I. M. Vijayan

Quick Facts

Full Name	I. M. Vijayan
Occupation	association football player
Date Of Birth	Apr 25, 1969(1969-04-25)
Age	55
Birthplace	Thrissur
Country	India
Birth City	Kerala
Horoscope	Taurus

I. M. Vijayan Biography

I. M. Vijayan is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on April 25, 1969 in Thrissur, Kerala, India.

Inivalappil Mani Vijayan, (born 25 April 1969) popularly known as Kalo Harin (Black Buck), is a former professional Indian football player. Playing in the striker position, he formed a successful attacking partnership with Bhaichung Bhutia for the Indian national team in the late nineties and early 2000s. Vijayan was crowned Indian Player of the Year in 1993, 1997 and 1999, the first player to win the award multiple times. He was also awarded the Arjuna award in 2003.

I.M. Vijayan made his debut in international football in the year 1989 and played in a number of tournaments such as Nehru Cup, pre-Olympics, pre-World Cup, SAAF Cup and SAF Games. Vijayan and Bhaichung Bhutia formed one of the deadliest forward lines the Indian Football team had ever seen, and helped the team score various vital goals in international tournaments. Vijayan was part of the victorious Indian team in the 1999 South Asian Football Federation Cup and scored one of the fastest international goals in history during the tournament, hitting the net against Bhutan after only 12 seconds. He also finished top scorer in the Afro-Asian Games event held in India in 2003 with four goals. Vijayan formally retired from international football after the Afro-Asian Games of 2003.

I. M. Vijayan Net Worth

I. M. Vijayan is one of the richest association football player from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, I. M. Vijayan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Vijayan was born into a malayali family on 25 April 1969 at Thrissur City, Kerala. He began his life in a gravely poor environment, and had to sell soda bottles in the Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium for helping his family. He studied in Church Mission Society High School, Thrissur (CMSHSS, Thrissur). He had a passion for the game of football, and somehow caught the eye of the then DGP of Kerala, M.K. Joseph who got him selected for the Kerala Police football club at the age of 17 years. Vijayan delivered brilliant performance for Kerala Police at Quilon Nationals 1987, and was able to impress the national football fraternity very soon with his impeccable skills and highly aggressive style of playing. He continued to play for Kerala Police until the year 1991, when he switched to Mohun Bagan He came back to Kerala Police in 1992 and the next year switched back to Mohun Bagan. The very next year in 1994 he joined JCT Mills Fagwara, and stayed with them for 3 years till 1997, when he left JCT to join FC Kochin. After spending a one-year tenure with the club, he again moved to Mohun Bagan in 1998 and came back to FC Kochin in

1999. Vijayan left FC Cochin in 2001 and joined East Bengal Club, which he left in 2002 to join JCT Mills Phagwara once again. After finishing a two-year stint with the club, he left JCT in 2004 and joined Churchill Brothers S.C. He left the club after one year and moved to East Bengal Club in 2005, which was his last professional football club as an active football player. He left East Bengal in the year 2006.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

I. M. Vijayan height 1.8 m Ian weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is I. M. Vijayan Dating?

According to our records, I. M. Vijayan married to Raji Vijayan. As of December 1, 2023, I. M. Vijayan’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Ian Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. I. M. Vijayan celebrates birthday on April 25 of every year.

What is IM Vijayan doing now?

In February 2021, Vijayan was appointed as the director of Kerala Police Football Academy , a new police football academy, which is going to be set up in Malappuram. On 2 September 2022, Vijayan was elected as a member of the technical committee of the All India Football Federation.

Who is the best football player in India?

• Bhaichung Bhutia.
• Sunil Chhetri.
• IM Vijayan.
• Subrata Paul.
• Peter Thangaraj.

What is the age of IM Vijayan?

53 years (April 25, 1969)

Who is known as Kalo Hiran?

Vijayan : Up, close and personal with ‘Kalo Harin’ I.M. Vijayan was 17 years and six months old when he was selected to the Kerala Police football team.

Who is Jesin TK?

The promising forward Jesin TK started his footballing career with Kerala United. He featured for the purple hornbills in the Kerala Premier League (KPL). The forward came under the limelight with his brilliant performance in the Santosh Trophy earlier this year.