Sathiesh Kumar V.P has represented India and he has 25 senior caps for the national team. The Tamil Nadu born goalkeeper is the only footballer from Tamil Nadu to win an I-League title as a player and a coach. As a player, he had won multiple I-League titles with East Bengal (2002-03), Dempo SC (2004-05) (2006-07) & (2007-08). Sathiesh was part of the Dempo SC team that became the first team from the sub-continent to quality for the AFC Cup semi-finals in 2008. In 2015, he quit competitive football and he had offers from ISL clubs such as Chennaiyin FC and FC Goa which he rejected. He signed as a goalkeeper coach with erstwhile I-League team Chennai City FC in the 2016-17 season and helped them lift their inaugural I-League trophy in the 2018-19 season. He has also represented Chennai City FC in the AFC Champions League playoffs and AFC Cup in the 2019-20 season. In the 2020-21 season, Sathiesh Kumar decided to have a new challenge and decided to move to FC Bengaluru United as a goalkeeper coach before joining FC Madras.
