Jarnail Singh (footballer)
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| Full name | Jarnail Singh Dhillon[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1936 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Panam, Hoshiarpur, Punjab | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 13 October 2000 (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
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| * 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[]
He died at the age of 64 due to an asthmatic disorder on 13 October 2000 at Vancouver in Canada.[5]
Honours[]
International[]
India
- Asian Games: 1962
- AFC Asian Cup: 1964 runners-up
Achievements[]
- 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[]
- Arjuna award recipients among Indian footballers
References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Jarnail Singh Profile". Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Jarnail Singh". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Top Ten Indian Football Players". Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
External links[]
- Jarnail Singh at FIFA
- Jarnail Singh at Olympedia
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Categories:
- Indian footballers
- India international footballers
- 1936 births
- 2000 deaths
- Footballers from Hoshiarpur
- 1964 AFC Asian Cup players
- Asian Games gold medalists for India
- Asian Games medalists in football
- Association football defenders
- Olympic footballers of India
- Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 1962 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1962 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for India
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award
- Mohun Bagan AC players