Vinu Jose is an Indian former
football
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player who took part in the
FIFA World Cup 2006 for the
India national team. He played for India four times. Vinu Jose was also part of
Kerala
Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...
's winning team in the 57th
Santosh Trophy.
Early life
Vinu Jose was born in
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram ( ), also known as Trivandrum, is the Capital city, capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. As of 2011, the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation had a population of 957,730 over an area of 214.86 sq. km, making it the ...
, Kerala. In addition to football, Vinu represented his school in
athletics. Vinu did his early schooling in
Sarvodaya Vidyalaya, and later in
St.Joseph's High School. He moved to
Tata Football Academy where he was groomed into a professional football player.
References
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newindianexpress.com
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1981 births
India men's international footballers
Indian men's footballers
Footballers from Kerala
Living people
Men's association football defenders