Batram Suri

Batram Suri
Personal information
Date of birth	(1971-11-02) November 2, 1971
Place of birth	Laugu, British Solomon Islands
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	striker, midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1990–1992	Lauga
1992–1994	AS Dragon
1994–1999	Nelson Suburbs
1999–2000	Football Kingz	13	(2)
2000	Lauga
2001	Nadi
2002–2003	YoungHeart Manawatu
2003	Koloale
2004–2005	JP Su'uria
2005–2006	Nasina
2006	Richmond Athletic
2006–2007	Canterbury United	9	(0)
2007	Richmond Athletic
2007–2008	Makuru
2008–2009	Ferrymead Bays
2009	Makuru
2010–2011	Amical
National team
1992–2005	Solomon Islands	48	(10)
Teams managed
2014–	Ifira Black Bird
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Batram Suri (born 30 November 1972) is a Solomon Islands footballer who played as either a striker or a midfielder and is currently coach for Ifira Black Bird in Vanuatu.^[1]

He is the most well-known player to come out of the Solomon Islands and has previously played in New Zealand for Richmond Athletic and the Football Kingz amongst other clubs (now the New Zealand Knights), in Fiji and Tahiti and has also played for Laugu FC in his native country.

He is also one of the Solomon Islands national football team's most successful players helping them reach the oceanic play-off final against Australia in 2005. He made his debut in 1992 and collected over 40 caps, also scoring a fair share of goals.

Achievements

Solomon Islands Player of the Year (1994)
New Zealand Player of the Year (1996)
New Zealand Top Goalscorer (1997 and 1998)
Oceanian Player of the Year: Fourth place (1996),^[2] Tenth place (1997^[3] and 1998^[4]), Twelfth place (2002)^[5]

External links

Batram Suri at National-Football-Teams.com

References

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