R. Sasikumar
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ramu Sasikumar | ||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| International career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–2000 | Singapore | 72 | (3) |
Ramu Sasikumar, or R. Sasikumar for short, is a former Singaporean footballer and sports marketing executive. He is known for scoring the winning and solitary goal for Singapore in the 1998 AFF Championship final. He currently manages the Red Card Group, a sports marketing firm.[1]
Football career
[edit]Sasikumar became famous after the final of the 1998 AFF Championship, when Singapore played against hosts Vietnam. In the 70th minute, he scored a goal with his shoulder, which was dubbed the "Shoulder of God",[2] which won the Lions their first ever international title and breaking Vietnamese hearts.[3]
In 2000, Sasikumar retired from football after Singapore exited the 2000 AFF Championship from the group stage.[2]
After football
[edit]After retiring from football, Sasikumar founded the Red Card Group, a sports marketing firm.[4]
In 2017, Sasikumar expressed interest in contesting the elections for the Football Association of Singapore council[4] but was not named as a candidate.[5]
Sasikumar also bought Admiralty FC in the 2nd division of the Singapore National Football League.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Sundaresan, Keeshaanan (19 November 2014). "Exclusive: One on One with R. Sasikumar". FourthOfficial.com. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ a b "'Kadir and I nearly came to blows!' - R.Sasikumar, the scorer of the winning goal at 1998 Tiger Cup | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "On the Record: R Sasikumar, former Lion, football critic, entrepreneur". Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ a b "R Sasikumar throws hat into FAS elections". TODAY. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ Auto, Hermes (29 April 2017). "Football: Team LKT wins FAS election, Lim Kia Tong is new chief of Singapore football | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "R. Sasikumar, Red Card Global". MONEY FM 89.3. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
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