Chennaiyin FC appoint Raman Vijayan as assistant coach | Soccer Information

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Chennaiyin FC on Friday named former India striker Raman Vijayan as assistant coach of the primary crew.

Raman Vijayan(Twitter)

The 49-year-old from Tamil Nadu has a wealth of expertise and can work in tandem with head coach Thomas Brdaric and the remainder of the teaching workers, mentioned a press launch.

Vijayan replaces former India worldwide Syed Sabir Pasha.

"We're extraordinarily happy to have Raman Vijayan on board. His eye to identify and groom expertise mixed along with his managerial expertise might be of nice worth to CFC," co-owner Vita Dani mentioned about Vijayan’s appointment.

Vijayan has additionally had expertise in an analogous position when he labored with Delhi Dynamos in the course of the 2015-16 season of the Indian Tremendous League. He additionally had managerial roles with two native outfits and in addition South United from Bengaluru.

Expressing pleasure on his new position as CFC assistant coach, Vijayan commented: "I am so completely happy to be a part of the Chennaiyin household. Being an area participant myself, it's a massive honour to work with CFC.

"My imaginative and prescient is to have long-term targets, particularly on improvement on the grassroot degree. It is extra necessary for me to construct a robust arrange for youth improvement and grassroots.

"Yearly we must always convey extra expertise and produce extra gamers from our youth improvement program to the primary crew. That might be our massive imaginative and prescient within the upcoming years. We can have a correct scouting and construction program to convey extra native abilities from Tamil Nadu."

In addition to making 30 worldwide appearances, Vijayan additionally represented a few of the nation's prime golf equipment, together with East Bengal, Mohammedan SC, Dempo SC, FC Cochin and Mahindra United throughout his skilled profession earlier than making a profitable transition to teaching.

Within the 11-year existence of the Nationwide Soccer League (rebranded because the I-League in 2007), Vijayan was one of many solely two prime Indian aim scorers alongside Baichung Bhutia.

Chennaiyin FC are at the moment making ready for the Tremendous Cup 2023 the place they are going to start their marketing campaign in opposition to NorthEast United in Kerala on April 11.

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