K. P. Dhanraj
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kadirvelu Punerangam Dhanraj[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 May 1925 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ooty | ||
| Date of death | 26 April 1997 | ||
| Place of death | Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana), India | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| GEF Sport Club | |||
| 1949–1953 | East Bengal[2] | ||
| 1957–1959 | East Bengal | ||
| International career | |||
| India | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
K.P. Dhanraj (2 May 1925[1] – 26 April 1997) was an Indian association football player,[3] one of the member of iconic "Pancha Pandavas" of East Bengal Club.[4]
Playing career
[edit]He was part of the team that played against France at the 1948 Summer Olympics where India lost the match 1–2.[5][6] He appeared with East Bengal from 1949 to 1953 and again from 1957 to 1959, and captained the team in 1953–54.[7][8][9]
Honours
[edit]East Bengal
- IFA Shield: 1949, 1950, 1951, 1958
- Calcutta Football League: 1950
Mysore
- Santosh Trophy: 1946–47
Individual
- Calcutta Football League top scorer: 1950 (with 18 goals)[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c My Most Memorable Moments, K.P. Dhanraj, Sportsworld, 1982
- ^ "East Bengal Club - Legends". eastbengalclub.co.in. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "K. P. Dhanraj". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ Sengupta, Somnath (29 July 2011). "Tactical Evolution Of Indian Football (Part One): Profiling Three Great 2-3-5 Teams". thehardtackle.com. Kolkata: The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "India 1948 Olympics Squad". Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Olympian Tulsidas Balaram, the once don of Maidan soccer is no more". getbengal.com. Kolkata: Get Bengal Information Desk. 16 February 2023. Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "Kolkatafootball.com :East Bengal League History: Indian Football Capital's News". kolkatafootball.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "East Bengal FC » Historical squads". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "East Bengal Club — The Official Site of East Bengal Club". eastbengalclub.co.in. Archived from the original on 8 November 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ Roy, Gautam; Ball, Swapan (2007). "East Bengal Football Club – Famous Players". www.eastbengalfootballclub.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
External links
[edit]- K.P.Dhanraj at Olympedia
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- Calcutta Football League players
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