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	The '''Tamil Nadu football team''' is an Indian [[association football\|football]] team representing [[Tamil Nadu]] in the [[Santosh Trophy]].		The '''Tamil Nadu football team''' is an Indian [[association football\|football]] team representing [[Tamil Nadu]] in the [[Santosh Trophy]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/association/518\|title=Tamil Nadu Football Association}}</ref> They have appeared in the Santosh Trophy finals twice, in 1972–73 and 2012, and have never won. Tamil Nadu team reached Semi-finals of the Santosh Trophy in the year 2009,<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Football \|first1=DC \|title=The pain of 2009 in Santosh Trophy \|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140121/sports-football/article/pain-2009-santosh-trophy \|publisher=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Roy \|first1=Anshuman \|title=Goa oust TN, fans lose temper \|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sport/goa-oust-tn-fans-lose-temper/cid/622257 \|publisher=The Telegraph}}</ref> where they lost to the Goa football team. Prior to 1972, the team competed as '''Madras'''.
	They have appeared in the Santosh Trophy finals twice, in 1972–73 and 2012, and have never won. Tamil Nadu team reached Semi-finals of the Santosh Trophy in the year 2009,<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Football \|first1=DC \|title=The pain of 2009 in Santosh Trophy \|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140121/sports-football/article/pain-2009-santosh-trophy \|publisher=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Roy \|first1=Anshuman \|title=Goa oust TN, fans lose temper \|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sport/goa-oust-tn-fans-lose-temper/cid/622257 \|publisher=The Telegraph}}</ref> where they lost to the Goa football team. Prior to 1972, the team competed as 'Madras'.

	==Tamil Nadu Squad==		==Tamil Nadu Squad==
	The team selected for ~~2013~~ Santosh Trophy;<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Correspondent \|first1=Special \|title=Tamil Nadu team for Santhosh Trophy \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/tamil-nadu-team-for-santhosh-trophy/article4386741.ece \|work=The Hindu}}</ref>		The team selected for 2021
			Santosh Trophy;<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Correspondent \|first1=Special \|title=Tamil Nadu team for Santhosh Trophy \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/tamil-nadu-team-for-santhosh-trophy/article4386741.ece \|work=The Hindu}}</ref>

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	Most of these former players were employees of State or Central government institutions. [[All India Football Federation]] and [[Tamil Nadu Football Association]] were coordinating these players participation at the National level. In the past, to attend preparatory camps to get selected for the Indian national football team, it was difficult for these players to obtain leave from the institutions in which they were employed.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Week \|first1=Sports \|title=Who cares for the players? \|date=September 1, 1974 \|publisher=Khalid Ansari \|location=Bombay \|page=236 \|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.98099/page/n235}}</ref> Some Tamil Nadu football players use their football talent and achievements to get jobs in Government institutions like Southern Railways, Indian Bank, and Chennai Customs.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Hore \|first1=Abhishek \|title=Leading scorer Riju mulls EB option \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/leading-scorer-riju-mulls-eb-option/story-ENzWscaC2o8Vlz1Nl3e98H.html \|publisher=Hindustan Times}}</ref>		Most of these former players were employees of State or Central government institutions. [[All India Football Federation]] and [[Tamil Nadu Football Association]] were coordinating these players participation at the National level. In the past, to attend preparatory camps to get selected for the Indian national football team, it was difficult for these players to obtain leave from the institutions in which they were employed.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Week \|first1=Sports \|title=Who cares for the players? \|date=September 1, 1974 \|publisher=Khalid Ansari \|location=Bombay \|page=236 \|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.98099/page/n235}}</ref> Some Tamil Nadu football players use their football talent and achievements to get jobs in Government institutions like Southern Railways, Indian Bank, and Chennai Customs.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Hore \|first1=Abhishek \|title=Leading scorer Riju mulls EB option \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/leading-scorer-riju-mulls-eb-option/story-ENzWscaC2o8Vlz1Nl3e98H.html \|publisher=Hindustan Times}}</ref>

	The following is an incomplete list of '''~~Tamilnadu~~ footballers'''.		The following is an incomplete list of '''Tamil Nadu footballers'''.

	* [[Dhanpal Ganesh]]		* [[Dhanpal Ganesh]]
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	* [[Raegan Albarnas]]		* [[Raegan Albarnas]]
	* P. Sudhakar<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Raghu \|first1=T.N. \|title=Sudhakar will be TN's key man \|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140118/sports-football/article/sudhakar-will-be-tns-key-man \|publisher=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref>		* P. Sudhakar<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Raghu \|first1=T.N. \|title=Sudhakar will be TN's key man \|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140118/sports-football/article/sudhakar-will-be-tns-key-man \|publisher=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref>
	* A. Arun Pradeep - Goal keeper
	* M. Manikandan - Goal keeper
	* Vijay Nagappan
	* G. Praveendran
	* H. Ameerudeen
	* [[Michael Regin]]		* [[Michael Regin]]
	* L. Charles Anandraj
	* Pravitto Raju
	* [[Sinivasan Pandiyan]]		* [[Sinivasan Pandiyan]]
	* Antony Beautin
	* [[Alexander Romario Jesuraj]]		* [[Alexander Romario Jesuraj]]
	* F. Jegan
	* ~~P.C. Riju~~		==Honours==
	* ~~P. Muthu~~		* '''[[Santosh Trophy]]'''
	* ~~D. Joffin~~		** Runners-up (2): 1972–73, [[2011–12 Santosh Trophy\|2011–12]]
	* S. Santha Kumar
	* [[~~Ajith Kumar Kamaraj~~]]		* '''[[Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy]]'''
			** '''Winners (1):''' 1985–86
			** Runners-up (1): 1999–2000

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

			{{Santosh Trophy}}
			{{Santosh Trophy teams}}
	{{Football in India}}		{{Football in India}}
	~~{{Santosh Trophy teams}}~~

	[[Category:Football in Tamil Nadu]]		[[Category:Football in Tamil Nadu]]

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The '''Tamil Nadu football team''' is an Indian [[association football|football]] team representing [[Tamil Nadu]] in the [[Santosh Trophy]].
They have appeared in the Santosh Trophy finals twice, in 1972–73 and 2012, and have never won. Tamil Nadu team reached Semi-finals of the Santosh Trophy in the year 2009,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Football |first1=DC |title=The pain of 2009 in Santosh Trophy |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140121/sports-football/article/pain-2009-santosh-trophy |publisher=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Roy |first1=Anshuman |title=Goa oust TN, fans lose temper |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sport/goa-oust-tn-fans-lose-temper/cid/622257 |publisher=The Telegraph}}</ref> where they lost to the Goa football team. Prior to 1972, the team competed as 'Madras'.

==Tamil Nadu Squad==
The team selected for 2013 Santosh Trophy;<ref>{{cite news |last1=Correspondent |first1=Special |title=Tamil Nadu team for Santhosh Trophy |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/tamil-nadu-team-for-santhosh-trophy/article4386741.ece |work=The Hindu}}</ref>

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===Coaching staff===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Position
! Name
|-
| Manager
| {{Flagicon|India}} Orlando Rayan<ref>http://footballnewsindia.in/tamil-nadu-announces-santosh-trophy-squad/</ref>
|-
| Head Coach
|{{Flagicon|India}} D. Sekaran
|-
| Assistant Coach
|{{Flagicon|India}} Unni (SAI)
|}

===Player history===
Some of the former Tamil Nadu state football players are [[Samson Gunapandian]], [[Simon Sundararaj]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Frederick |first1=Prince |title=Memories of Madras – Football's field day |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/memories-of-madras-footballs-field-day/article1769696.ece |work=The Hindu |date=April 2011}}</ref> [[J. Krishnaswamy]], [[Raman Vijayan]], [[Syed Sabir Pasha]], [[Kalia Kulothungan]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rayan |first1=Stan |work=[[The Hindu]] |title=Raw diamonds from the seashore |date=2005-11-19 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2005/11/19/stories/2005111903110400.htm}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> [[Robin Charles Raja]], [[V. Soundararajan]], P.M. Radhakrishnan, P. Nageshwara Rao,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chronicle |first1=Deccan |title=Players from yesteryear return to football's heyday |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/141028/nation-current-affairs/article/players-yesteryear-return-football%E2%80%99s-heyday}}</ref> M. Thangaraj,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Thiagarajan |first1=Shantha |title=When Ooty had a 'dribbler par excellence' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/when-ooty-had-a-dribbler-par-excellence/articleshow/64819976.cms |issue=July 2018 |work=The Times Of India}}</ref> Gandhi (RBI), Edwin Ross (Winger), D'Cruz (ICF), Orlando Rayen, A.U. Celestine (Goal Keeper), P.V. Sriramulu, A. Satyanarayanan, Guna Singh, Koshy, Kumar, Thomas, Arumaiyanayagam, Thanikachalam, Chandran Jeypal, Dhanapathy, Gurunathan, Viswanathan, and Rajamanickam (Goal Keeper).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Metro Plus Chennai|first1=The Hindu|title=Memories of a different era|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/26/stories/2002092600150400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030914020823/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/26/stories/2002092600150400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 September 2003|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=26 September 2002}}</ref>

Simon Sundararaj from Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu scored the last Indian goal at the Olympics, in Rome in 1960.<ref>{{cite news |last1=RS |first1=Prasad |title=Meet the footballer who scored India's last Olympic goal |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/rio-2016-olympics/india-in-olympics-2016/miscellaneous/Meet-the-footballer-who-scored-Indias-last-Olympic-goal/articleshow/53392275.cms |work=The Times of India}}</ref>

Most of these former players were employees of State or Central government institutions. [[All India Football Federation]] and [[Tamil Nadu Football Association]] were coordinating these players participation at the National level. In the past, to attend preparatory camps to get selected for the Indian national football team, it was difficult for these players to obtain leave from the institutions in which they were employed.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Week |first1=Sports |title=Who cares for the players? |date=September 1, 1974 |publisher=Khalid Ansari |location=Bombay |page=236 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.98099/page/n235}}</ref> Some Tamil Nadu football players use their football talent and achievements to get jobs in Government institutions like Southern Railways, Indian Bank, and Chennai Customs.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hore |first1=Abhishek |title=Leading scorer Riju mulls EB option |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/leading-scorer-riju-mulls-eb-option/story-ENzWscaC2o8Vlz1Nl3e98H.html |publisher=Hindustan Times}}</ref>

The following is an incomplete list of '''Tamilnadu footballers'''.

* [[Dhanpal Ganesh]]
* [[Dharmaraj Ravanan]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Krishnaswamy |first1=Karthik |title=A happy homecoming for stars |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/A-happy-homecoming-for-stars/article15927518.ece |work=The Hindu}}</ref>
* [[Nallappan Mohanraj]]
* [[Kali Alaudeen]]
* [[C. S. Sabeeth]]
* [[Pradeep Mohanraj]]
* [[Michael Soosairaj]]
* [[Edwin Sydney Vanspaul]]
* [[Nanda Kumar]]
* [[Raegan Albarnas]]
* P. Sudhakar<ref>{{cite news |last1=Raghu |first1=T.N. |title=Sudhakar will be TN's key man |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140118/sports-football/article/sudhakar-will-be-tns-key-man |publisher=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref>
* A. Arun Pradeep - Goal keeper
* M. Manikandan - Goal keeper
* Vijay Nagappan
* G. Praveendran
* H. Ameerudeen
* [[Michael Regin]]
* L. Charles Anandraj
* Pravitto Raju
* [[Sinivasan Pandiyan]]
* Antony Beautin
* [[Alexander Romario Jesuraj]]
* F. Jegan
* P.C. Riju
* P. Muthu
* D. Joffin
* S. Santha Kumar
* [[Ajith Kumar Kamaraj]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Football in India}}
{{Santosh Trophy teams}}

[[Category:Football in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Santosh Trophy teams]]

{{India-footyclub-stub}}