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{{Short description|Indian footballer (1935–2021)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = O. Chandrasekhar Menon
| image = Ochandrasekar.jpg
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1935|7|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Irinjalakuda]], [[Kingdom of Cochin]], [[British India]] (present-day [[Kerala]], [[India]])
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|8|24|1935|7|10|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Kochi]], India
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| years1 = 1956–1966
| clubs1 = Caltex SC
| years2 = 1966–1973
| clubs2 = [[SBI Kerala (football team)|State Bank of India]]
| nationalyears1 = 1958–1966
| nationalteam1 = [[India national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update =
| ntupdate =
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Football at the 1962 Asian Games|1962 Jakarta]]|[[Football at the 1962 Asian Games – Men's team squads|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[AFC Asian Cup]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[1964 AFC Asian Cup|1964 Israel]]|[[1964 AFC Asian Cup squads#India|Team]]}}
}}

'''O. Chandrasekhar Menon''' (10 July 1935 – 24 August 2021) was an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[defender (association football)|defender]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/25803 |title=O. Chandrashekar |work=Olympedia |access-date=14 December 2021}}</ref> He represented [[India national football team|India]] at the [[1960 Summer Olympics]] (Rome), the [[1962 Asian Games]] (Gold medal), [[1964 AFC Asian Cup]] (Silver medal), [[Pestabola Merdeka|Merdeka Tournament]] (Silver Medal - 1959 & 1964) and [[1964 Summer Olympics]] (Tokyo Qualifiers).<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=|first=|last2=|last3=|first3=|title=Olympian and 1962 Asiad winner Chandrasekhar dies {{!}} Football News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/olympian-and-1962-asiad-winner-chandrasekhar-dies/articleshow/85596235.cms|url-status=live|access-date=25 August 2021|website=The Times of India|date=24 August 2021|language=en|archive-date=25 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825071251/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/olympian-and-1962-asiad-winner-chandrasekhar-dies/articleshow/85596235.cms}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Indian Senior Team at the 1960 Rome Olympics|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1960olympics.html|website=Indian Football|access-date=25 April 2015|archive-date=12 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112062814/http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1960olympics.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Indian Senior Team at the 1964 Tel Aviv Asia Cup|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1964asiacup.html|website=Indian Football|access-date=22 February 2021|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002024/http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1964asiacup.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Ghoshal|first1=Amoy|title=Indian football team at the Asian Games: 1962 Jakarta|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-team-at-the-asian-games-1962-jakarta|accessdate=25 April 2015|work=SportsKeeda|date=18 August 2014|archive-date=10 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710160440/http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-team-at-the-asian-games-1962-jakarta|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>Olympian Chandrasekharan waiting for new Kochi stadium - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8PwgTUFOyw {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825071252/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8PwgTUFOyw |date=25 August 2021 }}</ref><ref>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 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719002308/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/tv/Programs/Episode/19565/o-chandrashekaran-remembers-a-football-victory-ee-vazhitharayil-ep-110/E |date=19 July 2018 }}</ref>

==Early life and club career==
===Early life===
Born in Irinjalakuda (India), Chandrasekhar honed his football skills at Maharaja's College in Ernakulam (India).
===Club career===

* Caltex, Bombay: 1956–1966
*[[SBI Kerala (football team)|State Bank of India]]: 1966–1973

===National championship (Santosh trophy)===

* [[Maharashtra football team|Maharashtra]]: 1956–1966

==International career==

He was a member of the [[India national football team|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 [[Pestabola Merdeka|Merdeka Tournament]] (1959 and 1964). He played alongside some of the greatest names in Indian football like [[P. K. Banerjee|Pradip Kumar Banerjee]], [[Chuni Goswami]], [[Tulsidas Balaram]], [[Peter Thangaraj]], [[Jarnail Singh (footballer)|Jarnail Singh]], and [[Mariappa Kempaiah]], under coaching of [[Syed Abdul Rahim]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sengupta|first=Somnath|title=Tactical Evolution of Indian Football (Part Two): Revolution Under Rahim Saab|url=https://thehardtackle.com/2011/tactical-evolution-of-indian-football-part-two-revolution-under-rahim-saab/|location=Kolkata|date=13 July 2011|access-date=2021-03-16|website=thehardtackle.com|publisher=The Hard Tackle|language=en-US|archive-date=25 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025021904/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/tactical-evolution-of-indian-football-part-two-revolution-under-rahim-saab/}}</ref> He also captained India in few tournaments.

==Manager career==
* Chandrashekar became general manager of [[FC Kochin]] in 1994–95.

==Death==
After suffering from age related illness since 2015, O. Chandrasekhar died in Kochi on 24 August 2021. He was 86 years old.<ref>{{cite news |title=Former India footballer Olympian Chandrasekharan dies aged 86 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/former-india-footballer-olympian-chandrasekharan-dies-aged-86-7468690/ |access-date=25 August 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=25 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

==Honours==

===International===
*[[1962 Asian Games]]
** '' {{GoldMedal}} Gold Medal''
*[[1964 AFC Asian Cup]]
** ''{{SilverMedal}} Silver Medal''<ref>{{cite web |first=Arunava |last=Chaudhuri |url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1964asiacup.html |title=The Indian Senior Team at the 1964 Tel Aviv Asia Cup |publisher=Indianfootball.de |access-date=20 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002162221/http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1964asiacup.html |archive-date=2 October 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/indian-football-down-the-years-looking-back-at-the-glorious-moments#|title=Indian Football Down the Years: Looking back at the glorious moments|first=AIFF|last=Media Team|website=www.the-aiff.com|publisher=[[All India Football Federation]]|language=en|trans-title=|location=New Delhi|agency=|date=15 August 2022|access-date=20 October 2022|archive-date=21 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921011335/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/indian-football-down-the-years-looking-back-at-the-glorious-moments}}</ref>
*[[Pestabola Merdeka|Merdeka cup (Malaysia)]]
** ''{{SilverMedal}} Silver Medal ([[1959 Merdeka Tournament|1959]], [[Pestabola Merdeka|1964]])''

===Domestic===
* [[Santosh Trophy|1963 Santosh Trophy]]
** '' {{Gold1}} Champion''

===Personal===

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

==References==
{{reflist}}

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==External links==
* {{sports links}}

{{India men's football squad 1960 Summer Olympics}}
{{India squad 1964 AFC Asian Cup}}

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[[Category:1936 births]]
[[Category:2021 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Irinjalakuda]]
[[Category:Footballers from Kerala]]
[[Category:Indian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
[[Category:India men's international footballers]]
[[Category:1964 AFC Asian Cup players]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic footballers for India]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1962 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 1962 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists for India]]
[[Category:Asian Games footballers for India]]
[[Category:Mumbai Football League players]]
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists in football]]

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