Nallappan Mohanraj

Nallappan Mohanraj (born 23 February 1989^{[citation needed]} in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu) is an Indian former professional footballer who played as a left back. He managed Bengaluru United in the I-League 2.^[1]

Nallappan Mohanraj

Personal information
Full name	Nallappan Mohanraj
Date of birth	(1989-02-23) 23 February 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position	Left back
Team information
Current team	Bengaluru United (head coach)
Youth career
	Sports Authority of India
2006–2007	HAL
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2012	Mohun Bagan	126
2012–2013	Pune
2013–2014	Mumbai Tigers
2014	→ Sporting Goa	10	(0)
2015	Atletico de Kolkata	5	(1)
2015	→Bharat FC (loan)	11	(1)
2016	Chennaiyin
2017	ATK
2018	Churchill Brothers	14	(0)
International career
2007–2008	India U19	12
2011–2012	India U23	2	(0)
2011–2016	India	14	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early career

Born in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, Mohanraj started Playing for Sports Authority of India in Chennai. He went for the under-16 and under-19 state selections, and didn't get selected for either. After that, he went for a trial at the Tata Football Academy, and didn't get through. But Carlton Chapman, the assistant coach there, told me he had a good left foot, and sent him for a trial at (I-League 2nd Division side) HAL, Bangalore. Finally, the HAL coach Krishnaji Rao gave him chance.^[2]

Career

After his stint at HAL, Mohanraj signed for Mohun Bagan at the beginning of the 2007–08 season. He enjoyed a very successful stint with Mohun Bagan where he won the Indian Federation Cup in 2008, followed up with the ONGC Super Cup and runner-up in the I-League in 2009. In 2012–13 with Pune F.C. he picked up yet another I-League runner up medal.

Sporting Goa

On 5 February 2014 Mohanraj signed for Sporting Clube de Goa on loan from Mumbai Tigers as their club was disbanded.^[3] He made his debut for Sporting Goa on 16 February 2014 in the I-League match against Pune F.C. at the Balewadi Sports Complex in which he started and played the whole match and also earned a yellow card in the 66th minute as Sporting Goa drew the match 1-1.^[4]

International

Mohanraj won the 2009 Nehru Cup with the India national team. He was also the captain of the India U-18 team that toured Germany and played against the academy teams of VfB Stuttgart, FC Augsburg and Munich 1860, before participating in the 2008 AFC U-19 Championship tournament in Iran. On 23 February 2011 Mohanraj played his first game for the Indian U23 team against Myanmar.

Honours

India

• SAFF Championship runner-up: 2013

Atlético de Kolkata

• Indian Super League: 2014