{"id":11101,"date":"2012-01-10T13:55:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-10T13:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/chhetri-awarded-aiff-player-of-year\/"},"modified":"2018-06-04T17:08:24","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T17:08:24","slug":"chhetri-awarded-aiff-player-of-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/chhetri-awarded-aiff-player-of-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Chhetri awarded the AIFF Player-of-the-Year Award"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Even as Bhaichung Bhutia, the Indian National Team and the Bayern Munich side hogged the limelight at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, there was a significant presentation which happened during the course of the match.<\/p>\n

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AIFF President Mr. Praful Patel presents the AIFF Player-of-the-Year Award to Sunil Chhetri<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
\nNational Team striker Sunil Chhetri was awarded the AIFF Player-of-the-Year 2001 award during the interval. The Award was handed over to Chhetri by the President of the All India Football Federation, Mr. Praful Patel. Mr. Patel handed Chhetri a silver plaque and a Cheque of Rs. 2 lakh.<\/p>\n

In his message Mr. Patel congratulated Chhetri and wished him more success in coming years. \u201cSunil Chhetri is a deserving recipient of the Award. I hope this will spur him on to bring more laurels for the National Team in the near future. I wish him success in coming years,\u201d Mr. Patel said.<\/p>\n

For the first time the Award was decided in a democratic manner where all the coaches of the I-League playing teams voted unanimously on the four short-listed footballers.<\/p>\n

An elated Chhetri thanked all his team-mates and coaches and the AIFF without whose support \u201cthe Award wouldn\u2019t have been possible at all.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is an inspiration to do better. 2011 has been good for me \u2013 I had earlier received the Arjuna Award and now the AIFF Player-of-the-Year Award. It feels nice when your achievements are recognised,\u201d he maintained.<\/p>\n

Chhetri who scored 24 goals (13 International goals and 11 goals for Clubs) in 2011 had earlier received the Award in 2007.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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