Selvaraj Thirumala Valavan

Last Updated : March 2002

PERSONAL
Date of Birth	November 27, 1970
Height	172 cm / 5' 8"
Weight	64 kg / 141 lb
Birthplace	Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Marital Status	Single
Languages	Tamil, English
Occupation	Clerk, Indian Bank
Address in India	No. 55, Canal Bank Road Gandhi Nagar, Adyar Chennai 600020 Tamil Nadu
Miscellaneous	Father Selvaraj played for State Bank of India Brother Thirugnam plays for Madras Port Trust

DOMESTIC CIRCUIT
Team	Indian Bank, Tamil Nadu
City	Chennai
Position	Centre-Half
Awards	Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Sports Award (1999-2000)
TOURNAMENTS
National Championship	Dec 2000 - Jammu Mar 1999 - Hyderabad (2nd) May 1997 - Bangalore (2nd)
National Games	Dec 2002 - Hyderabad Jun 1997 - Bangalore
Muruguppa Gold Cup	Jul 1998 - Chennai (lost in semi-final)

Photograph Courtesy Rediff

INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT
Matches	172 (post 2002 World Cup)
International Debut	Feb 1997 - vs. Poland - Chennai - Won 2-0-1
Goals	??
Olympics	Sep 2000 - Sydney (7th)
World Cup	Feb/Mar 2002 - Kuala Lumpur (10th) May 1998 - Utrecht (9th)
Champions Challenge	Dec 2001 - Kuala Lumpur (1st)
Asian Games	Dec 1998 - Bangkok (1st)
Indo-Pak Series	Feb 1999 - Lost 3-6 Feb/Mar 1998 - Lost 3-4
Commonwealth Games	Sep 1998 - Kuala Lumpur (4th)
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup	Feb 2000 - Kuala Lumpur (3rd)
Prime Minister's Gold Cup	Mar 2001 - Dhaka (1st)
Australian Tour	Apr 2000 - Sydney (3rd in 4-Nation) Apr 2000 - Perth (1st in 4-Nation)
European Tour	Jul 2001 - World Cup Qualifier (5th) Jan 2000 - Barcelona (3rd in 4-Nation), 1 GOAL Jan 2000 - Belgium (2-0-1) Jan 2000 - Canada (1-0-0) Jun 1999 - Germany (1-3-0) Jun 1999 - Belgium (3-0-1) Aug 1997 - Last in 4-Nation Tourney
New Zealand Tour	Jun 2001 - Lost 1-2-1
South African Tour	Aug 1999 - Johannesburg - Lost 0-3-2
Test Series	Jan 1998 - vs. Germany - Lost 0-3-1 Feb/Mar 2001 - vs. Germany - Lost 1-2

FOREIGN CLUBS

Never Played Professionally for a Foreign Club