Armand Sahadewsing (7 July 1939 – 22 February 2019) was a former Surinamese football player and manager who has played for

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in the

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, and for AFC DWS in the Dutch Eredivisie. He also played for the Suriname national team and later managed the team for the country's

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qualifying campaign.

Career

Early career

Sahadewsing began his football career on the

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in Paramaribo,

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at age 10 playing for

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(Klein Maar Dapper), a club registered through the Bronsplein Sport Bond which was specifically for shorter people (Klein Maar Dapper is Dutch for "Small but courageous"). After two season with KMD he transferred to the youth ranks of Sparta, Tuna and finally Unitas. At age 16 he transferred to SV Transvaal to play in the

, the top flight for association football in Suriname.

SV Transvaal

In 1956, Sahadewsing made his debut in the Hoofdklasse at age 16. He would go on to play for Transvaal for a decade, becoming the team's first choice on the right wing. He was made team captain from 1960 to 1965, and helped Transvaal to win two national championships in 1962 and 1965. He also won the

Surinamese Footballer of the Year The title Surinamese Footballer of the Year (''Voetballer van het Jaar'') has been awarded in Suriname since 1964. The award is determined by a poll of Surinamese sports journalists as members of the VSJS (''Vereniging van Sportjournalisten in Suri ...

award in 1965.

AFC DWS

In 1966, Sahadewsing relocated to the Netherlands in pursuit of a KNVB coaching license. While in the Netherlands he joined AFC DWS competing in the Dutch Eredivisie, appearing in two matches in the 1967–68 season, where he played with the likes of Frans Geurtsen and Rob Rensenbrink.

International career

Sahadewsing played for the Suriname national football team. He made his debut in 1957, in a 2–1 loss to the

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, in the CONCACAF leg of the

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qualifying campaign.

Managerial career

In 1966, Sahadewsing relocated to the Netherlands to obtain a KNVB coaching license. In 1980, he became the manager of the Suriname national football team for the country's

qualifying campaign. Suriname were eliminated by Cuba in the

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Honours

Club

;S.V. Transvaal *

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(2): 1962, 1965

Individual

: 1965

References

External links

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