Sunil Chettri Birthday Special: India's most capped player Sunil Chettri turns 34 today
In the era of football legends like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, the Indian superstar Sunil Chettri earned a special place for himself.
The Indian football team skipper turns 34 today. Earlier, Football Delhi had announced Chhetri's birthday to be celebrated as Delhi’s Football Day.
He is India's most capped player with 101 games.
Sunil Chettri has played over 100 matches for the country and in the all-time international scorers list. Chettri is tied in second place with Lionel Messi and only behind Cristiano Ronaldo.
“They (Messi and Ronaldo) are my idols. They are class apart. I cannot be compared to them. I have done nothing of note compared to the standards they have set,” Chhetri has repeatedly said.
We are glad to announce the decision of the executive committee to mark the birthday of former International and Pro License Coach Santosh Kashyap birthday '12th June' as Football Delhi's Coach Education Day to inspire the coaches community to dream big n inspire youngsters.
— Football Delhi (@FootballDelhi) January 28, 2018
Here is the list of Clubs:
East Bengal, Mohun Bagan, JCT, Dempo, Kansas City Wizards (USA), Chirag United, Sporting CPB (Portugal), Churchill Brothers, Mumbai City and Bengaluru FC
First published: 3 August 2018, 17:03 IST