Thulukhanam Shunmugham
Thulukhanam Shunmugham | ||
Personnel | ||
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birthday | June 19, 1920 | |
place of birth | Austin Town , India | |
date of death | December 13, 2012 | |
Place of death | Bangalore , India | |
Juniors | ||
Years | station | |
Maharaja Socials | ||
Bangalore Student Football Club | ||
Men's | ||
Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
India | ? (?) | |
1 Only league games are given. |
Thulukhanam Shunmugham (born June 19, 1920 in Austin Town , † December 13, 2012 in Bangalore ) was an Indian football player.
Career
Thulukhanam Shunmugham attended Austin Town High School and RBANMS High School . He played Maharaja Socials and Bangalore Student Football Club during his career . As captain of the Mysore team, he won the Santosh Trophy in 1946 and 1952 .
At the first Asian Games in 1951 , he won the gold medal with the Indian team. A year later Shunmugham joined the Indian national team at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He later worked as a coach and led the Karnataka team to victory in the Santosh Trophy .
Shanmugham was a police officer in Mysore and served as a security officer for two governors for 35 years.
Web links
- Thulukhanam Shunmugham in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Shunmugham, Thulukhanam |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian soccer player |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 19, 1920 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Austin Town , India |
DATE OF DEATH | December 13, 2012 |
Place of death | Bangalore , India |