Born: 25- 4-1969 Country: India Caps: 73 (W27-D17-L29 - GF100-GA102 - %48.63) Goals: 32 (% 0.44 per match) Age First Cap: 23 yr 14 d 9- 5-1992 vs. Pakistan 2-0 Age Last Cap: 34 yr 174 d 16-10-2003 vs. Thailand 0-2 National Team Career: 11 yr 160 d
Cap Goals Date Venue Opponent Score Competition
1 2 2 9- 5-92 Calcutta Pakistan 2-0 Asian Cup Qualifier
2 2 13- 5-92 Calcutta Iran 0-3 Asian Cup Qualifier
3 2 20- 1-93 Madras Finland 0-0 Nehru Cup
4 1 3 24- 1-93 Madras Cameroon 1-1 Nehru Cup
5 3 26- 1-93 Madras Finland 0-2 Nehru Cup
6 3 7- 5-93 Beirut Lebanon 2-2 World Cup Qualifier
7 3 11- 5-93 Beirut Hongkong 0-2 World Cup Qualifier
8 3 13- 5-93 Beirut South Korea 0-3 World Cup Qualifier
9 3 15- 5-93 Beirut Bahrain 1-2 World Cup Qualifier
10 3 7- 6-93 Seoul Bahrain 0-3 World Cup Qualifier
11 3 9- 6-93 Seoul South Korea 0-7 World Cup Qualifier
12 3 11- 6-93 Seoul Lebanon 1-2 World Cup Qualifier
13 2 5 13- 6-93 Seoul Hongkong 3-1 World Cup Qualifier
14 1 6 16- 7-93 Lahore Sri Lanka 2-0 SAFF Cup
15 1 7 21- 7-93 Lahore Nepal 1-0 SAFF Cup
16 1 8 23- 7-93 Lahore Pakistan 1-1 SAFF Cup
17 8 13-12-93 Dhaka Sri Lanka 2-0 SAF Games
18 8 15-12-93 Dhaka Pakistan 2-2 SAF Games
19 8 18-12-93 Dhaka Nepal 2-2 [1] SAF Games
20 8 12- 9-94 Doha Bangladesh 4-2 Qatar Indep. Cup
21 8 14- 9-94 Doha Yemen 0-1 Qatar Indep. Cup
22 8 16- 9-94 Doha Oman 1-4 Qatar Indep. Cup
23 8 22- 9-94 Doha Yemen 0-2 Qatar Indep. Cup
24 1 9 23-12-95 Madras Sri Lanka 1-0 SAF Games
25 1 10 25-12-95 Madras Nepal 3-0 SAF Games
26 10 27-12-95 Madras Bangladesh 1-0 SAF Games
27 10 21- 9-96 Doha Philippines 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
28 10 24- 9-96 Doha Sri Lanka 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
29 10 27- 9-96 Doha Qatar 0-6 World Cup Qualifier
30 10 6- 4-97 Cochin Iraq 0-1 Nehru Cup
31 10 10- 4-97 Cochin Iraq 1-1 [2] Nehru Cup
32 10 11- 4-97 Cochin China B 1-2 [!] Nehru Cup
33 2 12 7- 9-97 Kathmandu Bangladesh 3-0 SAFF Cup
34 12 9- 9-97 Kathmandu Maldives 2-2 SAFF Cup
35 2 14 11- 9-97 Kathmandu Pakistan 2-0 SAFF Cup
36 2 16 13- 9-97 Kathmandu Maldives 5-1 SAFF Cup
37 16 14-11-98 New Delhi Uzbekistan 0-0
38 16 19-11-98 Calcutta Uzbekistan 0-4
39 16 3-12-98 Trang Japan U-21 0-1 [!] Asian Games
40 16 5-12-98 Trang Nepal 1-0 Asian Games
41 1 17 7-12-98 Bangkok Turkmenistan 2-3 Asian Games
42 17 9-12-98 Bangkok Uzbekistan 0-2 Asian Games
43 17 11-12-98 Bangkok North Korea 0-2 Asian Games
44 17 22- 4-99 Margao Bangladesh 0-0 SAFF Cup
45 17 26- 4-99 Margao Pakistan 2-0 SAFF Cuo
46 17 29- 4-99 Margao Maldives 2-1 SAFF Cup
47 17 1- 5-99 Margao Bangladesh 2-0 SAFF Cup
48 3 20 26- 9-99 Kathmandu Pakistan 5-2 SAF Games
49 3 23 28- 9-99 Kathmandu Bhutan 3-0 SAF Games
50 23 30- 9-99 Kathmandu Nepal 4-0 SAF Games
51 23 2-10-99 Kathmandu Bangladesh 0-1 SAF Games
52 1 24 4-10-99 Kathmandu Maldives 3-1 SAF Games
53 1 25 21-11-99 Al-Ain UA Emirates 1-3 Asian Cup Qualifier
54 1 26 25-11-99 Al-Ain Uzbekistan 2-3 Asian Cup Qualifier
55 26 27-11-99 Al-Ain Sri Lanka 3-1 Asian Cup Qualifier
56 1 27 29-11-99 Al-Ain Bangladesh 2-2 Asian Cup Qualifier
57 27 29- 7-00 Leicester Bangladesh 0-0
58 27 13- 1-01 Cochin Iceland 0-3 Sahara Cup
59 27 8- 4-01 Bangalore UA Emirates 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
60 27 15- 4-01 Bangalore Yemen 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
61 27 26- 4-01 Al-Ain UA Emirates 0-1 World Cup Qualifier
62 1 28 4- 5-01 Sana'a Yemen 3-3 World Cup Qualifier
63 28 12- 5-01 B. Seri Begawan Brunei 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
64 1 29 20- 5-01 Bangalore Brunei 5-0 World Cup Qualifier
65 1 30 26- 6-01 Kuala Lumpur Uzbekistan 1-2 Merdeka Cup
66 30 10- 1-03 Dhaka Pakistan 0-1 SAFF Cup
67 30 12- 1-03 Dhaka Afghanistan 4-0 SAFF Cup
68 30 14- 1-03 Dhaka Sri Lanka 1-1 SAFF Cup
69 30 18- 1-03 Dhaka Bangladesh 1-2 SAFF Cup
70 1 31 20- 1-03 Dhaka Pakistan 2-1 SAFF Cup
71 32 24- 3-03 Pyongyang North Korea 0-2 Asian Cup Qualifier
72 1 32 30- 3-03 Margao North Korea 1-1 Asian Cup Qualifier
73 32 16-10-03 Bangkok Thailand 0-2
[1] India lost 3-4 on penalty kicks.
[2] India lost 2-4 on penalty kicks.
[!] these two matches are considered full internationals by the Indian FA
NB: the following 10 matches, in which Invalappil Mani Vijayan played and
scored 8 goals, are no longer considered full internationals by the Indian FA:
- 2 - 18- 7-93 Lahore Pakistan U-21 3-1 [!] SAFF Cup
- 1 - 4- 4-97 Cochin Uzbekistan U-19 2-2 [!] Nehru Cup
- 1 - 8- 4-97 Cochin Ghana B 2-2 [!] Nehru Cup
- - 15- 1-01 Cochin Uruguay B 0-3 [!] Sahara Cup
- - 22- 6-01 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 1-2 Merdeka Cup
- - 24- 6-01 Kuala Lumpur Thailand 0-2 Merdeka Cup
- 1 - 22-10-03 Hyderabad Rwanda 3-1 Afro-Asian Games
- 1 - 24-10-03 Hyderabad Malaysia U-23 2-0 [!] Afro-Asian Games
- 2 - 29-10-03 Hyderabad Zimbabwe 5-3 Afro-Asian Games
- - 31-10-03 Hyderabad Uzbekistan U-23 0-1 [!] Afro-Asian Games
Total Record
Matches Won Draw Lost For Against Points Percentage
73 27 17 29 100- 102 71 48.63
Types of Matches Goals
Friendlies 4 0
World Cup Qualifier 17 4
SAFF Cup 16 10
SAF Games 11 9
Asian Cup Qualifier 8 6
Nehru Cup 6 1
Asian Games 5 1
Merdeka Cup 1 1
Other Tournaments 5 0
Total caps / goals: 73 32
Thanks to László Földesi for earlier version of this file
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