Navaneeda K. Gounder

Who is Navaneeda K. Gounder?

Navaneeda Krishna Gounder is a former Nadi and Fiji soccer player . He debuted for Nadi in 1977 under the reign of Mr. Mani Naicker. Gounder was well known for his lethal right boot and is well documented 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 ruled the soccer fraternity in the late 70's and early 90's. Incidentally, it was in his reign as the President of Nadi F.C. that brought the glory days to the Nadi Soccer. 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.