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{{Infobox football biography<br />
| name= C V Pappachan<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1965|5|20}}<br />
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]]<br />
| birth_place = [[Parappur]], [[Thrissur]], [[India]] <br />
}}<br />
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'''C. V. Pappachan''' (born 20 May 1965) is a former [[India]]n [[Association football|football]] player from [[Thrissur]], [[Kerala]]. He captained India in a couple of tournaments.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mukherjee |first=Kumar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gLqBAAAAMAAJ&pgis=1 |title=The story of football |publisher=Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India |year=2002 |isbn=978-81-230-0782-3}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Born in [[Parappur]] in [[Thrissur district]], Pappachan turned professional in 1982 and played as a [[Forward (association football)|striker]]. Prior to being recruited for [[Kerala Police]] team by the then DGP M. K. Joseph, he played as striker representing [[Sree Kerala Varma college]] and [[University of Calicut|Calicut University]] and played in an international university tournament in [[Japan]]. He played for [[Kerala Police]] team during 1982-1998 and for [[FC Kochin]] during 1998-99. Pappachan captained Kerala Police team and Kerala State team. He also represented [[India national football team|India]] in many tournaments including the 1987 [[Kozhikode|Calicut]] [[Nehru Cup International Football Tournament]] and the 1991 [[Thiruvananthapuram]] Nehru Cup. He scored the lone goal for India when they met [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]] 1991 edition of Nehru Cup. Pappachan played in the Indian senior B National Team at the Sri Lanka Independence Cup in 1998. He represented Kerala in the [[Santosh Trophy]] tournament eight times. He has also played in many national and international tournaments. He served as Deputy Commandant in India Reserve Battalion, Thrissur. He was conferred the President's police medal in 2020. He retired from Kerala Police in 2021.<ref name="retirement">{{cite web|title=C V Pappachan to retire from Kerala police|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/sports/football/c-v-pappachan-to-retire-from-kerala-police-1.5696364|publisher=Mathrubhumi|publication-date=1 June 2021}}</ref><br />
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==Games and tournaments==<br />
In a career spanning over a decade, Pappachan has played for several clubs and represented [[Calicut University]], his home state [[Kerala]], and India.<br />
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;University level<br />
*1983, 1984 : Calicut University<br />
*1985 : Indian Universities Team<br />
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;Club level<br />
*From 1985 : [[Kerala Police]]<br />
*1997, 1998 : [[FC Kochin|FC Cochin]]<br />
*From 1998 : Kerala Police<br />
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;[[Santosh Trophy]]<br />
*From 1986 to 1996 Played eight times for Kerala State<br />
*1986 : [[Jabalpur]] (semifinal)<br />
*1987 : [[Calcutta]] (semifinal)<br />
*1988 : [[Kollam]] (runnerup)<br />
*1989 : [[Guwahati]] (runnerup)<br />
*1992 : [[Coimbatore]] (champion)<br />
*1993 : [[Kochi (India)|Kochi]] (Champion)<br />
*1995 : [[Cuttack, India|Cuttack]] (runnerup)<br />
*1996 : [[Goa]] Captain (semifinal)<br />
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;National Games<br />
*1987 : [[Thiruvananthapuram]] (winners)<br />
*1994 : [[Pune]] (runnerup)<br />
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;Indian team<br />
*1987 : [[SAF Games]]: [[Calcutta]], Reserve<br />
*1987 : [[Nehru Cup]], [[Kozhikode]]<br />
*1989 : [[South Asian Games|Saf Games]], Pakisthan<br />
*1989 : Presidents Gold Cup, Dhakka<br />
*1990 : [[South Asian Games|Saf Games]], Sri Lanka<br />
*1991 : Super Soccer Series, [[Sri Lanka]], [[Bangalore]]<br />
*1991 : [[Nehru Cup]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]]<br />
*1993 : Pre World Cup, Eligibility Match, [[Beirut]], [[South Korea|Korea]]<br />
*1994 : Bristol Freedom Cup, [[Sri Lanka]], Winners<br />
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==Percussionist==<br />
Pappachan made his debut as a [[Panchari Melam]] performer at a function in the [[Swaraj Round, Thrissur|Thekkinkad Maidan]] on 31 August 2009. Speaker of Kerala legislative assembly K. Radhakrishnan inaugurated the function. He is now a trained percussionist.<br />
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==Achievements==<br />
*'''1989''' : Durand Cup, [[Delhi]], Best Player<br />
*'''1993''' : Federation Cup, Best Player<br />
*'''1993''' : Oktopalas Award, [[Thrissur]]<br />
*'''1994''' : Best Player Award from [[Kerala Government]], Prize money of One lakh rupees<br />
*'''1996''' : [[Jimmy George]] Award<br />
*'''1996''' : T. Aboobekker Award, [[Kozhikode]]<br />
*'''1997''' : Kerala Football Association Best Player Award (G. V. Raja)<br />
*'''2009''' : E.C. Bharathan Memorial Trophy, Kozhikode.<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110520004609/http://www.keralapolicehistory.com/gllry3.html Kerala Police - Sports and Games]<br />
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