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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Radhakrishnan Dhanarajan
| image =
| fullname = Radhakrishnan Dhanarajan
| birth_date = {{birth date|1980|10|27}}
| birth_place = [[Kerala]], [[India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|12|29|1980|10|27}}
| death_place = [[Perinthalmanna]], India
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| height = {{height|m=1.78}}
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| years1 = 2008–2010
| years2 = 2010–12
| years3 = 2012–2014
| years4 = 2014–2019
| clubs1 = [[Prayag United S.C.|Chirag United]]
| clubs2 = [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
| clubs3 = [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
| clubs4 = [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
| caps1 =
| caps2 =
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| caps3 = 10
| goals3 = 0
| caps4 = 1
| goals4 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| pcupdate = 3 May 2015
| ntupdate =
}}

'''R Dhanarajan''' (October 27, 1980 – December 29, 2019) was an [[India]]n [[association football|football]] player from [[Palghat]], [[Kerala]] who played as a [[defender (association football)|defender]].

==Career==
===Early career===
Dhanarajan began playing football in CMFC, a D division club in his hometown, and played 3 years there. During his stay, CMFC reached A division. After that, he played for some other local clubs before joining [[Chirag United Club Kerala|Viva Kerala]]. He played for 3 years for Viva Kerala and was the captain of the team.<ref name="MBinterview">{{cite web|url=http://www.mohunbaganac.com/ec-dev-2013/dev/interview-details?url_title=interview-of-dhanarajan|url-status=usurped|title=Interview of Dhanarajan|date=22 August 2010}}</ref> During his tenure in Viva Kerala he was coached by Chattuni. He helped the team to get promotion in 1st Division I league and also won the state league.

While playing I league 2nd division, Chirag United officials made him an offer to play for their team in the next season. Though hesitant initially, he agreed to the offer based on advice from his coach Chattuni who, being an experienced coach in Indian football arena, opined that the move would be good for his career. He played for 3 years in Chirag United.

In addition to representing the [[Kerala football team]], Dhanarajan also had the opportunity to play for the [[West Bengal football team]]. Dhanarajan and [[Denson Devadas]] were the two footballers from Kerala who were part of the West Bengal team that won the [[Santosh Trophy]] in 2010.<ref name="mathrubhumiobituary">{{cite web|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/sports/features/santosh-trophy-player-dhanaraj-life-story-1.4401820|title=From the workshop to the forefront of Indian football|date=30 December 2019|language=ml|work=Mathrubhumi}}</ref>

===Mohun Bagan===
In 2010, he joined [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]] on a two-year contract.<ref name="MBinterview"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://footballkerala.com/2010/05/15/mohun-bagan-swoop-for-dhanarajan/|title=Mohun Bagan swoop for Dhanarajan|date=15 May 2010}}</ref>

===Mohammedan===
Dhanarajan was appointed captain of [[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting Club]] for [[2013–14 I-League]] season, when the team was promoted to the top division. He also captained the club to victory in the [[2013 Durand Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiansoccerlive.com/newsdetails.php?id=273|title=DHANARAJAN RADHAKRISHNAN TO LEAD MOHAMMADAN SPORTING CLUB}}</ref> He played as a defender.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mohammedansportingindia.com/srteam.html|title=Mohammedan Sporting Club - Senior team|accessdate=9 March 2014}}</ref>

===East Bengal===
On 1 July 2014, it was announced that Dhanarajan had signed for [[East Bengal F.C.]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Majumder|first=DS|title=Dhanarajan Radhakrishnan Is All Set For East Bengal Move|url=http://thif-live.com/?p=2637|accessdate=1 July 2014|work=THIF LIVE}}</ref>

==Death==
Radhakrishnan Dhanarajan died due to cardiac arrest on 29 December 2019. Dhanarajan was playing in an All India [[Sevens football in Kerala|Sevens]] tournament at Perinthalmanna in Malappuram district of Kerala when he suddenly collapsed after suffering a loss of breath and chest pain. The incident occurred in the 27th minute of the match between FC Perinthalmanna and Sastha Thrissur. Though the 39-year-old was stretchered off and admitted to a hospital nearby (Moulana Hospital in Perinthalmanna), he could not be revived.<ref name="death">{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/former-east-bengal-mohun-bagan-defender-r-dhanarajan/1wjmds8nngv1a12pco8cxj5y2s|title=Former East Bengal & Mohun Bagan defender R Dhanarajan collapses & passes away during a Sevens game in Malappuram|date=29 December 2019}}</ref>

==Club statistics==
{{updated|27 April 2014}}<ref name="Goalprofile">{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/people/india/25996/dhanarajan-r|title=R Dhanrajan|work=Goal.com}}</ref><ref name="Soccerwayprofile">{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/r-dhanarajan/314851/|title=India - R. Dhanjrajan|work=Soccerway}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Federation Cup
!colspan="2"|Durand Cup
!colspan="2"|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
|[[2013–14 I-League|2013–14]]
|[[I-League]]||10||0||3||0||—||—||—||—||13||0
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[East Bengal F.C.]]
|[[2014–15 I-League|2014–15]]
|[[I-League]]||1||0||||0||—||—||—||—||1||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!11!!0!!3!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!14!!0
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dhanarajan, Radhakrishnan}}
[[Category:1980 births]]
[[Category:2019 deaths]]
[[Category:Footballers from Kerala]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:Mohun Bagan A.C. players]]
[[Category:Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata) players]]
[[Category:SC East Bengal players]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:Association football defenders]]
[[Category:People from Palakkad district]]
[[Category:Association football players who died while playing]]
[[Category:Sport deaths in India]]

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>Paul Vaurie at 09:39, 7 June 2021