Dharmalingam Ethiraj (1 July 1934 – 11 December 2020) was an Indianfootballer who representedIndia national team at the1962 Asian Games andwon a gold. He was the oldest player in the young yet talented Indian Team.[1][2][3][4] Ethiraj joined theIndian Army in 1948 and served in theMadras Sappers. He played forMysore andServices in theSantosh Trophy. He was the top scorer in the 1961 Santosh Trophy.[4]
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| Full name | Dharmalingam Ethiraj | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1934-07-01)1 July 1934 | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 11 December 2020(2020-12-11) (aged 86) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Bangalore, India | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| EME Secunderabad | |||||||||||||||||
| 1957–1963 | MEG Bangalore | ||||||||||||||||
| 1958–1962 | Services | ||||||||||||||||
| 1962–1966 | Mysore | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| India | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
He died in December 2020 at the age of 86.[5]
Honours
editIndia
- Asian Games Gold medal:1962
Services
- Santosh Trophy: 1960–61
MEG Bangalore
- DCM Trophy runner-up: 1959[1]
References
edit- ^ab"1962 Asian Games gold medallist D. Ethiraj dies at 87".Sportstar. 11 December 2020.
- ^Vyshakh, K (11 December 2020)."1962 Asian Games gold medalist D Ethiraj passes away".Sportskeeda.
- ^Cyriac, Biju Babu (12 December 2020)."Jakarta Asiad gold medallist Ethiraj no more".The Times of India.
- ^abSport & Pastime, p. 15, 3 August 1963.
- ^India's Asian Games football champion Ethiraj passes away
External links
edit- Ethiraj, as Mysore captain, receives the trophy for the third place in the 1966 Santosh Trophy,hinduimages.com
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