DENSON DEVDAS
He started playing football when
he was studying in the Army School, Kannur. The school was famous for sports
and he was the Captain of his school team. After passing out from school, he
joined Srinarayana College, Kannur where he used to play for his college team.
He was a striker both while in school and college. Later on, he also
was the Captain of the University team.
In the year 2004, Viva Kerala selected
him after conducting a trial. He got selected as a striker. Chathuni Sir was
the Coach of Viva Kerala at that time. He stayed in Viva Kerala till 2006.
It was Chathuni Sir who brought
him to the midfielder. Viva Kerala was playing a friendly match against the Kerala
football team and one of his team midfielders got injured. The coach asked
him to play in midfield. Seeing his performance, he asked him to continue
playing as the defensive medio. His team became the State League Champions that
year.
Viva Kerala qualified for 2006-07
Indian National Football League. They defeated United SC 2-0. During
that tournament, he got offers from Salgaocar, ONGC and United
SC. After consulting Chathuni Sir, he moved to Kolkata to play for
United Sports. United Sports was in 2nd Division in the year 2007 and qualified
for the I-League. He stayed in United Sports till 2011.[1]
In 2010, playing for West
Bengal in Santosh Trophy, he scored a brace in the final against Punjab leading
West Bengal to their 30th title
Denson joined Mohun Bagan in 2013. In his first
season, he played 25 matches and scored 2 goals. Denson left Mohun Bagan at the
end of the 2013-2014 I League. However, he was signed back by Mohun Bagan for the
2014-15 season, after he played for Chennaiyin F.C. in the Indian Super League.
…to be continued…
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