Mohammed Farouk Bhamji (Janeman) (17 February 1953 – 27 September 2013) was a Fijian football player and coach. Janeman was a star soccer player representing the premier

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team of Ba in the 1970s. After his retirement as a player, he took up coaching, and led a number of district and national sides. In the 2006 elections Janeman contested the Ba West Indian Communal Constituency as a

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candidate and obtained only 10.51% of the votes.

Achievement as a soccer player

* He was the captain of the Ba team that defeated

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in the 1976 Interdistrict Competition. * He scored the lone goal when Ba defeated

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in the 1977 Interdistrict Competition. * He scored the decisive goal when Ba defeated

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in the 1978 Interdistrict Competition. * Member of Ba soccer team's 1977 tour of

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. played for Fiji national team for 11 years.

Soccer teams coached by Janeman

* Coach of national under fifteen team that took part in the Northern Ireland Milk Cup from 18 to 24 July 2004 in

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. * Coach of the Fiji Nation U-12 Team that took part in the Danone Cup in France in 2008 and placed 24th out of 40 countries. The team's name was Flying Arrow S.C. U-12 team as a big part of the support for the team came from the Flying Arrow Sports Club in Surrey, B.C., Canada. * Coach of Fiji team to Oceania Football Confederation Under 17 Championship in

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from 20 to 24 March 2007. * Assistant coach of Fiji national teams tour of the

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from 1 to 19 April 2007. * He is the FIJI Football Association development manager. he is ba teams head coach

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Janeman, Farouk Fijian Muslims Labasa F.C. players National Federation Party politicians Ba F.C. players Rewa F.C. players 2013 deaths Politicians from Ba Province 1953 births Fijian football managers Association footballers not categorized by position Fijian footballers