D. Ethiraj

Footballer

Birthday July 1, 1934

Birth Sign Cancer

DEATH DATE 2020-12-11, Bangalore, India (86 years old)

Nationality Mali

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1934

Dharmalingam Ethiraj (1 July 1934 – 11 December 2020) was an Indian footballer who represented India national team at the 1962 Asian Games and won a gold.

He was the oldest player in the young yet talented Indian Team.

1948

Ethiraj joined the Indian Army in 1948 and served in the Madras Sappers.

He played for Mysore and Services in the Santosh Trophy.

1961

He was the top scorer in the 1961 Santosh Trophy.

2020

He died in December 2020 at the age of 86.

India

Services

MEG Bangalore