Thanabalan Nadarajah (footballer, born 1943)

Thanabalan a/l Nadarajah (born 1943) was a Malaysian former footballer. He is remembered for his contribution during the 1968 Merdeka Tournament. Malaysia won the trophy by beating Burma 3-0 in the final. Thanabalan scored one of the three goals.[1] Thanabalan scored 20 international goals in 46 appearances for Malaysia.[2][3] In 2013, He inducted in OCM Hall of Fame.[4]

For the currently active footballer, see Thanabalan Nadarajah.
In this Indian name, the name Nadarajah is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Thanabalan. The abbreviation "a/l" (anak lelaki) or "a/p" (anak perempuan), if used, means "son of" or "daughter of" in Malay respectively.

Thanabalan Nadarajah
Personal information
Full name Thanabalan a/l Nadarajah
Date of birth 1943 (age 78–79)
Place of birth Brickfields, Selangor,
British Malaya
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1971 Selangor
National team
1960–1963 Malaya U-20
1964–1969 Malaysia 46 (20)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He was also one of the three players who had scored four goals in a Malaysia Cup final after Lee Ah Loke(1952) and Abdul Ghani Minhat(1963) in 1968.[5]

Honours

Club
F.A. Selangor

International
Malaya U-20
Malaysia

References
  1. "Did You Know That Our Striker N. Thanabalan Helped Malaysia Beat Myanmar In 1968 AND 2017? | News | Rojak Daily (Web Archived)". Archived from the original on 24 August 2017.
  2. Malaysia - Record International Players - RSSSF.
  3. Nadarajah Thanabalan - International Appearances, RSSSF.
  4. "OLYMPIC COUNCIL OF MALAYSIA/AWARDS/HALL OF FAME: FULL LIST" (in Malay). OCM. Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  5. "Memorable events in 100 years of Malaysia Cup". Timesports. NST. 25 September 2021. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.


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