O. Chandrashekar
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Date of birth | 10 July 1935 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Irinjalakuda, Kingdom of Cochin, British India (present-day Kerala, India) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 24 August 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Kochi, India | |||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
1956–1966 | Caltex SC | |||||||||||||||||||||
1966–1973 | State Bank of India | |||||||||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1958–1966 | India | |||||||||||||||||||||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
O. Chandrasekhar Menon (10 July 1935 – 24 August 2021) was an Indian professional footballer who played as a defender.[1] He represented India at the 1960 Summer Olympics (Rome), the 1962 Asian Games (Gold medal), 1964 AFC Asian Cup (Silver medal), Merdeka Tournament (Silver Medal - 1959 & 1964) and 1964 Summer Olympics (Tokyo Qualifiers).[2][3][4][5][6][7]
Early life and Club career[]
Early life[]
Born in Irinjalakuda (India), Chandrasekhar honed his football skills at Maharaja’s College in Ernakulam (India).
Club career[]
- Caltex, Bombay: 1956–1966
- State Bank of India: 1966–1973
National championship (Santosh trophy)[]
- Maharashtra: 1956–1966
International career[]
He was a member of the Indian team in the 1960 Rome Olympics, where India famously held France 1-1 in a game, courtesy of Chandrasekhar and his defensive partners. He was also part of Indian teams that won gold in the 1962 Asian Games, silver in the 1964 AFC Asian Cup, silver in the Merdeka Tournament (1959 and 1964). He played alongside some of the greatest names in Indian football like PK Banerjee, Chuni Goswami, Tulsidas Balaram, Peter Thangaraj, Jarnail Singh, and Mariappa Kempaiah. He also captained India in few tournaments.
Manager career[]
- General Manager - FC Kochin 1994-1995
Death[]
After suffering from age related illness since 2015, O. Chandrasekhar died in Kochi on 24 August 2021. He was 86 years old.[8][2]
Honours[]
International[]
- 1962 Asian Games
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Gold Medal
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- 1964 AFC Asian Cup
Silver Medal
- Merdeka cup (Malaysia)
Domestic[]
- 1963 Santosh Trophy
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Champion
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Personal[]
- Selected in Kerala's all time dream team (football)
- Selected as Kerala's top 10 Sports Person of the Century
References[]
- ^ "O. Chandrashekar". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Olympian and 1962 Asiad winner Chandrasekhar dies | Football News - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "The Indian Senior Team at the 1960 Rome Olympics:". Indian Football. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "The Indian Senior Team at the 1964 Tel Aviv Asia Cup:". Indian Football. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ Ghoshal, Amoy (18 August 2014). "Indian football team at the Asian Games: 1962 Jakarta". SportsKeeda. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ Olympian Chandrasekharan waiting for new Kochi stadium - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8PwgTUFOyw Archived 25 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Olympian Chandrasekharan remembers a football victory - http://www.mathrubhumi.com/tv/Programs/Episode/19565/o-chandrashekaran-remembers-a-football-victory-ee-vazhitharayil-ep-110/E Archived 19 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Former India footballer Olympian Chandrasekharan dies aged 86". The Indian Express. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
External links[]
- O. Chandrashekar at Olympedia
- 1936 births
- 2021 deaths
- People from Irinjalakuda
- Footballers from Kerala
- Indian footballers
- Association football defenders
- India international footballers
- 1964 AFC Asian Cup players
- Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of India
- Medalists at the 1962 Asian Games
- Footballers at the 1962 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for India
- Asian Games medalists in football
- Asian Games competitors for India