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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = O. Chandrasekhar Menon
| image = Ochandrasekar.jpg
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1936|7|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Irinjalakuda]], [[British Raj]]
| death_date = {{Death date|2021|8|24|7|10|df=y}}
| 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 =
}}

'''O. Chandrasekhar Menon''' (10 July 1936 – 24 August 2021) was an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[defender (association football)|defender]]. 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 web|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=2021-08-25|website=The Times of India|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 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 [[PK Banerjee]], [[Chuni Goswami]], [[Tulsidas Balaram]], Peter Thangaraj, [[Jarnail Singh (footballer)|Jarnail Singh]], and [[Mariappa Kempaiah]]. He also captained India in few tournaments.

==Manager career==
* General Manager - [[FC Kochin]] 1994-1995

==Death==
After suffering from dementia 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
*[[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}}
{{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 footballers]]
[[Category:Association football defenders]]
[[Category:India international footballers]]
[[Category:1964 AFC Asian Cup players]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic footballers of India]]
[[Category:Asian Games medalists in football]]

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