Peter Thangaraj

Peter Thangaraj
Personal information
Date of birth (1935-12-24)24 December 1935
Place of birth Hyderabad
Date of death 24 November 2008(2008-11-24) (aged 72)
Place of death Bokaro, India
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Centre forward (occasionally)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953–1960 Madras Regimental Centre
1960–1963 Mohammedan Sporting
1963–1965 Mohun Bagan
1965–1971 East Bengal
1971–1972 Mohammedan Sporting
International career
India ? (1[1])
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  India
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1962 Jakarta Team
AFC Asian Cup
Runner-up 1964 Israel Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Havildar Peter Thangaraj (24 December 1935 – 24 November 2008) was an Indian football player and a non-commissioned officer in the Indian Army.[2][3] Thangaraj played for the Indian national side at the 1956 Melbourne and 1960 Rome Olympics.[4] He was voted Asia's best goalkeeper in 1958.[5] Thangaraj was a recipient of Arjuna Award for the year 1967.[6][7]

Thangaraj played domestic club football for both the Calcutta Football League clubs Mohun Bagan and East Bengal. He earned fame during his days with the "red and gold brigade" from 1965 to 1971, and captained the team in 1969–70.[8][9][10] He was the first choice goalkeeper for the club over the years.[11][12][13]

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