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Navaneeda Krishna Gounder
Personal information
Full name Navaneeda Krishna Gounder
Date of birth (1957-08-01) 1 August 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth Nadi, Fiji
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976 League-Suva
1977 Nadi Blues
1978–1984 Young Ones
International career
1979–1981 Fiji ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 March 2008

Navaneeda Krishna Gounder is a former Nadi and Fiji soccer player. He debuted for Nadi in 1977. Gounder was well known right boot and is well documented[where?] in an incident where his powerful volley led to a fractured hand of a Rewa goalie. He was part of the champion Nadi team which played in the late 1970s and early 1990s. Under his tenure as the President of Nadi F.C., the club saw success. Under his leadership from 1995, Nadi managed to win the Fiji Fact, Battle of the Giants and Girmit Tourney. In addition to that, Nadi team also were triumphant in the National League and Inter-District Tournament.

Achievements

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As a player

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1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983
1978, 1980, 1983

As an administrator (President)

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1998, 2000
1996
1996
1998, 1999, 2002
1996
1996

Bibliography

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  • A historic win: Message from the President of the Nadi Soccer Association, The Fiji Times, Suva.
  • Navaneeda's looks are deceiving: Inter District 79, The Fiji Times, Suva.