Batram Suri

Batram Suri (born 2 November 1971) is a Solomon Islands professional footballerwho played as either a striker or a midfielder. As one of the few Solomon Islandsers he played club football in New Zealand. He has almost 50 caps for the national team of the Solomon Islands. At the moment, he is the head coach of the Solomon Islands U-23.

Batram Suri
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-11-02) 2 November 1971
Place of birth Laugu, British Solomon Islands
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) 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
2014–2017 Ifira Black Bird
2018– Solomon Islands U-19
2019– Solomon Islands U-23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Club

Suri 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.

International

Suri 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.

Managerial career

On 16 June 2019, Suri was appointed as head coach of the Solomon Islands U-23 to guide them in the 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament from 21 September - 5 October 2019, to try to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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),[1] Tenth place (1997[2] and 1998[3]), Twelfth place (2002)[4]

References
  1. "Oceanian Player of the Year 1996". rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  2. "Oceanian Player of the Year 1997". rsssf.com. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  3. "Oceanian Player of the Year 1998". rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  4. "Oceanian Player of the Year 2002". rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.


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