Santosh Trophy 2010 is the 64 Santosh Trophy. Kerala team for this tournament is announced with seven players from Malappuram District, the land mark of Kerala Soccer, and listed here

About Santosh Trophy

 

Santosh Trophy is an Indian football tournament which is playing every year. Bengal were leading with Santosh trophy victory and they were the first winners in Santosh Trophy history, it was in 1941. he trophy as named after the late Maharaja Sir Manmatha Nath Roy Chowdhary (he had been the President of the Indian Football Association) of Santosh and this place in now in Bangladesh. Santosh Trophy is a donation of Bangal Football Organization.

 

Santosh Trophy 2010 Kerala Team

Winners Santhosh Trophy 2010

2010

Bengal

Punjab

2–1

Coach

MM Jacob, 35 years experienced football player, has worked as Kerala team coach in the years 1999 and 2000. He was the assistant coach in the year 1993 and this trophy were won Kerala team.

Assistant Coach: VP Shaji

Captain

• Jasee Karnath:-  35 years aged man, who born in Malappuram, the land mark of soccer in Kerala. He is now playing in Kerala State Electricity Board
• Vice Captain: Bijesh Ben is the on his sixth appearance in Santosh Trophy and now in 2010 he playing as Vice captain of the team. He can be positioned as defender or the midfielder. 29 years old Bijesh Ben is in Thiruvananthapuram District.

Goal Keepers

• Sharath K : – Aged 24 and he is a member of Viva Kerala and Sharath is in Kozhikode District. He is the youngest goal keeper of Kerala Team.
• Joby Joseph:-  Aged 31 and he is the member of Travancore Titanium XI. He is in Pathanamthitta District.
• Jinesh Thomas:- 30 years aged Jinesh Thomas is a member of Golden Threads, Ernakulam.

Defenders

• Prince Poulose:- 28 years old Prince Poulose is the more experienced defender of KSEB Football team. He is in Wayanad and He was began from Farook College Football Team.
• Surjith VV:-  Surjith is a member of Kerala State Electricity Board Football team and he is Thrissur.
• N Johnson:- 23 years old N Johnson is a member of State Bank of Travancore Football Club, he is in Thiruvananthapuram District.
• Justin Stephen :-  22 years old Justin Stephen is a member of Chirag United football club, Kottayam. He won the Kerala Footballer of the year in 2009.
• Anas Edathodika:-  Aged 23, and playing in Mumbai FC, from Malappuram district.
• BT Sarath:–  Aged 24, and playing in Club of State Bank of Travancore, he is in Kollam District.

Mid fielders

• Renil CJ :- Aged 24 and playing in State Bank of Travancore football club, He is from Thrissur District.
• MP Sakeer :–  Aged 23 and is a member of  Club Musli Power Churchill Brothers, he is from Malappuram district.
• N Sumesh :- Aged 23 and member of Club Josco FC, he is from Thrissur. And Sumesh is the only representative of Josco FC in the Kerala Team. He can play both left and right.
• Martin John: –  Aged 26 years and member of Club State Bank of Travancore, he is from District: Thiruvananthapuram.

Forwards

• Jacken Sebastian – 27 years old and member of Club McDowell`s Mohun Bagan and from Thiruvananthapuram.
• OK Javed –  Ok Javad is from Malappuram District and aged 25, who playing also in Chandni FC.
• P Zubair :- P Zubair from Malappuram, who playing also in Chandni FC and he is from Malappuram district. He was the star player of Kerala team in 2009
• Mohammed Aslam AG:-  Mohammed Aslam of Kasargode who playing in State Bank of Travancore football club. He is a 27 year old man from District Kasargod
• Rakesh K :- Aged 22 and member of Club State Bank of Travancore. This youngest player of Kerala team is from Kasargod.

 There are Seven players from Malappuram to play in Santosh trophy 2010. Five players for Kerala team and two players, brothers from Areekode, for Maharashtra. 

Players from Malappuram for Kerala team

• Jaseer Karanath : Sixth times in Santosh trophy and he is the captain of Kerala team. He is from Areekode.
• AP Sakkeer: Second time in Santosh Trophy, he is a student of M.E.S College Mampad. 22 years old Sakkeer is from Areekode.
• KP Zubair: second time in Santosh trophy and this 29 year old player is from Kottakkal
• E Anas: First in Santosh trophy and he is from Mundampalam, Malappuram.
• OK Javad: Super player of VIVA Kerala, is third time in Santosh Trophy and he is from Pookkottumpadam, Malappuram

Players form Malappuram for Maharashtra Team

• K Anees :  In 2001 Anees were elected as the best young footballer of Kerala. And now in Maharashtra State team for Santosh trophy. Place : Areekode, Malappuram.
• K Asim : From Areekode, and the brother of K Anees, who playing in Maharashtra State team.