Victor Amalraj

Victor Amalraj
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Mohammedan SC (20)
East Bengal FC
International career
India
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Victor Amalraj is an Indian footballer and the former team captain.[1][2]

Early life and career

Amalraj was originally from Ammuguda and his elder brother John Victor was also a football player.[3][4][5] He played midfielder for 14 years for two Kolkata clubs from 1978 to 1991: Mohammedan SC and East Bengal.[6] He eventually became the Indian football captain as well as the captain of three Kolkata clubs including the two he previously played for and Mohun Bagan Super Giant.[7] During his time at Mohammedan SC, he had played for six seasons and scored twenty goals.[8] He represented West Bengal at the Santosh Trophy.[8] He joined the FCI in 1980 under the sports quota and remained a part of the organization for 15 years.[9] He played for India at the 1981 Pyongyang Tournament, the 1983 pre-Olympic tournament and led India in the 1983 President’s Cup in Dhaka,[9][3][7] but he had missed the selection for the 1982 Asian Games held in Delhi.[4] He had also represented India at the Nehru Cup.[4]

From 2003 to 2008, he was the coach of the Andhra Pradesh football team.[9] From 2007 to 2009, he was elected as an executive committee member of the Hyderabad Cricket Association.[10] In 2014, Amalraj managed the cricket team playing for the Ranji Trophy.[10] In 2019, he was awarded the Shan-E-Mohammedan by Mohammedan SC, an award which his brother won in 2012.[11]

In other media

An autobiography titled Midfield Maestro was co-written by him and sports journalist Abhijit Sen Gupta,[3][10] who previously worked for The Hindu Group for thirty-five years and contains a forward by VVS Laxman.[3] Telangana IT secretary Jayesh Ranjan attended the launch event of the book, which was held on 21 August 2022.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Former Indian football captain Amalraj releases autobiography 'Midfield Maestro'". Telangana Today. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Flourishing football culture in Cantt now hardly there". The Times of India. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Somasekhar, M (22 August 2022). "From Ammuguda to India captain—Footballer Victor Amalraj story is fascinating". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 Veerappa, Manuja (21 November 2015). "John, a name that got lost in era of big guns | John, a name that got lost in era of big guns". The Asian Age. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Eminent footballer John Victor passes away". The Hans India. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Beyond the rosy spectacle of Indian Super League". ETV Bharat. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  7. 1 2 Subrahmanyam, V. V. (21 August 2022). ""Midfield Maestro" Amalraj releases biography". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 August 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
  8. 1 2 Chowdhury, Aritra (31 May 2019). "Victor Amalraj roots for a single football club in India". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
  9. 1 2 3 "Ex-India football skipper Victor Amalraj retires in FCI". The Times of India. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  10. 1 2 3 Mandapaka, Ravi (31 August 2022). "Book Review: "Midfield Maestro," The Story of Victor Amalraj". The Sports Column. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Mohammedan Sporting honour Victor Amalraj with Shan-e-Mohammedan". The Times of India. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
  12. ↑ Gladson, JAC (21 August 2022). "A trip down memory lane of Hyderabad football". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
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