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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1958–1966 | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
O. Chandrasekhar Menon (10 July 1936 – 24 August 2021) was an Indian professional footballer. He played as a defender. 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).[1][2] He was born in Irinjalakuda, British Raj.
Chandrashekar died on 24 August 2021 in Kolkata, India at the age of 85.[3]
References
- ↑ "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 2021-08-25.
- ↑ "The Indian Senior Team at the 1960 Rome Olympics:". Indian Football. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ↑ ഒളിംപ്യന് ഒ.ചന്ദ്രശേഖരന് അന്തരിച്ചു Archived 2021-08-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Malayalam)