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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2012}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mariappa Kempaiah
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Mariappa Kempaiah
| birth_date = {{birth date |df=yes|1932|03|04}}
| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], [[Kingdom of Mysore]]<br/>(now in [[Karnataka]], India)
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2008|07|02|1932|03|04}}
| death_place = Bangalore, Karnataka, India
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| clubs1 = [[Bangalore Muslims Football Club]]
| years1 = 19??–1956
| clubs2 = [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
| years2 = 1956–1957
| clubs3 = [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
| years3 = 1957–1965
| nationalyears1 = 1955–1964
| nationalteam1 = India
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
}}

'''Mariappa Kempaiah''' (4 March 1932 – 2 February 2008) was an Indian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]]. He played for the [[India national football team|Indian national team]] at two [[Olympic Games]].<ref name="sportskeeda">{{cite web |last1=Kapadia |first1=Novy |title=Mariappa Kempaiah - India's legendary midfielder |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/mariappa-kempaiah-indias-legendary-midfielder |website=Sportskeeda |accessdate=26 August 2020 |language=en-us |date=15 July 2013}}</ref> Known for his "fitness, work rate and commitment", he was considered one of India's best midfielders.<ref name="sportskeeda">{{cite web |last1=Kapadia |first1=Novy |title=Mariappa Kempaiah - India's legendary midfielder |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/mariappa-kempaiah-indias-legendary-midfielder |website=Sportskeeda |accessdate=26 August 2020 |language=en-us |date=15 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Kapadia |first1=Novy |title=Barefoot to Boots: The Many Lives of Indian Football |date=2017 |publisher=Penguin Random House India Private Limited |isbn=978-93-86815-65-1 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Barefoot_to_Boots/S9k1DwAAQBAJ |accessdate=26 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

He had also played for India in the International Quadrangle Football tournament, played in the now Bangladesh in 1955 and in Asian Games held in Japan in 1958.<ref name="sportskeeda"/> At club level, Kempaiah played for [[Bangalore Muslims Football Club|Bangalore Muslims]] till 1956 before he moved to [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] where he played for a year. Between 1957 and 1965, he played for [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Mariappa Kempaiah |url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/halloffame/kempiah_marianna.html |website=indianfootball.de |accessdate=26 August 2020}}</ref> In the inter-provincial [[Santosh Trophy]], played for [[Karnataka football team|Mysore]].<ref name="sportskeeda"/>

== Career ==
Kempaiah came into prominence while playing for Bangalore Muslims during the 1950s. He was subsequently discovered by [[Syed Abdul Rahim]], then coach of the India national team, while Kempaiah played for Mysore in the Santosh Trophy in 1954 in [[Calcutta]] (now Kolkata). He was included in the India side in 1955 for the first time and was a regular in the team till 1965. He was part of the team that played at the [[1956 Summer Olympics|1956 Melbourne]] and [[1960 Summer Olympics|1960 Rome Olympics]].<ref name="sportskeeda"/>

Kempaiah stayed with Bangalore Muslims till 1956 before moving to East Bengal. With them he won the 1956–57 Durand Cup.<ref name="sportskeeda"/>
While at Mohun Bagan, he was teammates with players such as [[Chuni Goswami]], [[Jarnail Singh (footballer)|Jarnail Singh]] and [[Peter Thangaraj]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mukherjee |first1=Soham |title=1960 -1965: When Chuni Goswami & co propelled Mohun Bagan to the zenith of success |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/1960s-mohun-bagan-chuni-goswami-trophies-indian-football/1utzzq9j0icvgze2iw9ple0p1 |website=Goal |accessdate=26 August 2020 |date=30 April 2020}}</ref>

Goswami said of Kempaiah, "He never got tired. His tackling, blocking and clearing were excellent. It was for these qualities that he had such a long stint in the Indian team." [[P. K. Banerjee]] recalled, "He generally played as right half, but was equally proficient in the central midfield position. He was a tremendous fighter and never got scared."<ref>{{cite web |title=Former footballers recall Kempaiah's dedication and hard work (Lead) |url=https://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/Sports/20080703/990891.html |website=news.webindia123.com |accessdate=26 August 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322002622/http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/Sports/20080703/990891.html |archivedate=22 March 2012 |date=3 July 2008}}</ref>

== Individual honours and appreciations ==

Kempaiah won numerous awards during his playing career as well as after retirement for his contribution towards Indian football.

The major awards won by him are
* 1962 Best Wing half Award
* 1968 Facilitated by the Karnataka chief minister for his achievement in sports.
* 1983 Award from the Karnataka Football association
* 2000 Sportsman of the Millennium

== Other activities ==
Kempaiah was a very versatile person. He was a boxer before choosing football as a career. He had a lot of long distance runs to his calibre before his passion for football arose.

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121110110902/https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=289749/index.html Mariappa Kempaiah] at fifa.com (archived)
* {{Sports reference | id= ke/mariappa-kempaiah-1 | archive= 20200418080944}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110714111638/http://www.mohunbaganac.com/SEPT08/news_details.php?newsid=189 Mohun Bagan Athletic Club : Kempaiah Passes Away]

{{India men's football squad 1956 Summer Olympics}}
{{India men's football squad 1960 Summer Olympics}}

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