T. Shanmugham

Thulukhanam Shanmugham (19 June 1920 – 13 December 2012) was an Indian footballer who represented his country in the 1952 Olympic Games.[1][2]

T. Shanmugham
Personal information
Full name Thulukhanam Shanmugham
Date of birth (1920-06-19)June 19, 1920
Place of birth Austin Town, Bangalore, India
Date of death December 13, 2012(2012-12-13) (aged 92)
Place of death Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Position(s) left-half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Maharaja Socials
Bangalore Student FC
Sullivan Police SC
1944–1954 Mysore
International career
India
Managerial career
1964–1978 Karnataka
1979–1996 Salgaocar FC
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  India
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1951 New DelhiTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Born in Austin Town, Bangalore,[3] Shanmugham played for Mysore State for most of his career, spurning offers to play for teams from Kolkata.[3] He was a gold medalist at the first Asian Games in 1951.[3]

Coaching career

Shanmugham was part of the first batch of coaches that came out of the National Institute of Sports, Patiala, in 1961. He was also one of the earliest to attend the 93-day FIFA coaching under Dettmar Cramer in Tokyo in 1969. [4] He was the coach of four Santosh Trophy winning sides and won two Federation Cup victories as manager of Salgaocar.[3] He was also a national selector.[4]

Career outside football

Shanmugham was a police officer by profession and served the Mysore city police for 35 years, working as a security officer to two state governors.[3]

Honours

Player

India

Mysore

Manager

Salgaocar

Mysore

Goa

References
  1. Prashanth, GN (13 June 2010). "Enduring passion". Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  2. "T. Shanmugham". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. Sukumar, Dev S (27 June 2010). "A great footballer remembers the barefoot generation". Daily News and Analysis (India). Archived from the original on 30 June 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  4. Rayan, Joseph, Shanmugham : It couldn't be worse, Sportstar, 21 April, 1984, p.13
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