Jarnail Singh (footballer)

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Jarnail Singh
Personal information
Full name Jarnail Singh Dhillon[1]
Date of birth (1936-02-20)20 February 1936
Place of birth Panam, Hoshiarpur, Punjab
Date of death 13 October 2000(2000-10-13) (aged 64)
Place of death Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Position(s) Centreback
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1957 Khalsa Sporting Club
1958 Rajasthan Club
1959–1967 Mohun Bagan
National team
India
Honours
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Jarnail Singh Dhillon was a former Indian football player, who played as a centreback. He was the captain of the India national football team from 1965 to 1967. He was given the Arjuna Award in 1964 for his achievements as a football player.[2] He also competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[3][4]

Death[edit]

He died at the age of 64 due to an asthmatic disorder on 13 October 2000 at Vancouver in Canada.[5]

Honours[edit]

International[edit]

India

Achievements[edit]

  • Only Indian footballer to be selected as the captain of the Asian All Star Football Team in 1966.[5]
  • Recipient of Arjuna Award in 1964.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Kamath, Sooraj (9 April 2020). "Father-son duos to have graced Indian football". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  2. "Jarnail Singh Profile". Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jarnail Singh Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  4. "Jarnail Singh". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Top Ten Indian Football Players". Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.

External links[edit]

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