Varadaraju Sundramoorthy (Tamil: வரதராஜு சுந்தரமூர்த்தி; born 6 October 1965) is a former Singaporean international footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, is widely touted as one of the country's most skilful and talented footballers ever. He is the current technical director of the Laos national football team.
V. Sundramoorthy
Personal information Full name Varadaraju Sundramoorthy Date of birth 6 October 1965 (age 58) Place of birth Singapore Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Position(s) Midfielder/Striker Team information Current team Laos (Technical Director) Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1983–1987 Singapore 50 (45) 1987–1988 FC Basel 5 (3) 1988–1989 BSC Old Boys 1989–1990 Kedah 1991–1992 Pahang 1992–1993 Singapore 1994 Kelantan 1995–1997 Woodlands Wellington 1998–2003 Jurong International career 1983–1995 Singapore 48 (20) Managerial career 1999–2003 Jurong (player-coach) 2004–2007 NFA U-18[1] 2007–2010 Young Lions 2012–2013 LionsXII 2013 Singapore (caretaker coach) 2013 Singapore Selection XI 2014 Negeri Sembilan 2014–2016 Tampines Rovers 2015 Singapore Selection XI 2016–2018 Singapore 2018–2019 Laos 2021– Laos (Technical Director) Medal record Representing Singapore Men's football Southeast Asian Games Silver medal – second place 1983 Singapore Team Silver medal – second place 1985 Bangkok Team Silver medal – second place 1989 Kuala Lumpur Team Bronze medal – third place 1991 Manila Team Bronze medal – third place 1993 Singapore Team
- Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this Indian name, the name Varadaraju is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Sundramoorthy. He coached the LionsXII, a Singapore-based team playing in the Malaysia Super League, and held a dual appointment as the head coach of the Under-23 team[2] from 2011 to 2013 when he announced his plans to sign with the Malaysian Premier League team, Negeri Sembilan.[3] After coaching Negeri Sembilan for half a season in 2014, he returned to Singapore to take the helm at Tampines Rovers for almost 2 years, then a 2-year stint as head coach of Singapore.