Friday, 3 February 2017

C.K.VINEETH & DENSON DEVDAS


Prof.M.V.Bharathan

Prof.M.V. Bharathan, first footballer from Kerala to represent All India University football team, gives prize to winners of Kannur league - 1 st division - champions at kannur - 2016-17

S.N.COLLEGE, KANNUR UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS - 2016-17


S.N.COLLEGE, KANNUR UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS -  2016-17

C.K. Vineeth, footballer of Kerala Blasters, receives the Olympian Rehman award for the best footballer of Kerala from Mayor of Calicut Thottathil Ravindran


C.K. Vineeth, footballer of Kerala Blasters, receives the Olympian Rehman award for the best footballer of Kerala from Mayor of Calicut Thottathil Ravindran 




Footballers & Coach from Kannur in Kerala Santhosh Trophy Squad - 2017

Footballers & Coach from Kannur  in Kerala Santhosh Trophy Squad - 2017

1973 Sree Narayana trophy, Kannur finalists -Premier Tyres & ASC, Bangalore

1973 Sree Narayana trophy, Kannur finalists -Premier Tyres & ASC, Bangalore before the start of the match. Prominent football administrators of Kannur like late Haridas Govardhandas Sait, late S.P.. Pavithra Sagar, C.H Paithal Master umpires like Late Jamal, Naryanan etc can be seen.
Source : https://www.facebook.com/groups/kannurfootbal/

Ivan D'Cruz, an all round sportsman of Kannur ...............


Ivan D'Cruz, an all round sportsman of Kannur , who played for Kerala state team in Cricket & hockey, & football for Brothers club in Kannur Dist. league, flanked by Praful Chandra, former Calicut University Cricket team & Kerala state Junior team captain & a friend, when they visited Ivan at 'Mythri Old age home' Kakkat, Kannur , where he stays now......!!!
Source : https://www.facebook.com/groups/kannurfootbal/

Brothers Club Football Team , Kannur - 1978


Brothers Club Football Team, Kannur - 1978

Sunday, 4 December 2016

Sathyan Keltron and ....Spiritted Youths Goal Keeper


Seyyed - of Lucky Star Kannur

Seyyed - (Seyyed kka - (in Blue) of Lucky Star Kannur  with Keltron Mohan.

Dr.P.Madhavan - Veteran football player and former State president of the Kerala Football Association (KFA)






Veteran football player and former State president of the Kerala Football Association (KFA) P. Madhavan died here on Tuesday night. He was 90.
Dr. Madhavan, who was also a medical doctor, died at a private hospital where he had been admitted following old age ailments. Relatives said the funeral would take place on September 1 at Payyambalam here in the afternoon. He was one of the founders of the Spirited Youths football club here. He had also served as secretary and vice president of the District Sports Council. He had also played for the Madras State team during 1945-1950 and for the Madras University team.
After completing his medical education in 1953, he had served in the Army. Later, he opened JJS Hospital here. He is survived by wife Dr. Shantha and three children.



Sunday, 30 October 2016

Suman Kavil - For the footballers of tomorrow - from Kannur

Suman Kavil
For the footballers of tomorrow.

CF Football Academy
Dubai – United Arab Emirates
For details contact: 050 2046263    050 4091811   055 1238904    056 3447147

Email: info@cffacademy.com      cffa2010@gmail.com

CF Football Academy was established to develop a youth's potential above and beyond the status quo.


With our expanding roster of UEFA-certified coaches and an ethos that focuses on theoretical and practical sessions, CFFA looks to instil its players with tactical acumen, spatial awareness and footballing intelligence. CFFA will groom all its players with internat...ional training and tournament exposure, which will enhance their sporting and social development.

CFFA will add value to conventional academy services through their afterschool programs and magazine releases.

Learning & Training form the building blocks of CFFA, and our efforts have reaped rewards in the form of an international partnership with Soccer Italian Style, based in Florence, leading to victories at tournaments in Spain, China and the UAE.

Our intent is to maintain our meteoric ascent into the realms of recognized football academies and to launch our players onto the global stage.

The English Premier League, Spanish La Liga, German Bundesliga, Italian Seria A, American MLS and the Indian Super League - we are delighted and honored to open these prestigious doors to our candidates.



http://www.cffacademy.com/








2016

  • CFFA’s U-8 U-12 & U-14 participation and subsequent performance in Dubai International Super Cup commended especially the U-8 team who finished as runners up.

  • Membership doubles to 360 trainees, and counting, across Dubai, Ajman and Sharjah.

  • Launched ‘Goal Line,’ CFFA’s souvenir magazine.

  • U-13 team to participate in Donosti Cup - Spain & U-18 team to participate in Gothia Cup - China
2015

  • Partnership with Soccer Italian Style (SIS) commences & several workshops conducted.

  • CFFA’s Under-16 Girls participate in Donosti Cup- International tournament in Spain

  • More trainees scouted and extended offers for training at major English and Italian clubs.
2014

  • CFFA’s Under-16 Boys team participate in our first International tournament – Great wall Cup in China. Ranked 5th in the overall tournament.

  • Membership increases to 180 Trainees from diverse nationalities.
2013

  • Trainees from CFFA’s Girls team were scouted by major clubs and reputed to be among the best players in the Dubai Schools Cup.

  • More coaches added spanning different nationalities – Kenya, Nigeria, Portugal, Canada and India
2012

  • Membership increases to120 trainees

  • 6 coaches & 2 management staffs

  • All CFFA’s Under-14 players were chosen to represented their respective school teams
2011

  • Opened up the academy and extended coaching to trainees from the wider community.

  • 70 trainees and 2 licensed coaches
2010

  • Started exclusive training for the community

  • 40 trainees from within the community

  • Target set - All trainees to be member of their respective school’s soccer teams



Pradeep G.Pai

Pradeep G.Pai

Vikas Eriprath


Vikas Eriprath





Saturday, 21 March 2015

Former international footballer Morankandi Bharathan


 Former international footballer Morankandi Bharathan   (M.Bharathan).

Morankandi Bharathan from Kannur  had played football at national level and international level from 1973 to 1975.

The former Vasco, Goa defender who rose up in football through the ranks of Kannur club ‘Spirited Youths’ represented India in the famous Merdeka Trophy in Malaysia in 1975.


Nearly 12 years he was with Vasco, one of the nation’s strongest clubs of the time, Bharathan had helped the Goans win trophies in the Sait Nagjee Trophy at Kozhikode, the Chakola Trophy in Thrissur, the G V Raja tournament in Thiruvananthapuram and the KFA Shield at Changanassery.

He had represented Kerala and Goa in the Santhosh Trophy.  When Kerala won its first Santhosh Trophy title in 1973, he had played for Goa, which lost in the semifinal.



Denson Devadas






Denson Devadas was born in Kannur, Kerala. His grandfather was a hockey player who played the Senior National Championship. His father, Devadas Anthony, was a footballer who played for Services football Team in the Santosh Trophy..
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 midfield 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.
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.


C.K.Vineeth




Born in Kannur, Kerala, Vineeth made his debut for Chirag  United Kerala in the
 I-League  during the 2010-11 season after starting his amateur career with 
Chennai Customs and Kerala State Electricity.

Vineeth made his international debut for India on 6 February 2013 against 
Palastine  in an international friendly. 


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N.K.Jayaraj -State Footballer of 60's....



Shri.N.K.Jayaraj,  who hailed from Kannur had  played as half-back for Kerala as well as for Mysore during 60's. 

He represented Kerala in Sait Nagjee Trophy, Vital Trophy, Mamman Mappile Trophy etc.  He had joined Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Bangalore in 1962.

He was a Life Member of Karnataka State Football Association (KSFA) and served in KSFA's governing body also.  He had also held various capacities in Bangalore District Football Association.

Veteran footballer   Shri.N.K.Jayaraj  aged 74  died on 20th February - 2013 in Bangalore  due to  heart ailment.




Tuesday, 17 February 2015

C.M. Chidanandan











C.M. Chidanandan   in his teenage,  started playing football at Brothers Club in Kannur.



He  was one of the early heroes of Kerala football. A fearsome forward who kept rival defences guessing, and back-lapping once in possession.


C.M. Chidanandan played for the State for four years between 1959 and 1962 before moving out of Kerala to join the Indian Army.

In between, he also played for Kolkata giant Mohun Bagan for one season in the company of greats like Chuni Goswami, Jarnail Singh, Mariappa Kempaiah, Arumanayagam and T. Abdul Rahman, before a bout of typhoid and an injury forced him to return home to Kannur.

And, through the following few years, he donned the colours of MRC-Wellingdon, prior to moving out of the Army and taking up several jobs, including one in the Gulf and, on retirement, settling down in Chennai.


He said, At the Brothers Club in Kannur where he  started playing as a teenager, there was an internal league, with players divided into five teams. And these matches then used to draw crowds of more than 3,000 spectators. Now we seem to have a very small number of tournaments.




2015 December Month.

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Chidanandan Cheruvari   October 5Edited  Brothers. :-) — with Tirthanandan.
Courtesy :
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Kerala State Team - 1958 Santosh Trophy with then Transport Minister - TV Thomas
Unfortunately Kerala was out early in this tournament.
— with Tirthanandan, Sangita Madhavan Nair, Thambi (reserve goalie), Balan Panikkan, Krishnan Nair, Balakrishnan (Captain), George (Right forward), Indrabalan, TV Thomas (Transport Minister), Selvam George, Hameed (center forward), Papachan (coach), C. P. Krishnan Nair and Indrapalanagaram fb friends at Trivandrum.