| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nanjangud Shivananju Manju | ||
| Date of birth | (1984-05-09)9 May 1984 (age 40) | ||
| Place of birth | Mysore,Karnataka, India[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| DYS, Karnataka | |||
| 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) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004 | India U20 | ||
| 2006–2008 | India U23 | ||
| 2005–2011 | India | 25 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 October 2013 | |||
Nanjangud Shivananju Manju (born 9 May 1984) is an Indian professionalfootballer who played as adefender forBengaluru FC in theI-League. He was capped 25 times forIndia. He is currently working as aFootball Commentator inStar Sports 1 Kannada Channel for theIndian Super League.
In his early career, Manju played forHindustan Aeronautics Limited S.C.,Mahindra United, andMohun Bagan A.C. all in theNational Football League andI-League.[2] Manju was nominated for the ‘Best Indian Player’ Award at the inaugural edition of the FPAI Awards Night in 2009.[3]
On 18 February 2011, it was announced that Manju had signed withUnited Sikkim F.C. of theI-League 2nd Division along with national team teammateRenedy Singh.[4] The major decider in him going was the fact that the team was owned by his national teammateBaichung Bhutia.[4]
On 7 January 2012, it was confirmed that Manju had signed forI-League sidePune F.C. on loan for the remainder of the2011–12 I-League season.[5]
After not playing at all during the2012–13 I-League season, Manju signed for new direct-entryI-League clubBengaluru FC for the2013–14 season.[6] He made his debut for the club on 2 November 2013 againstMumbai F.C. at theBalewadi Sports Complex in which he played the full match as Bengaluru FC drew the match 2–2.[7]
After doing well in domestic league football, Manju earned a call-up to theIndia national football team.[3] Before playing for the seniors, Manju was captain of theIndia U23 team.[3] He was on theIndia national squad who won the prestigiousNehru Cup in 2007 and 2009.[8]
He was on 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]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 14 December 2005 | Peoples Football Stadium,Karachi,Pakistan |  Maldives | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup |
| 2. | 6 September 2006 | Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium,Jeddah,Saudi Arabia |  Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 1–7 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
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