Channa Ediri Bandanage (born 22 September 1978) is a
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
n international
footballer
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who played for
Blue Star SC
Blue Star SC is a Sri Lankan professional football club based in Kalutara. The club competes in the Sri Lanka Champions League, the top flight of Sri Lankan football league system.
History
Blue Star SC was founded in 1978. On 5 April 2022, Blu ...
as a
forward
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* Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
* Forward (basketball), including:
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** Power forward (basketball)
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. Bandanage has won the most number of caps for
Sri Lanka national football team
The Sri Lanka national football team ( si, ශ්රී ලංකා පාපන්දු කණ්ඩායම, ta, இலங்கை தேசிய கால்பந்து அணி) represents Sri Lanka in Association football an ...
with 64 and is the second leading goal scorer for Sri Lanka.
Since his retirement from football Banadanage has been working as a
gravedigger
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.
Honours
Club
Ratnam Sports Club
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Premier League
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: 2007–08, 2011–12
BG Sports Club
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Second Division
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2012
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References
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1978 births
Living people
Sri Lankan footballers
Sri Lankan expatriate footballers
Sri Lanka international footballers
Ratnam SC players
Expatriate footballers in India
Sri Lankan expatriate sportspeople in India
Sri Lankan expatriate sportspeople in the Maldives
Expatriate footballers in the Maldives
Victory Sports Club players
Negambo Youth players
Association football forwards
Sri Lanka Football Premier League players
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