T. Shanmugham

Thulukhanam Shanmugham (19 June 1920 13 December 2012) was an Indian footballer who represented his country in the 1952 Olympic Games.[1][2]

T. Shanmugham
Personal information
Full name Thulukhanam Shanmugham
Date of birth (1920-06-19)June 19, 1920
Place of birth Austin Town, Bangalore, India
Date of death December 13, 2012(2012-12-13) (aged 92)
Place of death Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
National team
India
Honours

Playing career

Born in Austin Town, Bangalore,[3] Shanmugham played for Mysore State for most of his career, spurning offers to play for teams from Kolkata.[3] He was a gold medalist at the first Asian Games in 1951.[3]

Coaching career

After retiring from his playing career, Shanmugham became a coach and achieved two Federation Cup victories as manager of Salgaocar.[3]

Career outside football

Shanmugham was a police officer by profession and served the Mysore city police for 35 years, working as a security officer to two state governors.[3]

Honours

International

India

Gold medal: 1951

References

  1. Prashanth, GN (13 June 2010). "Enduring passion". Times of India. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  2. "T. Shanmugham". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. Sukumar, Dev S (27 June 2010). "A great footballer remembers the barefoot generation". Daily News and Analysis (India).
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