During the early stages of his football career, Edwin Vanspaul wasn’t sure about his best football position. And to an extent today, he is ...
During the early stages of his football career, Edwin Vanspaul wasn’t sure about his best football position. And to an extent today, he is still undecided about it.
“It’s tough to pick one position but I’m enjoying playing as a midfielder now,” Vanspaul told Scroll.in as he braces for another big game in his career when Chennaiyin FC face ATK in the 2019-’20 Indian Super League final.
One year ago, Vanspaul was instrumental in Chennai City’s fairytale run to the 2018-’19 I-League trophy. On Saturday, he has another glittering opportunity to clinch a title for his state team.
Surprisingly, football was not his favourite sport during his childhood days. Following the footsteps of his father, Vanspaul took up hockey at the age of around 10 but since his school in Neyveli did not have any team, he decided to take up football.
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“I heard the school was giving away jerseys to children who played football,” he said. “They didn’t provide jerseys to those who played hockey since there were only few children who played. Just for that school jersey, I shifted to football at the age of 11.”
Facing hardships
Born in Kerala, Vanspaul was raised in Neyveli where he endured a...
