Magan Singh Rajvi

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Magan Singh
Personal information
Full name Magan Singh Rajvi
Place of birth Dheengsari, Rajasthan, India
Position(s) Winger/Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Mohun Bagan A.C.
East Bengal F.C.
Salgaocar F.C.
National team‡
1968–74 India 33 (15[1])
Teams managed
2020– Rajasthan United (Technical director)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  India
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Bangkok Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:30 (UTC), 2 February 2019

Magan Singh Rajvi is a former Indian football player. He hails from Indian state of Rajasthan. He was part of the Indian football team which won bronze medal at the 1970 Asian Games. He also captained the Indian team in 1973 and 1974. He is one of the few and 6th hat trick scorer of India which he scored against Thailand on 23 July 1974 at 1974 Merdeka Cup.

Personal life[edit]

Magan Singh is a retired Superintendent of Police (RAC) Bikaner Range. He is from a village situated 60 km from Bikaner named Dheengsari. He is related to Maharaja Karni Singh of Bikaner, who won Arjun Awarda in 1961 in shooting. His elder brother Chain Singh Rajvi was also an illustrious and accomplished footballer who attended Indian Football team camp and was also the vice-captain of the famous RAC Bikaner Football Team of which Magan Singh was captain. He was additional Superintendent of Police.

International goals[edit]

FIFA "A" international statistics

Date Venue Opponent Result Competition Goals
4 November 1969 Kuala Lumpur, Malaya  Singapore 3–0 1969 Merdeka Tournament 1 [2]
15 August 1970 Kuala Lumpur, Malaya  Hong Kong 3–2 1970 Merdeka Tournament 2 [3]
12 December 1970 Bangkok, Thailand  South Vietnam 2–0 1970 Asian Games 1 [4]
15 December 1970 Bangkok, Thailand  Indonesia 3–0 1970 Asian Games 1 [5]
6 August 1971 Kuala Lumpur, Malaya  Burma 1–9 1971 Merdeka Tournament 1 [6]
26 July 1973 Kuala Lumpur, Malaya  South Vietnam 2–1 1973 Merdeka Tournament 1 [7]
1 August 1973 Kuala Lumpur, Malaya Template:Country data Khmer Republic 3–0 1973 Merdeka Tournament 1 [8]
23 July 1974 Perak Stadium, Ipoh  Thailand 4–2 1974 Merdeka Tournament 3 [9]
25 July 1974 Perak Stadium, Ipoh  Malaysia 1–4 1974 Merdeka Tournament 1 [10]
29 July 1974 Perak Stadium, Ipoh  Hong Kong 2–2 1974 Merdeka Tournament 1 [11]
4 September 1974 Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran  China PR 1–7 1974 Asian Games 1 [12]
6 September 1974 Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran  North Korea 1–4 1974 Asian Games 1 [12]

Non FIFA statistics

Date Venue Opponent Result Competition Goals
5 August 1970 Kuala Lumpur, Malaya Template:Country data Western Australia Western Australia 2–0 1970 Merdeka Tournament 2 [13]
22 March 1972 Rangoon, Burma  Burma 3–4 1972 Olympic Qualification 1 [14]

Honours[edit]

International[edit]

India

Awards[edit]

  • Received Arjuna Award in 1973 for his achievements as a football player.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Dey, Subrata. "India - Record International Players". www.rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Singapore make it on goal difference". The Straits Times. 5 November 1969. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "India finish third". The Indian Express. 17 August 1970. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Asian Games 1970". rsssf.com. RSSSF. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  5. ↑ Ghoshal, Amoy. "Indian football team at the Asian Games: 1970 Bangkok". Sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "India National football team at 1971 Merdeka cup". indianfootball.de. Indian Football. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  7. ↑ "Convincing India slog for 2–1 win". The Straits Times. 28 July 1973. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "India's speed beat tired Khmers". The Straits Times. 1 August 1973. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "Indons' great rally". The Straits Times. 25 July 1974. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  10. ↑ "MALAYSIA RIP INDIA WITH POWER SKILLS". The Straits Times. 26 July 1974. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  11. ↑ "Singapore will have to do a giant killing act tonight". The Straits Times. 30 July 1974. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Ghoshal, Amoy. "Indian football team at the Asian Games: 1974 Tehran". Sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  13. ↑ "India National football team at 1970 Merdeka cup". indianfootball.de. Indian Football. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  14. ↑ "India National football team at 1972 Olympics Qualification". indianfootball.de. Indian Football. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2019.

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