | 12 | |
| 2011–2012 | India U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2016 | India | 14 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nallappan Mohanraj (born 23 February 1989 in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu) is an Indian former professional footballer who played as a left back. He managed Bengaluru United in the I-League 2.[1]
Early career
Born in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, Mohanraj started Playing for Sports Authority of India in Chennai. He went for the under-16 and under-19 state selections, and didn't get selected for either. After that, he went for a trial at the Tata Football Academy, and didn't get through. But Carlton Chapman, the assistant coach there, told me he had a good left foot, and sent him for a trial at (I-League 2nd Division side) HAL, Bangalore. Finally, the HAL coach Krishnaji Rao gave him chance.[2]
Career
After his stint at HAL, Mohanraj signed for Mohun Bagan at the beginning of the 2007–08 season. He enjoyed a very successful stint with Mohun Bagan where he won the Indian Federation Cup in 2008, followed up with the ONGC Super Cup and runner-up in the I-League in 2009. In 2012–13 with Pune F.C. he picked up yet another I-League runner up medal.
Sporting Goa
On 5 February 2014 Mohanraj signed for Sporting Clube de Goa on loan from Mumbai Tigers as their club was disbanded.[3] He made his debut for Sporting Goa on 16 February 2014 in the I-League match against Pune F.C. at the Balewadi Sports Complex in which he started and played the whole match and also earned a yellow card in the 66th minute as Sporting Goa drew the match 1-1.[4]
International
Mohanraj won the 2009 Nehru Cup with the India national team. He was also the captain of the India U-18 team that toured Germany and played against the academy teams of VfB Stuttgart, FC Augsburg and Munich 1860, before participating in the 2008 AFC U-19 Championship tournament in Iran. On 23 February 2011 Mohanraj played his first game for the Indian U23 team against Myanmar.
Honours
India
- SAFF Championship runner-up: 2013
Atlético de Kolkata
References
- ^ "FC Bengaluru United appoint former India player Mohanraj as head coach". The Print. Press Trust of India. 23 January 2025. Archived from the original on 14 March 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "A happy homecoming for stars". The Hindu. 28 May 2009. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ Km, Shekkeer. "India International Mohan Raj joins Sporting Clube de Goa". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ "Pune FC vs. Sporting Goa 1-1". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
External links
- Nallappan Mohanraj at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at Goal.com
- Nallappan Mohanraj at Soccerway