D. Ethiraj
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.[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.[4]
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Dharmalingam Ethiraj | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1 July 1934 | |||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 11 December 2020 (aged 86) | |||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Bangalore, India | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| EME Secunderabad | ||||||||||||||||
| 1957–1963 | MEG Bangalore | |||||||||||||||
| 1958–1962 | Services | |||||||||||||||
| 1962–1965 | Mysore | |||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||
| India | ||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||
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He died in December 2020 at the age of 86.[5]
Honours
India
- Asian Games Gold medal: 1962
Services
- Santosh Trophy: 1960–61
MEG Bangalore
- DCM Trophy runner-up: 1959[1]
References
- "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.
- Sport & Pastime, p. 15, 3 August 1963.
- India's Asian Games football champion Ethiraj passes away
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