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| birth_place = [[Austin Town]], [[Bangalore]], India
| birth_place = [[Austin Town]], [[Bangalore]], India
| death_date = {{death date and age|2012|12|13|1920|6|19}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2012|12|13|1920|6|19}}
| death_place = [[Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]], India
| nationalteam1 = [[India national football team|India]]
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Football at the 1951 Asian Games|1951 New Delhi]]|[[Football at the 1951 Asian Games – Men's team squads|Team]]}}
}}
}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
'''Thulukhanam Shanmugham''' (19 June 1920 &ndash; 13 December 2012) was an [[Indian people|Indian]] footballer who represented his country in the [[1952 Summer Olympics|1952 Olympic Games]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Enduring-passion/articleshow/6042330.cms |title=Enduring passion | first=GN | last=Prashanth |newspaper=Times of India |date=13 June 2010 | accessdate=25 October 2018 }}</ref>
'''Thulukhanam Shanmugham''' (19 June 1920 &ndash; 13 December 2012) was an [[Indian people|Indian]] footballer who represented his country in the [[1952 Summer Olympics|1952 Olympic Games]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Enduring-passion/articleshow/6042330.cms |title=Enduring passion | first=GN | last=Prashanth |newspaper=Times of India |date=13 June 2010 | accessdate=25 October 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/25830 |title=T. Shanmugham |work=Olympedia |access-date=11 November 2021}}</ref>


==Playing career==
==Playing career==
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==Career outside football==
==Career outside football==
Shanmugham was a police officer by profession and served the [[Karnataka Police|Mysore city police]] for 35 years, working as a security officer to two state governors.<ref name="DNA"/>
Shanmugham was a police officer by profession and served the [[Karnataka Police|Mysore city police]] for 35 years, working as a security officer to two state governors.<ref name="DNA"/>
==Honours==
===International===
'''India'''
*[[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]: [[Football at the 1951 Asian Games|1951]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{FIFA player|291252|Thulukhanam Shunmugham}}
* {{sports links}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20200417214451/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/thulukhanam-shanmugam-1.html sports-reference]- Thulukhanam Shunmugham. <br> ''At both sites says that a player was born in 1924''
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20200417214451/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/thulukhanam-shanmugam-1.html sports-reference]- Thulukhanam Shunmugham. <br> ''At both sites says that a player was born in 1924''
* [http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/item/200709-olympian-and-legendary-indian-footballer-t-shanmugam-dies T. Shanmugham's obituary]
* [http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/item/200709-olympian-and-legendary-indian-footballer-t-shanmugam-dies T. Shanmugham's obituary]
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[[Category:Medalists at the 1951 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1951 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists for India]]
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists for India]]
[[Category:Asian Games competitors for India]]
[[Category:Association football forwards]]
[[Category:Association football forwards]]
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{{India-footy-bio-stub}}

Latest revision as of 03:04, 28 December 2021

T. Shanmugham
Personal information
Full name Thulukhanam Shanmugham
Date of birth (1920-06-19)June 19, 1920
Place of birth Austin Town, Bangalore, India
Date of death December 13, 2012(2012-12-13) (aged 92)
Place of death Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
National team
India
Honours

Thulukhanam Shanmugham (19 June 1920 – 13 December 2012) was an Indian footballer who represented his country in the 1952 Olympic Games.[1][2]

Playing career[edit | edit source]

Born in Austin Town, Bangalore,[3] Shanmugham played for Mysore State for most of his career, spurning offers to play for teams from Kolkata.[3] He was a gold medalist at the first Asian Games in 1951.[3]

Coaching career[edit | edit source]

After retiring from his playing career, Shanmugham became a coach and achieved two Federation Cup victories as manager of Salgaocar.[3]

Career outside football[edit | edit source]

Shanmugham was a police officer by profession and served the Mysore city police for 35 years, working as a security officer to two state governors.[3]

Honours[edit | edit source]

International[edit | edit source]

India

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Prashanth, GN (13 June 2010). "Enduring passion". Times of India. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  2. "T. Shanmugham". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Sukumar, Dev S (27 June 2010). "A great footballer remembers the barefoot generation". Daily News and Analysis (India).

External links[edit | edit source]