N.S. Manju

Nanjangud Shivananju Manju(Kannada: ನಂಜನಗೂಡು ಶಿವನಂಜು ಮಂಜು) (born 9 May 1987) is an Indian professional footballer who played as a defender for Bengaluru FC in the I-League.

Nanjangud Shivananju Manju
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-05-09) 9 May 1987
Place of birth Mysore, Karnataka, India[1]
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Free Agent
Number 2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 HAL
2004–2007 Mahindra United
2007–2010 Mohun Bagan
2011–2012 United Sikkim
2012 → Pune (loan) 0 (0)
2013–2016 Bengaluru FC 3 (0)
National team‡
2006–2008 India U23
2005–2011 India 25 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 December 2013
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 October 2013

Career

Early career

In his early career, Manju played for Hindustan Aeronautics Limited S.C., Mahindra United, and Mohun Bagan A.C. all in the National Football League and I-League.[2] Manju was nominated for the ‘Best Indian Player’ Award at the inaugural edition of the FPAI Awards Night in 2009.[3]

United Sikkim

On 18 February 2011 it was announced that Manju had signed with United Sikkim F.C. of the I-League 2nd Division along with national team teammate Renedy Singh.[4] The major decider in him going was the fact that the team was owned by his national teammate Baichung Bhutia.[4]

Pune FC (loan)

On 7 January 2012 it was confirmed that Manju had signed for I-League side Pune F.C. on loan for the remainder of the 2011–12 I-League season.[5]

Bengaluru FC

After not playing at all during the 2012–13 I-League season, Manju signed for new direct-entry I-League club Bengaluru FC for the 2013–14 season.[6] He made his debut for the club on 2 November 2013 against Mumbai F.C. at the Balewadi Sports Complex in which he played the full match as Bengaluru FC drew the match 2–2.[7]

International

After doing well in domestic league football, Manju earned a call-up to the India national football team.[3] Before playing for the seniors, Manju was captain of the India U23 team.[3] He also was a part of the Indian national squad who won the prestigious Nehru Cup in 2007 and 2009.[8]

He was a part of the squad that toured Barcelona as a preparatory camp for the Nehru Cup 2009,[9] but unfortunately got himself injured in the first match of the Nehru Cup 2009 vs Lebanon which ruled him out of the Nehru Cup 2009,[10] IFA Shield, Durand Cup as well as Federation Cup.[11]

International goals
Scores and results list India's goal tally first.[12]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 December 2005Peoples Football Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan Maldives1–01–02005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
2.6 September 2006Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia1–01–72007 AFC Asian Cup qualification

References
  1. "I-League: JSW targeting Bangalore-based players". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  2. "NS Manju". national-football-teams. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  3. "Asian Cup 2011: Player Profile - Nanjangud Shivananju Manju". Goal.com. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  4. "Renedy and Manju to play for Baichung's team". Times of India. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  5. "I-League: Pune FC Add United Sikkim FC's NS Manju On Their Roster Until The End Of 2011-12 Season". Goal.com. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 May 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "MUMBAI VS. BENGALURU 2 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  8. Manju's Profile
  9. Manju selected for the national camp
  10. NS Manju Out Of Nehru Cup
  11. Manju to miss IFA Shield and Durand Cup
  12. "Shivananju, Manju". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
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