K. Nanthakumar

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In this Indian name, the name Kaliappan is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Nanthakumar. The abbreviation "a/l" (anak lelaki) or "a/p" (anak perempuan), if used, means "son of" or "daughter of" in Malay respectively.

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K. Nanthakumar
Personal information
Full name Nanthakumar a/l Kaliappan
Date of birth (1977-10-13) 13 October 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth Perak, Malaysia
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Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 MISC-MIFA
Youth career
1998 Perak President's Cup Team
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2004 Perak FA 89 (5)
2005 MPPJ FC[1] 7 (0)
2006–2008 Perak FA[2] 41 (2)
2008–2010 Selangor FA[3] 22 (2)
2010–2012 Perak FA[4] 31 (1)
2013 Kelantan FA 7 (0)
2014 Negeri Sembilan FA 17 (0)
2015 MISC-MIFA 0 (0)
International career‡
2002–2010 Malaysia 37 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2013
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2013

Nanthakumar Kaliappan (born 13 October 1977) or better known as K. Nanthakumar is a Malaysian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for MISC-MIFA in the Malaysia FAM League. He was a member of the Malaysian national team.

Club career

He is renowned for his physical appearance which is always quoted to overshadow many strikers in the Malaysian League as well as at international stage.

Kelantan

In late 2012, Nanthakumar has signed contract to play for Kelantan. Although he already 35 years old but Kelantan think that they may use his experiences and skills to strengthen the team.[5][6][7][8][9]

International career

Nanthakumar has represented Malaysia since the 2002 Tiger Cup. From then onwards, he has been a regular on the national team. He has helped Malaysia to finish third in the 2004 Tiger Cup and even made a semi final appearance during the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship. He was also part of the 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying squad.[10][11]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2005&dt=1202&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Sukan&pg=su_02.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.yob4ever.com/v2/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=274
  3. ↑ http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2006/5/11/sports/14213414&sec=sports
  4. ↑ http://www.seladang.net/2010/05/tm-liga-super-plus-fc-vs-perak-result-2
  5. ↑ http://my.news.yahoo.com/exclusive-k-nanthakumar-confident-success-kelantan-2013-184300440--sow.html
  6. ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-my/news/3902/exclusives/2012/12/27/3629707/exclusive-k-nanthakumar-confident-of-success-with-kelantan
  7. ↑ http://football.thestar.com.my/2012/12/29/kelantans-subra-backs-nantha-to-replace-him-in-defence
  8. ↑ http://www.foxsports.my/bola-sepak/berita/detail/item895049
  9. ↑ http://www.foxsports.my/bola-sepak/berita/detail/item959164
  10. ↑ K. Nanthakumar – FIFA competition record
  11. ↑ K. Nanthakumar at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).

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