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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 April 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Mekkunnu, Kannur, Kerala, India | ||
| Date of death | 18 July 2006 (aged 41) | ||
| Place of death | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back, Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982 | Spirited Youth Club | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983 | Lucky Star Club | ||
| 1984–1992 | Kerala Police | ||
| 1992–1993 | Mohun Bagan | ||
| 1994–1995 | Kerala Police | ||
| 1996 | Kerala Police | ||
| International career | |||
| 1985–1995 | India | 81 | (4) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001 | Indian Bank (football club) | ||
| 2002 | India (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Vatta Parambath Sathyan (29 April 1965 – 18 July 2006), popularly known as V. P. Sathyan, was a former Indian professional footballer who played the centre back position. He was the captain of the India national football team from 1991 to 1995. He was named the 1992 AIFF Player of the Year.[1][2][3]
- ^ "VP Sathyan: The captain gets an elegy". The Times Of India. 18 February 2019. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "VP Sathyan commits suicide". Hindustan Times. 19 July 2006. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "ഇനതയന ഫടബോളില ശവാസവായ നിറചച വിപി സതയന യാതരയായിടട പതിമനനാണട". 18 July 2019. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.