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| name = Jarnail Singh<br />
| full_name = Jarnail Singh Dhillon<ref>{{cite news|first=Sooraj|last=Kamath|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/father-son-duo-to-have-graced-indian-football/5o84721k8pnt1ktbxc47igp19|title=Father-son duos to have graced Indian football|website=Goal.com|date=9 April 2020|access-date=2 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424060223/https://www.goal.com/en/amp/news/father-son-duo-to-have-graced-indian-football/5o84721k8pnt1ktbxc47igp19|archive-date=24 April 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1936|2|20|df=yes}}<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|2000|10|13|1936|2|20|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Hoshiarpur|Panam, Hoshiarpur]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]<br />
| death_place = [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]<br />
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Centreback]]<br />
| years1 = 1956–1957<br />
| clubs1 = Khalsa Sporting Club<br />
| years2 = 1958<br />
| clubs2 = Rajasthan Club<br />
| years3 = 1959–1967<br />
| clubs3 = [[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]]<br />
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| nationalteam1 = [[India national football team|India]]<br />
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| medaltemplates =<br />
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}<br />
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}}<br />
{{MedalGold|[[Football at the 1962 Asian Games|1962 Jakarta]]|[[Football at the 1962 Asian Games – Men's team squads|Team]]}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[AFC Asian Cup]]}}<br />
{{Medal|RU|[[1964 AFC Asian Cup|1964 Israel]]|[[1964 AFC Asian Cup squads#India|Team]]}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Jarnail Singh Dhillon''' was a former Indian football player, who played as a [[Defender (association football)|centreback]]. He was the captain of the [[India national football team]] from 1965 to 1967. He was given the [[Arjuna Award]] in 1964 for his achievements as a football player.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.iloveindia.com/sports/football/players/jarnailsingh.html |title=Jarnail Singh Profile |access-date=24 March 2016 |archive-date=25 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325073128/http://www.iloveindia.com/sports/football/players/jarnailsingh.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He also competed in the [[Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics|men's tournament]] at the [[1960 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/dhillon-singh-jarnail-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418120007/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/dhillon-singh-jarnail-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Jarnail Singh Olympic Results |accessdate=16 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/25831 |title=Jarnail Singh |work=Olympedia |access-date=14 December 2021}}</ref><br />
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==Death==<br />
He died at the age of 64 due to an asthmatic disorder on 13 October 2000 at [[Vancouver]] in [[Canada]].<ref name="Jarnail Singh">{{Cite web |url=http://techblogbiz.blogspot.in/2013/10/top-ten-indian-football-players.html |title=Top Ten Indian Football Players |access-date=24 March 2016 |archive-date=25 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325160205/http://techblogbiz.blogspot.in/2013/10/top-ten-indian-football-players.html |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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==Honours==<br />
===International===<br />
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'''India'''<br />
*[[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]: [[Football at the 1962 Asian Games|1962]]<br />
*[[AFC Asian Cup]]: [[1964 AFC Asian Cup|1964]] runners-up<br />
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==Achievements==<br />
* Only Indian footballer to be selected as the captain of the Asian All Star Football Team in 1966.<ref name="Jarnail Singh"/><br />
* Recipient of [[Arjuna Award]] in 1964.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Arjuna Award#Arjun Awardees in Football|Arjuna award recipients among Indian footballers]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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{{India men's football squad 1960 Summer Olympics}}<br />
{{India squad AFC Asian Cup 1964}}<br />
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[[Category:India international footballers]]<br />
[[Category:1936 births]]<br />
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[[Category:Footballers from Hoshiarpur]]<br />
[[Category:1964 AFC Asian Cup players]]<br />
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists for India]]<br />
[[Category:Asian Games medalists in football]]<br />
[[Category:Association football defenders]]<br />
[[Category:Olympic footballers of India]]<br />
[[Category:Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics]]<br />
[[Category:Footballers at the 1962 Asian Games]]<br />
[[Category:Medalists at the 1962 Asian Games]]<br />
[[Category:Asian Games competitors for India]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]<br />
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