Former India footballer Olympian Chandrasekharan dies aged 86

Former India footballer O Chandrasekharan, popularly often called Olympian Chandrasekharan in his residence state Kerala, died on the age of 86 in Kochi on Tuesday. He had been affected by dementia for a decade or so.
Chandrasekharan, who performed as a defender, was a member of the Indian workforce within the 1960 Rome Olympics, the final time the nation participated in soccer on the Games. India famously held France 1-1 in a recreation, courtesy Chandrasekharan and his defensive companions. His loss of life comes simply days after SS Hakim, one other one from that Olympics workforce, handed away.

According to Jarnail Singh, the poise & solidity provided by O Chandrasekhar at proper again made his job rather a lot simpler. He performed for Caltex FC & was an integral a part of nationwide workforce between 1960 & 1964. His efficiency towards Japan in 1962 Asian Games was notable. #Indianfootball pic.twitter.com/aJ2OxoKq2T
— IndianFootball_History (@IndianfootballH) October 15, 2018
Chandrasekharan was additionally a part of Indian groups that received gold within the 1962 Asian Games, silver within the 1964 AFC Asian Cup, silver within the Merdeka Tournament (1959 and 1964). He performed alongside a few of the best names in Indian soccer like PK Banerjee, Chuni Goswami, Tulsidas Balaraman, Simon Sunderraj, Peter Thangaraj, Jarnail Singh, and Mariappa Kempaiah.

We are saddened by the demise of the previous Indian soccer participant and Olympian O Chandrasekharan. He participated within the 1960 Rome Olympics and received the gold medal in Asian Games 1962.
Chandrasekharan was a defender and has captained the Indian workforce a number of instances. RIP Olympian. pic.twitter.com/tvptA8rJK4
— Gokulam Kerala FC (@GokulamKeralaFC) August 24, 2021
Born in Irinjalakuda in Thrissur district, Chandrasekharan honed his soccer abilities at Maharaja’s College in Ernakulam and went on to play for Caltex in Mumbai from 1956. After his retirement from worldwide soccer in 1966, he performed for the State Bank of India. He was additionally the captain of the Maharashtra workforce that received the Santosh Trophy nationwide championship in 1963.