Dharmaraj Ravanan (born 27 July 1987) is an Indian professional football player who plays as a defender. He most recently appeared with

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club Real Kashmir.

Career

Ravanan started his professional career at Dempo S.C., coach Armando Colaco saw him in

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when he was playing for

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and he gave him an opportunity and at 19 he joined them where he learned a lot from his teammates. The following year he moved to

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, but there it was a different experience and thereafter he joined

Mahindra United Mahindra United Football Club (formerly known as Mahindra & Mahindra) was an Indian professional football club based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Founded in 1962, the club competed in the I-League, then top tier of Indian football league system, bef ...

. At Mahindra United he learned a lot from his coaches Derrick Pereira and David Booth. Then he joined Churchill Brothers. He captained Churchill Brothers to the I-League(2013) and Federation Cup(2014) titles. He also played for

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in the inaugural edition of the

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. He later joined new entrants Bharat FC for the 2014-15 I-League On Loan from

season after Churchill Brothers had been axed from the 2014–15 season for failing to pass the club licensing criteria. While he continued to play for

for next Two Season 2015 & 2016 in the

.In 2015–16

Season he joined SC de Goa on Loan from his ISL Team

. Later he Joined His Home Town Club Chennai City F.C. in the

2016–17 and Captained his Team through the Season and remained with the Club for next Season as well in 2017–18

Honours

India U23 * SAFF Championship: 2009 Churchill Brothers *

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: 2011 *

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: 2011 *

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* Federation Cup: 2013–14 Mohun Bagan *Federation Cup 2006 Mahindra United *IFA shield – 2008 *Durand cup – 2008–2009 Real Kashmir *

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References

External links

Profile
at Goal.com *
Profile
at indiansuperleague.com Indian footballers 1987 births Living people People from Tiruchirappalli district Footballers from Tamil Nadu Dempo SC players Mohun Bagan AC players Mahindra United FC players Churchill Brothers FC Goa players FC Pune City players Bharat FC players Chennai City FC players Real Kashmir FC players I-League players Indian Super League players Association football defenders Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for India Sporting Clube de Goa players Gokulam Kerala FC players India youth international footballers {{India-footy-bio-stub