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O. Chandrashekar

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O. Chandrasekhar Menon
Personal information
Date of birth (1935-07-10)10 July 1935
Place of birth Irinjalakuda, Kingdom of Cochin, British India (present-day Kerala, India)
Date of death 24 August 2021(2021-08-24) (aged 86)
Place of death Kochi, India
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1966 Caltex SC
1966–1973 State Bank of India
International career
1958–1966 India
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  India
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1962 Jakarta Team
AFC Asian Cup
Runner-up 1964 Israel Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

O. Chandrasekhar Menon (10 July 1935 – 24 August 2021) was an Indian professional footballer who played as a defender.[1] He represented India at the 1960 Summer Olympics (Rome), the 1962 Asian Games (Gold medal), 1964 AFC Asian Cup (Silver medal), Merdeka Tournament (Silver Medal - 1959 & 1964) and 1964 Summer Olympics (Tokyo Qualifiers).[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Early life and club career

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Early life

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Born in Irinjalakuda (India), Chandrasekhar honed his football skills at Maharaja's College in Ernakulam (India).

Club career

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National championship (Santosh trophy)

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International career

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He was a member of the Indian team in the 1960 Rome Olympics, where India famously held France 1–1 in a game, courtesy of Chandrasekhar and his defensive partners. He was also part of Indian teams that won gold in the 1962 Asian Games, silver in the 1964 AFC Asian Cup, silver in the Merdeka Tournament (1959 and 1964). He played alongside some of the greatest names in Indian football like PK Banerjee, Chuni Goswami, Tulsidas Balaram, Peter Thangaraj, Jarnail Singh, and Mariappa Kempaiah, under coaching of Syed Abdul Rahim.[8] He also captained India in few tournaments.

Manager career

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  • Chandrashekar became general manager of FC Kochin in 1994–95.

Death

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After suffering from age related illness since 2015, O. Chandrasekhar died in Kochi on 24 August 2021. He was 86 years old.[9][2]

Honours

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International

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Domestic

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Personal

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  • Selected in Kerala's all time dream team (football)
  • Selected as Kerala's top 10 Sports Person of the Century

References

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  1. ^ "O. Chandrashekar". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Olympian and 1962 Asiad winner Chandrasekhar dies | Football News - Times of India". The Times of India. 24 August 2021. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  3. ^ "The Indian Senior Team at the 1960 Rome Olympics". Indian Football. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  4. ^ "The Indian Senior Team at the 1964 Tel Aviv Asia Cup". Indian Football. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  5. ^ Ghoshal, Amoy (18 August 2014). "Indian football team at the Asian Games: 1962 Jakarta". SportsKeeda. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  6. ^ Olympian Chandrasekharan waiting for new Kochi stadium - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8PwgTUFOyw Archived 25 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Olympian Chandrasekharan remembers a football victory - http://www.mathrubhumi.com/tv/Programs/Episode/19565/o-chandrashekaran-remembers-a-football-victory-ee-vazhitharayil-ep-110/E Archived 19 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Sengupta, Somnath (13 July 2011). "Tactical Evolution of Indian Football (Part Two): Revolution Under Rahim Saab". thehardtackle.com. Kolkata: The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Former India footballer Olympian Chandrasekharan dies aged 86". The Indian Express. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  10. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "The Indian Senior Team at the 1964 Tel Aviv Asia Cup". Indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  11. ^ Media Team, AIFF (15 August 2022). "Indian Football Down the Years: Looking back at the glorious moments". www.the-aiff.com. New Delhi: All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.

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