O. Chandrashekar

O. Chandrasekhar Menon
Personal information
Date of birth (1935-07-10)10 July 1935
Place of birth Irinjalakuda, Kingdom of Cochin, British India (present-day Kerala, India)
Date of death (2021-08-24)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
Men's football
Representing  India
Asian Games
1962 Jakarta Team
AFC Asian Cup
Runner-up 1964 Israel Team
*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

  1. "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.
  2. "The Indian Senior Team at the 1960 Rome Olympics:". Indian Football. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  3. ഒളിംപ്യന്‍ ഒ.ചന്ദ്രശേഖരന്‍ അന്തരിച്ചു Archived 2021-08-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Malayalam)