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	===Mohun Bagan===		===Mohun Bagan===
	In 1943 Ao joined [[Mohun Bagan]], who were then in the [[Calcutta Football League]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.india-north-east.com/2010/10/drtalimeren-aao-legendary-footballer.html\|title=Dr.Talimeren Ao – a legendary footballer\|publisher=North East India\|access-date=2 April 2014\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018085529/http://www.india-north-east.com/2010/10/drtalimeren-aao-legendary-footballer.html\|archive-date=18 October 2013}}</ref> He captained the Maroon and Green in 1948 and 1949, taking over from Sarat Das. Sarat Das was Ao's senior in Cotton College, Guwahati, and both of them had played for the Maharana Club of Guwahati. Ao was a striker in the Maharana Club but on joining Mohun Bagan he was positioned in the defense. In Mohun Bagan, Ao was Centre-Half and along with his two Backs, they were popularly known as "the Great Wall of China". He was given the captain's armband in 1948 to captain the Indian Football Team in London.<ref name=fifa12061>{{cite web\|url=https://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/news/newsid/169/268/4/\|title=Indian football's unique tale\|publisher=FIFA\|access-date=12 June 2014\|archive-date=15 July 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715171513/http://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/news/newsid/169/268/4/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.mohunbaganac.com/squad-database \|url-status=dead \|title=McDowell's Mohun Bagan A.C – Squad Database \|publisher=Mohunbaganac.com \|date= \|access-date=2 April 2014 \|archive-date=17 February 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217014734/http://www.mohunbaganac.com/squad-database }}</ref> In 1950 Ao captained Bagan in the [[Durand Cup]] but lost to Hyderabad Police in the final 1–0. Ao told his son that in this Durand Cup (1950) the Mohun Bagan goalkeeper was injured and that he took over in his place.<ref name="isikkim1">{{cite web \|url=http://isikkim.com/2012-02-tournament-in-honour-of-1st-captain-of-indian-football-team-22-4/ \|title=Tournament in honour of 1st captain of Indian Football Team \|publisher=iSikkim \|date=22 February 2012 \|access-date=2 April 2014 \|archive-date=30 March 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330140525/http://isikkim.com/2012-02-tournament-in-honour-of-1st-captain-of-indian-football-team-22-4/ \|url-status=live }}</ref>{{failed verification\|date=May 2014}} Ao's footballing talents were well-known and as such, caught the attention of various clubs from overseas, among which included the famed English club [[Arsenal F.C.]]. Ao famously rejected a one year contract from the club, choosing to continue with his studies; a decision which he never regretted in his later years. <ref name="espn.in">{{cite web \|url=https://www.espn.in/football/story/_/id/17899572/doctor-pioneer-footballer-leader-remarkable-story-talimeren-ao\|title=Doctor, pioneer, footballer, leader - the remarkable story of T Ao\|publisher=espn.in \|date=27 October 2016}}</ref>		In 1943 Ao joined [[Mohun Bagan]], who were then in the [[Calcutta Football League]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.india-north-east.com/2010/10/drtalimeren-aao-legendary-footballer.html\|title=Dr.Talimeren Ao – a legendary footballer\|publisher=North East India\|access-date=2 April 2014\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018085529/http://www.india-north-east.com/2010/10/drtalimeren-aao-legendary-footballer.html\|archive-date=18 October 2013}}</ref> He captained the Maroon and Green in 1948 and 1949, taking over from Sarat Das. Sarat Das was Ao's senior in Cotton College, Guwahati, and both of them had played for the Maharana Club of Guwahati. Ao was a striker in the Maharana Club but on joining Mohun Bagan he was positioned in the defense. In Mohun Bagan, Ao was Centre-Half and along with his two Backs, they were popularly known as "the Great Wall of China". He was given the captain's armband in 1948 to captain the Indian Football Team in London.<ref name=fifa12061>{{cite web\|url=https://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/news/newsid/169/268/4/\|title=Indian football's unique tale\|publisher=FIFA\|access-date=12 June 2014\|archive-date=15 July 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715171513/http://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/news/newsid/169/268/4/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.mohunbaganac.com/squad-database \|url-status=dead \|title=McDowell's Mohun Bagan A.C – Squad Database \|publisher=Mohunbaganac.com \|date= \|access-date=2 April 2014 \|archive-date=17 February 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217014734/http://www.mohunbaganac.com/squad-database }}</ref> In 1950 Ao captained Bagan in the [[Durand Cup]] but lost to Hyderabad Police in the final 1–0. Ao told his son that in this Durand Cup (1950) the Mohun Bagan goalkeeper was injured and that he took over in his place.<ref name="isikkim1">{{cite web \|url=http://isikkim.com/2012-02-tournament-in-honour-of-1st-captain-of-indian-football-team-22-4/ \|title=Tournament in honour of 1st captain of Indian Football Team \|publisher=iSikkim \|date=22 February 2012 \|access-date=2 April 2014 \|archive-date=30 March 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330140525/http://isikkim.com/2012-02-tournament-in-honour-of-1st-captain-of-indian-football-team-22-4/ \|url-status=live }}</ref>{{failed verification\|date=May 2014}} Ao's footballing talents were well-known and as such, caught the attention of various clubs from overseas, among which included the famed English club [[Arsenal F.C.]]. Ao famously rejected a one year contract from the club, choosing to continue with his studies; a decision which he never regretted in his later years.<ref name="espn.in">{{cite web \|url=https://www.espn.in/football/story/_/id/17899572/doctor-pioneer-footballer-leader-remarkable-story-talimeren-ao\|title=Doctor, pioneer, footballer, leader - the remarkable story of T Ao\|publisher=espn.in \|date=27 October 2016}}</ref>

	===International career===		===International career===
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	==Later life==		==Later life==
	Ao studied medicine at R.G.Kar Medical College, Kolkata,West Bengal. He earned his [[MBBS]], and in 1963 he returned to Nagaland where he was given the post of Assistant Civil Surgeon. He later became Civil Surgeon. He went on to be appointed Director of Nagaland Health Services, from which he retired in 1978.		Ao studied medicine at R.G.Kar Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal. He earned his [[MBBS]], and in 1963 he returned to Nagaland where he was given the post of Assistant Civil Surgeon. He later became Civil Surgeon. He went on to be appointed Director of Nagaland Health Services, from which he retired in 1978.

	In 2002 the Mohun Bagan honored him by creating the Mohun Bagan Ratna Award and giving him a Life Membership.<ref name="isikkim1"/> In Assam, an outdoor stadium at Kaliabor and an indoor stadium at Cotton College have been named after him.		In 2002 the Mohun Bagan honored him by creating the Mohun Bagan Ratna Award and giving him a Life Membership.<ref name="isikkim1"/> In Assam, an outdoor stadium at Kaliabor and an indoor stadium at Cotton College have been named after him.

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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Talimeren Ao
| image = Talimeren Ao 2018 stamp of India.jpg
| caption = Talimeren Ao on a 2018 stamp of India
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1918|1|28}}
| birth_place = [[Changki]], Naga Hills district, [[Assam]] <br/>(present day: [[Nagaland]]), India
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1998|9|13|1918|1|28}}
| death_place = [[Kohima]], [[Nagaland]], India
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1943–1952
| clubs1 = [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| nationalyears1 = 1948–1951
| nationalteam1 = [[India national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 0
}}

'''Talimeren Ao'''<ref name=fifa12062>{{cite web|title=FIFA Player Statistics – Talimeren Ao|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=291720/index.html|publisher=FIFA|access-date=12 June 2014|archive-date=16 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716011628/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=291720/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=fifa1206>{{cite web|title=Olympic Football Tournament London 1948 France vs India|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/mensolympic/london1948/matches/round=197052/match=32358/|publisher=FIFA|access-date=12 June 2014|archive-date=15 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715155441/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/mensolympic/london1948/matches/round=197052/match=32358/|url-status=live}}</ref> (28 January 1918 – 13 September 1998) was an Indian [[association football|footballer]] and physician. He is best known as the captain of Indian team in their first ever match. He was born on 28 January 1918 in [[Assam]], [[Naga hills]] to the Rev. Subongwati Ningdangri Ao and his wife Maongsangla Changkilari, in the village of Changki, in the then Naga Hills District of [[Assam]]. He was the fourth of twelve children.

Perhaps one of the most famous Nagas, he was a figurehead of India's football history, and his name is resonant in the collective memory of the people.

==Football career==

===Mohun Bagan===
In 1943 Ao joined [[Mohun Bagan]], who were then in the [[Calcutta Football League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india-north-east.com/2010/10/drtalimeren-aao-legendary-footballer.html|title=Dr.Talimeren Ao – a legendary footballer|publisher=North East India|access-date=2 April 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018085529/http://www.india-north-east.com/2010/10/drtalimeren-aao-legendary-footballer.html|archive-date=18 October 2013}}</ref> He captained the Maroon and Green in 1948 and 1949, taking over from Sarat Das. Sarat Das was Ao's senior in Cotton College, Guwahati, and both of them had played for the Maharana Club of Guwahati. Ao was a striker in the Maharana Club but on joining Mohun Bagan he was positioned in the defense. In Mohun Bagan, Ao was Centre-Half and along with his two Backs, they were popularly known as "the Great Wall of China". He was given the captain's armband in 1948 to captain the Indian Football Team in London.<ref name=fifa12061>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/news/newsid/169/268/4/|title=Indian football's unique tale|publisher=FIFA|access-date=12 June 2014|archive-date=15 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715171513/http://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/news/newsid/169/268/4/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mohunbaganac.com/squad-database |url-status=dead |title=McDowell's Mohun Bagan A.C – Squad Database |publisher=Mohunbaganac.com |date= |access-date=2 April 2014 |archive-date=17 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217014734/http://www.mohunbaganac.com/squad-database }}</ref> In 1950 Ao captained Bagan in the [[Durand Cup]] but lost to Hyderabad Police in the final 1–0. Ao told his son that in this Durand Cup (1950) the Mohun Bagan goalkeeper was injured and that he took over in his place.<ref name="isikkim1">{{cite web |url=http://isikkim.com/2012-02-tournament-in-honour-of-1st-captain-of-indian-football-team-22-4/ |title=Tournament in honour of 1st captain of Indian Football Team |publisher=iSikkim |date=22 February 2012 |access-date=2 April 2014 |archive-date=30 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330140525/http://isikkim.com/2012-02-tournament-in-honour-of-1st-captain-of-indian-football-team-22-4/ |url-status=live }}</ref>{{failed verification|date=May 2014}} Ao's footballing talents were well-known and as such, caught the attention of various clubs from overseas, among which included the famed English club [[Arsenal F.C.]]. Ao famously rejected a one year contract from the club, choosing to continue with his studies; a decision which he never regretted in his later years. <ref name="espn.in">{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.in/football/story/_/id/17899572/doctor-pioneer-footballer-leader-remarkable-story-talimeren-ao|title=Doctor, pioneer, footballer, leader - the remarkable story of T Ao|publisher=espn.in |date=27 October 2016}}</ref>

===International career===
[[File:India vs france 31st july 1948 team arriving.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Talimeren Ao (''left''), leading India out at the [[Cricklefield Stadium]] to play against [[France national football team|France]] in 1948]]
In 1948, a year after India won its independence, Ao was the captain of the [[India national football team]] in the [[1948 Summer Olympics]], in the team's first official game and was the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent. The Indian team's first match was against Burma, but the game was a walkover. In India's second match, against [[France national football team|France]], the team lost 2–1, with the India goal coming from [[Sarangapani Raman]]. Ao played five more matches for India before retiring.<ref name="isikkim1"/>{{failed verification|date=May 2014}}

==Later life==
Ao studied medicine at R.G.Kar Medical College, Kolkata,West Bengal. He earned his [[MBBS]], and in 1963 he returned to Nagaland where he was given the post of Assistant Civil Surgeon. He later became Civil Surgeon. He went on to be appointed Director of Nagaland Health Services, from which he retired in 1978.

In 2002 the Mohun Bagan honored him by creating the Mohun Bagan Ratna Award and giving him a Life Membership.<ref name="isikkim1"/> In Assam, an outdoor stadium at Kaliabor and an indoor stadium at Cotton College have been named after him.

In 2009, Union Minister for Mines and DoNER, B.K Handique, inaugurated the first Dr. T. Ao Football Trophy at the DDSC Stadium in Dimapur, Nagaland, to encourage and challenge the North-East Youth to excel in both sports and academics.

==Death==
Early in 1998 Ao contracted seasonal influenza. Being already fragile of health and a diabetic, it led to further complications and deterioration. He was transported from Dimapur to Kohima, hospitalized and finally died in the Naga Civil Hospital, where he first served as Civil Surgeon in the early 1960s. He wished to be and was buried in the Naga Cemetery, Khermahal, Dimapur. He had two sons, two daughters and eight grandchildren. His wife Deikim Doungel, a Staff Nurse, also passed away in June, 2018. {{when|date=September 2020}}

==References==
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{{India men's football squad 1948 Summer Olympics}}

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[[Category:1918 births]]
[[Category:1998 deaths]]
[[Category:University of Calcutta alumni]]
[[Category:People from Nagaland]]
[[Category:People from Mokokchung district]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers from Nagaland]]
[[Category:Mohun Bagan AC players]]
[[Category:Association football defenders]]
[[Category:Olympic footballers of India]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 1948 Summer Olympics]]