Shanmugam Venkatesh (born 23 November 1978) is an Indian football coach and former professional footballer[3] and currently, the assistant manager of East Bengal. He is an AFC A license coach.[4]
Playing career
In club football, Venkatesh appeared with Pune.[5]
Managerial career
He managed India U20 national team at the 2022 SAFF U-20 Championship.[6][7][8] He guided them clinching title beating Bangladesh 5–2 in final.[9][10][11] he also managed the team in 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification in September.[12] They travelled to Kuwait in October, faced Australia, Iraq and Kuwait, winning a single match, against hosts.[13][14]
Honours
Player
Salgaocar
East Bengal
Mahindra United
India
- SAFF Championship: 1997, 1999, 2005; third place: 2003
India U23
Individual
- National Football League Best Player: 2001, 2003
- Karnataka Olympic Association Award: 2004
- AIFF Player of the Year: 2004–05[1][16][17]
Manager
India U20
References
- ^ a b c "Shanmugam Venkatesh". Pune Football Club. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ^ "Shanmugam Venkatesh". Goal.com. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ^ "FIRST TIME IN INDIAN FOOTBALL : Pune FC set transfer fee trend, release medio Lester". kolkatafootball.com. 11 June 2012. Archived from the original on 22 June 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ "RESULTS OF AFC A LICENSE COURSE DECLARED". AIFF. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "Durand Cup: Pune FC held to goalless draw by CRPF". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. New Delhi: The Times of India. PTI. 23 August 2012. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ "India beat Maldives, book spot in SAFF U20 C'ship final with Bangladesh". thestatesman.com. Bhubaneswar: The Statesman. IANS. 5 August 2023. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ "Venkatesh announces squad of 23 for SAFF U20 Championship". the-aiff.com. Bhubaneswar: All India Football Federation. 23 July 2022. Archived from the original on 23 July 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ Mukherjee, Soham (5 August 2022). "2022 SAFF U-20 Championship: Gurkirat scores four as India beat Bangaldesh 5–2 in the final". goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 27 November 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ a b TEAM SPORTSTAR, 21:34 IST (5 August 2022). "India beats Bangladesh to clinch U20 SAFF Championship". sportstar.thehindu.com. Bhubaneswar, Odisha: Sportstar. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Mukherjee, Soham (7 August 2022). "NXGN India: Who is Gurkirat Singh? The starlet that won the golden boot and MVP award in SAFF U-20 Championship". goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ Sarkar, Sattyik (5 August 2022). "India defeat Bangladesh to win SAFF U-20 Championship 2022". khelnow.com. Khel Now. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ TEAM SPORTSTAR, 15:29 IST (23 July 2022). "India announces 23-member squad for SAFF U20 Championship". sportstar.thehindu.com. Bhubaneswar, Odisha: Sportstar. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Chatterjee, Triyasha (18 October 2022). "AFC U20 Asian Cup Qualifiers LIVE: India brace for ULTIMATE Kuwait test — Check Out India U20 vs Kuwait U20 Preview, Prediction, LIVE Stream-Follow LIVE". insidesport.in. Kolkata: Inside Sport India News. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "India beat Kuwait 2–1, win but fail to qualify for next year's AFC U-20 Asian Cup". hindustantimes.com. The Hindustan Times. PTI. 19 October 2022. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Ho Chi Minh City Cups". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Jeje Lalpekhlua is 2016 AIFF Player of the Year". the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "All India Football Federation Awards: Sunil Chhetri and Bala Devi win Player of the Year Trophy". India Today. 14 February 2015. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ Sarkar, Uttiyo (7 August 2022). "SAFF U-20 Championship 2022 review: India retain title". khelnow.com. Bhubaneswar: Khel Now News. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.