HBD Sunil Chhetri: The coach said that you are not fit to be in the team, today only behind Ronaldo-Messi

Today is the 38th birthday of Sunil Chhetri, the captain of the Indian football team. Chhetri is the highest international goalscorer among the current footballers behind Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Ali Mbkhaut.

Today is the birthday of Sunil Chhetri, the captain of the Indian football team. Sunil Chhetri, born on August 3, 1984 in Telangana, has turned 38 today. Sunil Chhetri has achieved many milestones in his career. He is the highest goal scorer for India. Sunil Chhetri, who made his international debut against Pakistan in 2007, saw many ups and downs in his career. Today, even though Chhetri is the star of Indian football, there was a time when he was even called a failed player by the coach of the team. Let us tell you five big things about the captain of the football team.

1-Sunil Chhetri has scored 74 goals in 118 matches in his international career. His goal per match average is 0.63 which is better than Ronaldo and Messi. Ronaldo’s goals per match average is 0.61, while Messi scores 0.5 goals per match for Argentina. By the way, in terms of most international goals among the current players, Ronaldo is at number one with 109 goals. UAE’s Ali Mabkhaut and Lionel Messi are second with 76 goals and Sunil Chhetri is at number three.

2-Sunil Chhetri has inherited this game. His mother Sushila Chhetri and his two twin sisters have been international footballers. Sunil Chhetri’s mother and her sisters have been members of the Nepal National Football Team.

3-When Sunil Chhetri was associated with Portugal’s club Sporting Lisbon in the year 2012, the head coach of that team had insulted him. Sunil Chhetri told in an interview that the coach questioned his ability and asked him to send him from the A team to the B team. Sunil Chhetri was associated with the club for 9 months in which he got a chance to play only 5 matches. Chhetri was also associated with the Kansas City Wizards of America in 2010, although he returned to India within a year.

4-Sunil Chhetri became the first player to score 50 goals for India and he has won the All India Football Federation’s Player of the Year Award 6 times. Sunil Chhetri first received this honor in the year 2007. After this, he became the Phil Player of the Year once in 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017 and 2018-19.

5-Sunil Chhetri’s father was in the army, so he lived in many parts of the country. Sunil Chhetri did his schooling in Gangtok. After this he studied in Army Public School, Delhi. He also studied in Kolkata and left his studies after 12th class because after that his football career had shined.