V. Saravanan

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

V. Saravanan

Personal information
Full name	Saravanan a/l Vellu
Date of birth	(1978-01-11) 11 January 1978
Place of birth	Johor, Malaysia
Height
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1997–1998	Perak FA
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–1999	Perak FA
2000	Kuala Lumpur FA
2001–2004	Perak FA
2005–2008	UPB-MyTeam FC
2009	ATM FA
2011	PKNS FC
International career
1997–1998	Malaysia U-21
1999–2000	Malaysia U-23
2000–2004	Malaysia	43	(21)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

V. Saravanan (born 11 January 1978) is a former Malaysian football player.

Career

Saravanan spent majority of his football career at Perak FA, winning Malaysia Cup, Premier One league title and Malaysia FA Cup. He also played for UPB-MyTeam FC, ATM FA and PKNS FC.

Saravanan also represents Malaysia 43times from 1999 to 2004, scoring 21.Last goal against Thailand in a 2004 friendly match. Early in his career, he was in the Malaysia national under-21 football team that competes in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, held in Malaysia.

He retired from professional football at the end of 2011 to move with his girlfriend to Finland.

Personal life

His girlfriend, Satu Johanna Ekholm is a physiotherapist from Finland, working with the National Sports Council of Malaysia.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	18 August 2004	Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Thailand	1–2	Won	Friendly

External links

• V. Saravanan at National-Football-Teams.com
• Profile at Laman Web Peminat Bolasepak Perak Darul Ridzuan