Batram Suri (born 2 November 1971) is a Solomon Islands professional footballer who 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 women's national football team.
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1971-11-02) 2 November 1971 (age 50) | ||
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 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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.
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.
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.
Current managers of OFC women's national teams | |
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