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Sarangapani Raman (1920 – 11 January 1991) was an Indian footballer who played for the Mysore State Police football team.[3] He also represented India at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[4][5][6]

Sarangapani Raman

Personal information
Date of birth	1920
Place of birth	Bangalore, Mysore State, British India[1]
Date of death	11 January 1991 (aged 70–71)[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Mysore State Police
–	Mohun Bagan
National team
1948	India	1	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Raman played predominantly as a striker, and was included in Balaidas Chatterjee managed national team squad ahead of the 1948 Summer Olympics. For preparation before the min tournament, India toured to Europe in July and played against few English clubs.[7][8][9] He is best known for playing in the Indian national football team's first ever match and scoring independent India's first ever international goal at the 1948 Olympics against France.[10][11] The match ended 2–1 in favor of France.[12][13] This was also noted as India's first ever official match after independence.[14]

In domestic club football, he played for Mysore State Police. He later moved to Calcutta Football League side Mohun Bagan and was part of the team that won Durand Cup in 1953 defeating National Defense Academy.

Managerial career

Raman was one of the visionaries of women's football in the southern part of India, predominantly in Karnataka. During his coaching years, he scouted the national players like Chitra Gangadharan, Gayatri Ponappa and Brinda.[15]

Honours

Mohun Bagan

• Durand Cup: 1953[16]

See also

• History of the India national football team
• India national football team at the Olympics
• History of Indian football

References

Bibliography

• Kapadia, Novy (2017). Barefoot to Boots: The Many Lives of Indian Football. Penguin Random House. ISBN 978-0-143-42641-7.
• Martinez, Dolores; Mukharjiim, Projit B (2009). Football: From England to the World: The Many Lives of Indian Football. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-138-88353-6. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022.
• Nath, Nirmal (2011). History of Indian Football: Upto 2009–10. Readers Service. ISBN 9788187891963. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022.
• Dineo, Paul; Mills, James (2001). Soccer in South Asia: Empire, Nation, Diaspora. London, United Kingdom: Frank Cass Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7146-8170-2. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022.
• "Triumphs and Disasters: The Story of Indian Football, 1889—2000" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
• Majumdar, Boria; Bandyopadhyay, Kausik (2006). Goalless: The Story of a Unique Footballing Nation. Penguin India. ISBN 9780670058747.
• Majumdar, Boria; Bandyopadhyay, Kausik (2006). A Social History Of Indian Football: Striving To Score. Routledge. ISBN 9780415348355. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021.
• Bolsmann, Chris; Vahed, Goolam (2 November 2017). "'They Are Fine Specimens of the Illustrious Indian Settler': Sporting Contact between India and South Africa, 1914–1955". Journal of Southern African Studies. 43 (6): 1273–1291. doi:10.1080/03057070.2017.1379689. ISSN 0305-7070. S2CID 148862123. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
• Basu, Jaydeep (2003). Stories from Indian Football. UBS Publishers' Distributors. ISBN 9788174764546. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022.
• Cronin, Brian (19 July 2011). "Did India withdraw from the 1950 World Cup because they were not allowed to play barefoot?". latimes.com. Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 11 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.

External links

• Sarangapani Raman at Olympedia
• Sarangapani Raman's profile at Sports Reference.com

На других языках

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- [en] Sarangapani Raman

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[fr] Sarangapani Raman

Sarangapani Raman, né en 1920 à Bangalore, est un footballeur indien, qui jouait à Mysore.

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[it] Sarangapani Raman

Sarangapani Raman (Bangalore, 1920 – 11 gennaio 1991[1]) è stato un calciatore indiano, di ruolo attaccante.

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