K. P. Dhanraj
Personal information
Full name Kadirvelu Punerangam Dhanraj[1]
Date of birth 2 May 1925 [1]
Place of birth Ooty
Date of death 26 April 1997
Place of death Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana), India
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
GEF Sport Club
1949–1953 East Bengal[2]
1957–1959 East Bengal
International career
India
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

K.P. Dhanraj (2 May 1925[1] – 26 April 1997) was an Indian association football player,[3] one of the member of iconic "Pancha Pandavas" of East Bengal Club.[4]

Playing career

He was part of the team that played against France at the 1948 Summer Olympics where India lost the match 1–2.[5][6] He appeared with East Bengal from 1949 to 1953 and again from 1957 to 1959, and captained the team in 1953–54.[7][8][9]

Honours

East Bengal

Mysore

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 My Most Memorable Moments, K.P. Dhanraj, Sportsworld, 1982
  2. ↑ "East Bengal Club - Legends". eastbengalclub.co.in. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "K. P. Dhanraj". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  4. ↑ Sengupta, Somnath (29 July 2011). "Tactical Evolution Of Indian Football (Part One): Profiling Three Great 2-3-5 Teams". thehardtackle.com. Kolkata: The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "India 1948 Olympics Squad". Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Olympian Tulsidas Balaram, the once don of Maidan soccer is no more". getbengal.com. Kolkata: Get Bengal Information Desk. 16 February 2023. Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "Kolkatafootball.com :East Bengal League History: Indian Football Capital's News". kolkatafootball.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  8. ↑ "East Bengal FC » Historical squads". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  9. ↑ "East Bengal Club — The Official Site of East Bengal Club". eastbengalclub.co.in. Archived from the original on 8 November 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  10. ↑ Roy, Gautam; Ball, Swapan (2007). "East Bengal Football Club – Famous Players". www.eastbengalfootballclub.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2009.


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