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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
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| name= Peter Thangaraj
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1935|12|24}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2008|11|24|1935|12|24}}
| birth_place =[[Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh|Hyderabad]]
| death_place = [[Bokaro Steel City|Bokaro]], [[India]]
| position = [[Goalkeeper (football)|Goalkeeper]]<br> [[Centre forward]] <small>(occasionally)</small>
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[[Havildar]] '''Peter Thangaraj''' (24 December 1935 – 24 November 2008) was an Indian [[Association football|football]] player and a [[Non-commissioned officer|Non Commissioned Officer]] (NCO) in [[Indian Army]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/25834 |title=Peter Thangaraj |work=Olympedia |access-date=1 December 2021}}</ref> Thangaraj played for the Indian national side at the 1956 [[1956 Summer Olympics|Melbourne]] and 1960 [[1960 Summer Olympics|Rome Olympics]].<ref>[https://www.thehansindia.com/amp/posts/index/Hans/2018-07-14/Old-timers-recollect-past-glory-of-city-football/398165 Old-timers recollect past glory of city football] ''The Hans India''. Retrieved 5 September 2021</ref> He was voted Asia’s best [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] in 1958.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Express India |title=Peter Thangaraj dead |url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/peter-thangaraj-dead/390942/ |date=26 November 2008|accessdate=2008-12-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616022622/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/peter-thangaraj-dead/390942/ |archivedate=16 June 2012 }}</ref> Thangaraj was a recipient of [[Arjuna Award]] for the year 1967.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/RSPB/pdf/ARJUNA%20%20AWARDEES%20ON%20INDIAN%20RAILWAYS.pdf|title=ARJUNA AWARDEES ON INDIAN RAILWAYS|publisher=indianrailways.gov.in|accessdate=2009-09-06}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

==Football career==
Thangraj was born in 1935 in [[Hyderabad State]]. He started his football career with Morning Star Club and Friends Union Club of Secunderabad. He joined the Indian Army in 1953 and began representing the Madras Regimental Centre where he played as a centre forward, but took to goalkeeping subsequently with great success. Madras Regimental Centre won the [[Durand Cup]] in 1955 and 1958. Thangaraj captained the Services team for its first-ever triumph in the [[Santosh Trophy]] in 1960.

After leaving Services, Thangaraj played for Kolkata giants [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting]] (1960–63, 1971–72), [[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]] (1963–65), and [[Kingfisher East Bengal FC|East Bengal]] (1965–71) and was a huge fan favorite at the time. He was part of the Bengal team, which won the [[Santosh Trophy]] in 1963. Later, he led the Railways in 1965 and won the Santosh Trophy for them. Along with the likes of [[Chuni Goswami]] and [[P. K. Banerjee]], Thangaraj was one of the mainstays of the Indian team in 1960s and 70s.

===International career===
Thangaraj had an illustrious international career. His first stint with the Indian team was the Quadrangular Tournament held at [[Dacca]] in 1955. He played for India both at the [[1956 Summer Olympics|1956]] and [[1960 Summer Olympics|1960]] Olympics, and represented India at [[1958 Asian Games|1958 Tokyo]], [[1962 Asian Games|1962 Jakarta]], and [[1966 Asian Games|1966 Bangkok]] Asian Games. India won the Gold Medal at the 1962 Jakarta Asian Games. He represented India at the [[Merdeka Tournament|Merdeka Cup]] tournament held at [[Kuala Lumpur]] from 1958 to 1966. He also represented India at the 1964 and 1966 [[AFC Asian Cup|Asian Cup]] held in Israel and Burma respectively. He was named the Best Goalkeeper of Asia in 1958, and awarded the [[Arjuna Award]] in 1967.Recognizing his contribution to Indian football, he was awarded the [[Arjuna Award]] by the [[government of India]] in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|title=Arjuna Award winners |url=http://yas.nic.in/yasroot/awards/arjuna.htm |publisher=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports |access-date=10 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071225221945/http://yas.nic.in/yasroot/awards/arjuna.htm |archive-date=25 December 2007 }}</ref> He twice played for the Asian All-Star team and was adjudged the Best Goalkeeper in 1967. Thangaraj retired from active football in 1971 and then took to coaching.<ref>{{cite news|work = The Hindu|title = Thangaraj passes away|url = https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/Thangaraj-passes-away/article15348833.ece|date = 26 November 2008|accessdate = 15 December 2008|archive-date = 29 June 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180629135523/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/Thangaraj-passes-away/article15348833.ece|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sportal.nic.in/legenddetails.asp?sno=681&moduleid=&maincatid=40&subid=0&comid=55 |title=Peter Thangaraj profile at Sports Portal, Govt. of India. |access-date=15 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410011652/http://sportal.nic.in/legenddetails.asp?sno=681&moduleid=&maincatid=40&subid=0&comid=55 |archive-date=10 April 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Honours==
===International===

'''India'''
*[[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]: [[Football at the 1962 Asian Games|1962]]
*[[AFC Asian Cup]] runner-up: [[1964 AFC Asian Cup|1964]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/8/main/2011/01/07/2293901/asian-cup-know-your-history-part-one-1956-1988 |title=Asian Cup: Know Your History - Part One (1956-1988) |publisher=Goal.com |date=2011-01-07 |access-date=2015-05-03}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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