Batram Suri
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | November 2, 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Laugu, British Solomon Islands | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | striker, midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1992 | Lauga | ||
| 1992–1994 | AS Dragon | ||
| 1994–1999 | Nelson Suburbs | ||
| 1999–2000 | Football Kingz | 13 | (2) |
| 2000 | Lauga | ||
| 2001 | Nadi | ||
| 2002–2003 | YoungHeart Manawatu | ||
| 2003 | Koloale | ||
| 2004–2005 | JP Su'uria | ||
| 2005–2006 | Nasina | ||
| 2006 | Richmond Athletic | ||
| 2006–2007 | Canterbury United | 9 | (0) |
| 2007 | Richmond Athletic | ||
| 2007–2008 | Makuru | ||
| 2008–2009 | Ferrymead Bays | ||
| 2009 | Makuru | ||
| 2010–2011 | Amical | ||
| National team | |||
| 1992–2005 |
 Solomon Islands | 48 | (10) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2014– | Ifira Black Bird | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Batram Suri (born 2 November 1971) is a Solomon Islands footballer who played as either a striker or a midfielder and is currently coach for Ifira Black Bird in Vanuatu.[1]
He is the most well-known player to come out of the Solomon Islands and has previously played in New Zealand for Richmond Athletic and the Football Kingz amongst other clubs (now the New Zealand Knights), in Fiji and Tahiti and has also played for Laugu FC in his native country.
He is also one of the Solomon Islands national football team's most successful players helping them reach the oceanic play-off final against Australia in 2005. He made his debut in 1992 and collected over 40 caps, also scoring a fair share of goals.
Achievements
- Solomon Islands Player of the Year (1994)
- New Zealand Player of the Year (1996)
- New Zealand Top Goalscorer (1997 and 1998)
- Oceanian Player of the Year: Fourth place (1996),[2] Tenth place (1997[3] and 1998[4]), Twelfth place (2002)[5]
External links
- Batram Suri at National-Football-Teams.com
References
- ↑ "Tafea will be strong but we are ready; Batram". Vanuatu Football Federation. 2014-10-13. Archived from the original on 2014-10-20. Retrieved 2014-10-15.
- ↑ "Oceanian Player of the Year 1996". rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ↑ "Oceanian Player of the Year 1997". rsssf.com. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ↑ "Oceanian Player of the Year 1998". rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ↑ "Oceanian Player of the Year 2002". rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.