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D. Ethiraj

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D. Ethiraj
Personal information
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
Men's football
Representing  India
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1962 Jakarta Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dharmalingam Ethiraj (1 July 1934 – 11 December 2020) was an Indian footballer who represented India national team at the 1962 Asian Games and won a gold. He was the oldest player in the young yet talented Indian Team. [1][2][3][4] Ethiraj joined the Indian Army in 1948 and served in the Madras Sappers. He played for Mysore and Services in the Santosh Trophy. He was the top scorer in the 1961 Santosh Trophy. [4]

He died in December 2020 at the age of 86.[5]

Honours

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India

Services

MEG Bangalore

References

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  1. ^ a b "1962 Asian Games gold medallist D. Ethiraj dies at 87". Sportstar. 11 December 2020.
  2. ^ Vyshakh, K (11 December 2020). "1962 Asian Games gold medalist D Ethiraj passes away". Sportskeeda.
  3. ^ Cyriac, Biju Babu (12 December 2020). "Jakarta Asiad gold medallist Ethiraj no more". The Times of India.
  4. ^ a b Sport & Pastime, p. 15, 3 August 1963.
  5. ^ India's Asian Games football champion Ethiraj passes away
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