Which former stars are now playing in India?


How the mighty have fallen, just a few of the players helping develop the game in India like former Tottenham defensive midfielder Didier Zokora and our former striker Hélder Postiga.

Players Playing in India

  • Hélder Postiga: Atlético de Kolkata
  • John Arne Riise: Chennaiyin FC
  • Florent Malouda: Delhi Dynamos
  • Lucio: FC Goa
  • Michael Chopra: Kerala Blasters
  • Diego Forlan: Mumbai City FC
  • Didier Zokora: North East United
  • Mohamed Sissoko: Pune City

Apart from the aforementioned former Spurs players, John Arne Riise is best known for his time at Liverpool, Florent Malouda with Chelsea, Lucio at Bayern Munich and Inter Milan, Michael Chopra at Cardiff City, Diego Forlan at Atlético Madrid and Uruguay and Mohamed Sissoko at Liverpool and Juventus.

Tottenham have ties with Indian football running coaching programmes in the country to train local coaches to coach the beautiful game.