Thirumurugan Veeran

Thirumurugan Veeran (born on 9 January 1983), also known as V. Thirumurugan, is a Malaysian retired footballer. He also a member of the Malaysia national football team.

In this Indian name, the name Veeran is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Thirumurugan.
V. Thirumurugan
Personal information
Full name Thirumurugan a/l Veeran
Date of birth (1983-01-09) 9 January 1983
Place of birth Gurun, Kedah, Malaysia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 Kedah FA 8 (0)
2005–2006 Perak FA 22 (1)
2006–2012 Kedah FA 49 (7)
2012–2013 Perak FA 34 (0)
2014–2015 PDRM FA 18 (0)
2016–2017 Perlis FA 0 (0)
International career‡
2005 Malaysia U-23 8 (10)
2006–2007 Malaysia 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 06, 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 06, 2016

He made his national début at the 2005 Manila Sea Games, which Malaysia won the bronze medal in the football event. He then made his senior debut against New Zealand on 19 February 2006.

He previously played for Perak, but was not retained. This paved the way for him to rejoined his home team, Kedah. He was an instrumental figure in helping Kedah won the 'double treble' championship (League, FA Cup and Malaysia Cup) in 2007 and 2008.[1][2] He played with Kedah for six seasons, before returning to Perak for the 2013 season.

For the 2014 season, he joined PDRM FA. Two years later, he joined Perlis FA.

Honours

Kedah FA

References
  1. "8 daripada 11 pemain Skuad Double Treble berasal daripada Kedah!!!" (in Malay). Hijau kuning fans news. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. "Double treble for Kedah". The star. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.


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