Playing Career
Sundram broke into the Singapore Malaya Cup team in the 80's when he was 18 years of age, and in the following season was the top scorer in the tournament. He left Singapore to play in Switzerland, and then joined Kedah FA for the Malaysia Cup tournament when he returned in 1989. During his playing days in Alor Setar plying his trade for Kedah FA, Sundramoorthy helped Kedah to defeat Singapore 3-1 in the final of the 1990 Malaysia Cup, scoring Kedah's opening goal.
During Singapore's run-up to the 1993 Malaysia Cup Final appearance, Sundramoorthy was one of the most influential players in the team. He was a player well known for his dribbling skills and his finishing.
One of Sundramoorthy's most famous goals was a bicycle kick scored against Brunei in a 1993 FAM Division II League tie at the National Stadium. He also scored a spectacular backheel during his days with Jurong FC. In a match against Pahang at the National Stadium in the same year, Sundram audaciously faked a back heal that fooled the Pahang defenders before crossing for Fandi Ahmad to score the winner late in the game.
Sundramoorthy made several appearances for the Singapore national football team, including participating at the 1990 Asian Games football tournament., scoring a hattrick against Pakistan. Sundram also scored 2 goals in a friendly match against Nagoya Crampus Eight (from the J-league), which had Gary Lineker in the team, when Singapore won 4-3. Sundram also represented Singapore in several S.E.A games tournament, and helped Singapore reached the Finals in the 1989 Games when his last-minute through ball led to Fandi Ahmad's winner against Indonesia. He was one of the most feared striker in ASEAN during in the 80's and early 90's.
Sundramoorthy moved on to the domestic S.League, first turning out for Woodlands Wellington FC in the league's inaugural year in 1996 before moving on to become the first-ever player/coach in S.League's history for Jurong Football Club.
Sundramoorthy was nicknamed 'The Dazzler' at the height of his prowess and 'King Cobra' when he was the player-coach of Jurong FC. Sundram also had a biography titled 'The Dazzler'.
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