| V. Saravanan | |
| Fullname: | Saravanan a/l Vellu |
| Birth Date: | 1978 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia |
| Years1: | 1998–2000 |
| Years2: | 2001 |
| Years3: | 2002–2004 |
| Years4: | 2005–2008 |
| Years5: | 2009 |
| Years6: | 2010 |
| Years7: | 2011 |
| Years8: | 2011– |
| Position: | Striker / Winger |
| Youthyears1: | 1997–1998 |
| Youthclubs1: | Perak FA |
| Nationalyears1: | 1997–1998 |
| Nationalteam1: | Malaysia U-21 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1999–2000 |
| Nationalteam2: | Malaysia U-23 |
| Nationalyears3: | 1999–2004 |
| Nationalteam3: | Malaysia |
| Nationalcaps3: | 19 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Manageryears1: | 2012–2022 |
| Managerclubs1: | HJK Helsinki (Youth Coach) |
| Manageryears2: | 2023–present |
| Managerclubs2: | Perak FC (assistant head coach) |
V. Saravanan (born 11 January 1978) is a former Malaysian football player. He currently works as an assistant coach for Perak FC since 5 January 2023.
Saravanan spent the majority of his football career at Perak FA, winning two Malaysia Cup in 1998 and 2000.[1] He also played for Kuala Lumpur FA, UPB-MyTeam FC, ATM FA and PKNS FC.
Saravanan also represented Malaysia 19 times from 1999 to 2004.[2] His only international goals was against Thailand in a 2004 friendly match. Early on in his career, he was in the Malaysia national under-21 football team that competes in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, held in Malaysia.[3]
He retired from professional football at the end of 2011 to move with his girlfriend to Finland.[4]
In 2021, he obtained his UEFA A license and was a physical education instructor in Pajulahti, Finland.
He is fluent in Finnish, English, Malay and Tamil.
Prior to moving to Malaysia, he was a football coach for Helsinki Football Club (HJK) in Helsinki, Finland, in 2019 and served IF GNISTAN between 2012 and 2018.
He married his long-time girlfriend, Satu Johanna Ekholm, who is a physiotherapist from Finland working with the National Sports Council of Malaysia. They have a son.