From captain to teammate to rival, and now the coach – Indian National Team assistant coach Shanmugam Venkatesh has played a multitude of roles in Sunil Chhetri’s professional career. In fact, it was under Venkatesh’s captaincy that Chhetri had begun his International journey for India. On the day when the …
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As India have come a long distance in the last few years climbing over 70 spots on the FIFA World Rankings, India Senior Men’s Team assistant coach Venkatesh Shanmugam has seen the team go through the shift over the last three years. “Our team has improved a lot. But all …
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The Indian football fraternity is a well-knit family which only keeps on growing beyond the limits welcoming the newer members with both hands. Back to 1997, Derrick Pereira and Shanmugam Venkatesh had been two of the pivotal members of the Salgaocar FC squad who won the Federation Cup overpowering East …
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He is a former Indian Captain and is the currently the Assistant Coach of the Indian Senior National Team. Shanmugam Venkatesh who led India in the last bilateral series against Pakistan in Pakistan in 2005 feels all matches against Pakistan is primarily a “psychological battle”. “Be it a player or …
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