V. P. Sathyan

Vatta Parambath Sathyan (29 April 1965 – 18 July 2006), popularly known as V. P. Sathyan, was a former Indian professional footballer who played the centre back position. He was the captain of the India national football team from 1991 to 1995. He was named the 1995 All India Football Federation (AIFF) player of the year.[1],[2],[3],[4]

V. P. Sathyan
Personal information
Full name Vatta Parambath Sathyan
Date of birth (1965-04-29)29 April 1965
Place of birth Mekkunnu, Kannur, Chokli, Kerala, India
Date of death 18 July 2006(2006-07-18) (aged 41)
Place of death Chennai, India
Playing position(s) Full-back, Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1982 Spirited Youth Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983 Lucky Star Club
1984–1992 Kerala Police (football club)
1992–1993 Mohun Bagan
1994–1995 Kerala Police (football club)
1996 Kerala Police (football club)
National team
1985–1995 India 81 (4)
Teams managed
2001 Indian Bank (football club)
2002 India (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Sathyan started his career in 1983 representing Kerala in the Santosh Trophy National Championship. He attended the South Zone camp for Indian probables under Amar Bahadur in 1985. Strongly built and a capable defender, he joined the national team going to the 1985 SAF Games in Dhaka. By 1986, he had represented the country in the Nehru Cup in Thiruvananthapuram and in the Seoul Asian Games.

Sathyan was a key member of the Kerala Police Football team which won the Federation Cup twice, in 1989–90 and in 1990–91. He went from the Kerala Police team to Kolkata in 1991, where he played for two seasons, one in Mohammedan Sporting Club and one in Mohun Bagan before returning to the Kerala Police again and then moving to Indian Bank in 1996. Sathyan served first as a player from 1995 to 2001 and then as the team's coach.

In 1991, Sathyan became the captain of the Indian team for the World Cup qualifiers in Beirut and Seoul. He led the Indian team to a gold medal in the 1995 SAF Games in Chennai.[5] He also led Kerala to the Santosh Trophy title in 1992.

Sathyan was the AIFF player of the year in 1995. As a coach, he was an assistant to Stephen Constantine in 2002 when India toured South Korea.

International goals
Scores and results list India's goal tally first..[6][7][8][9]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.26 July 1986Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia South Korea
3–3
4–3
1986 Pestabola Merdeka
2.30 January 1993Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, India Cameroon
1–2
2–2
1993 Nehru Cup
3.7 May 1993Beirut, Lebanon Lebanon
2–2
2–2
1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
4.15 May 1993Beirut, Lebanon Bahrain1-21-21994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

Personal life

VP Sathyan was born on 29 April 1965 in Mekkunnu near Chokli, Kannur district, to Vatta Parambath Gopalan Nair and Narayani Amma. He was married to Anitha and had a daughter, Athira. Suffering from depression, he died of suicide by jumping on to an oncoming train in Chennai on 18 July 2006.[10],[11]

Film

The 2018 Indian biographical film Captain is based on Sathyan's life. Jayasurya portrayed Sathyan in the film, while Anu Sithara played his wife, Anitha.[12] In 2019, Jayasurya won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for Captain and Njan Marykutty along with Soubin Shahir.

References
  1. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/Arrackistan/vp-sathyan-the-captain-gets-an-elegy/
  2. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/vp-sathyan-commits-suicide/story-kV7EQqLJ2x6augoKVIKTyI.html
  3. https://malayalam.samayam.com/sports/football/football-news/former-indian-football-team-captain-vp-sathyan-13th-death-anniversary/articleshow/70278551.cms
  4. https://www.mathrubhumi.com/sports/features/v-p-sathyan-malayalam-news-1.1211604/v-p-sathyan-1.1211627
  5. "A footballer who never got his due". The Telegraph. 19 July 2006. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  6. Merdeka Tournament 1986
  7. SK Indian Football Tribute: VP Sathyan - Remembering the life of a legend
  8. Nehru Cup 1993
  9. The Indian Senior Team at the 1994 World Cup Qualifiers
  10. "V P Sathyan commits suicide". Rediffnews. 18 July 2006. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  11. https://www.madhyamam.com/kerala/footballer-vp-sathyan-memorial-kerala-news/608815
  12. "Jaysurya in movie on V P Sathyan". Deccan Chronicle.
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