About Shanmugam Venkatesh
Born 1984. Shanmugam Venkatesh is an Indian association football player.
Shanmugam Venkatesh (born 23 November 1978) is an Indian football coach and former professional footballer and currently, the assistant manager of East Bengal. He is an AFC A license coach.
Playing career In club football, Venkatesh appeared with Pune.
Managerial career He managed India U20 national team at the 2022 SAFF U-20 Championship. He guided them clinching title beating Bangladesh 5–2 in final. he also managed the team in 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification in September. They travelled to Kuwait in October, faced Australia, Iraq and Kuwait, winning a single match, against hosts.
Honours
Player Salgaocar National Football League: 1998–99 Federation Cup: 1997 Durand Cup: 1999
East Bengal National Football League: 2002–03 Durand Cup: 2002–03
Mahindra United National Football League: 2005–06 Federation Cup: 2005 Durand Cup: 2008
India SAFF Championship: 1997, 1999, 2005; third place: 2003
India U23 LG Cup: 2002
Individual National Football League Best Player: 2001, 2003 Karnataka Olympic Association Award: 2004 AIFF Player of the Year: 2004–05
Manager India U20 SAFF U-20 Championship: 2022
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Who is Shanmugam Venkatesh?
Indian Professional Footballer
When was Shanmugam Venkatesh born?
Shanmugam Venkatesh was born on 23 November 1984 in Bengaluru.
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Shanmugam Venkatesh is an association football player.
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Shanmugam Venkatesh is Indian.
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