R. Sasikumar Explained

Ramu Sasikumar, or R. Sasikumar for short, is a former Singaporean footballer and sports marketing executive. He is known for scoring the winning and solitary goal for Singapore in the 1998 AFF Championship final. He currently manages the Red Card Group, a sports marketing firm.^[1]

Football career

Sasikumar became famous after the final of the 1998 AFF Championship, when Singapore played against hosts Vietnam. In the 70th minute, he scored a goal with his shoulder, which was dubbed the "Shoulder of God",^[2] which won the Lions their first ever international title and breaking Vietnamese hearts.^[3]

In 2000, Sasikumar retired from football after Singapore exited the 2000 AFF Championship from the group stage.

After football

After retiring from football, Sasikumar founded the Red Card Group, a sports marketing firm.^[4]

In 2017, Sasikumar expressed interest in contesting the elections for the Football Association of Singapore council but was not named as a candidate.^[5]

Sasikumar also bought Admiralty FC in the 2nd division of the Singapore National Football League.^[6]

Notes and References

1. News: Sundaresan. Keeshaanan. Exclusive: One on One with R. Sasikumar. 11 November 2016. FourthOfficial.com. 19 November 2014.
2. Web site: 'Kadir and I nearly came to blows!' - R.Sasikumar, the scorer of the winning goal at 1998 Tiger Cup Goal.com. 6 January 2022. www.goal.com.
3. Web site: On the Record: R Sasikumar, former Lion, football critic, entrepreneur . 14 July 2020.
4. Web site: R Sasikumar throws hat into FAS elections. 6 January 2022. TODAY. en.
5. Web site: Auto. Hermes. 29 April 2017. Football: Team LKT wins FAS election, Lim Kia Tong is new chief of Singapore football The Straits Times. 6 January 2022. www.straitstimes.com. en.
6. Web site: 21 June 2019. R. Sasikumar, Red Card Global. 6 January 2022. MONEY FM 89.3.