Inivalappil Mani Vijayan is a former professional Indian football player, also an actor. He's one of the most aggressive and deadly strikers among the Indian football players. Vijayan became the highest earner in Indian club football as well as a regular in the India team. By the end of his career he had scored 40 international goals in 79 matches for India.
Background
Born on April 25,1969 in Thrissur, Kerala, I M Vijayan was a school dropout. He began his life in a gravely poor environment, and had to sell soda bottles in the Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium for helping his family. He had a passion for the game of football, then was fortunately plucked by the then DGP of Kerala, M. K. Joseph from the Thrissur streets and taken under the tutelage of Sridharan and T. K. Chathunny for the Kerala Police football team. I.M. Vijayan made his international debut in 1989 and represented the Indian team in many international tournaments.
Education
Inivalappil Mani Vijayan was a school dropout.
Career
Vijayan and Baichung Bhutia formed one of the deadliest forward lines the Indian Football team had ever seen, and helped the team score various vital goals in international tournaments. Vijayan was part of the victorious Indian team in the 1999 South Asian Football Federation Cup. After finishing football career he acted in the films "Kalo Harin", directed by Cherian Joseph and "Shantham", which won the national award for best film
