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Datuk Chandran Mutveeran, popularly known as M. Chandran (4 May 1942 – 28 September 2019), was a Malaysian footballer.

Chandran a/l Mutveeran

Personal information
Date of birth	(1942-05-04)4 May 1942[1]
Place of birth	Sungai Siput, Perak, Federated Malay States
Date of death	28 September 2019(2019-09-28) (aged 77)
Place of death	Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1962–1975	Selangor FA
National team
1965–1974	Malaysia	122[2]	(2)
Teams managed
1975–1978	Selangor
1982–1983	Malaysia
1986–1988	Selangor
1988	Malaysia
1992	Selangor
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing and coaching career

As a player, he mainly played for Selangor FA during his career, winning trophies for his team and established himself as a main player for them.[3][4]

As a member of Malaysia national team, he competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[5][6][7]

After his retirement from playing career, he coached Selangor and Malaysia. On 11 May 1975, M.Chandran guiding Malaysia Selection against Arsenal FC in a friendly match which his team won by 2-0 at Merdeka Stadium.[8][9]

He was awarded with Datuk title by Sultan of Pahang in 2000 (who was coincidentally the President of Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) at that time) for his contributions to Malaysian football.

He suffered a stroke in 2006 but kept active in the coaching career and was on the FAM technical committee at various points.[10]

On 17 September 2014, FourFourTwo list him on their list of the top 25 Malaysian footballers of all time.[11][12]

Death

He died at his home in Ampang, Selangor, on 28 September 2019.[13]

Honours

Player

• Bronze medal Asian Games: 1974
• Merdeka Cup: 1968, 1973
• Malaysia Cup: 1962, 1963, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975
• AFC Asian All Stars: 1968[14]
• OCM Hall of Fame: 2004[15]
• IFFHS Men’s All Time Malaysia Dream Team: 2022[16]

Head Coach

• Malaysia Cup: 1975, 1976, 1978, 1986

Orders

•  Malaysia :
  • Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (A.M.N.)[17]
•  Pahang :
  • Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (D.I.M.P.) - Dato'[17]
•  Selangor :
  • Recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal (P.J.K.)[17]

See also

• List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps

References

External links

• Mohamed Chandran at Olympedia
• Interview with Datuk M. Chandran (in Tamil)

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