Jo Paul Ancheri (born 2 August 1975) is a leading India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n football player and was the former Indian Football team

India national football team

The Indian national football team is the national football team of India and is governed by the All India Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with FIFA, the international governing body for football. In 1954, AIFF became...

 Captain. He was named the AIFF Player of the Year by the All India Football Federation

All India Football Federation

The All India Football Federation is the organisation which manages the game of association football in India. It administers the running of the India national football team and also controls the I-League, India's premier domestic club competition, in addition to various other competitions and...

 in 1994 and 2001.

Career

Ancheri started his professional career in 1992 by playing for SBT

State Bank of Travancore (football club)

State Bank Of Travancore is a football club based from Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, India. It was founded in 1986. It plays its home matches at the Chandrashekar Nair Stadium, Kerala.-Starting 11:-Honours:...

. He went on to play for many leading football clubs including Mohun Bagan, JCT Football Club, FC Cochin

FC Kochin

F. C. Kochin is a football club based in Kochi, Kerala, India. It is the first professional football club in India. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, it was the only Kerala football club in the National Football League although with their recent success, Viva Kerala is as well. F. C...

, and East Bengal. He is a versatile player who can play in any position including defender

Defender (association football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

, defensive midfielder, midfielder

Midfielder

A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

, and striker.

External links

• Ancheri at soccernetindia.com