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Jarnail Singh (footballer)

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Playing position
  
Stopper

Position
  
Defender

Years
  
Team

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Date of birth
  
(1936-02-20)20 February 1936

Place of birth
  
Panam, Hoshiarpur, Punjab

Date of death
  
13 October 2000(2000-10-13) (aged 64)

Place of death
  
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Died
  
13 October 2000, Vancouver, Canada

Jarnail Singh Dhillon was a former Indian football player, who played as a stopper-back. He was the captain of the India national football team from 1965 to 1967. He was given the Arjuna Award in 1964 for his achievements as a football player.

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Death

He died at the age of 64 due to an asthmatic disorder on 13 October 2000 at Vancouver in Canada.

Achievements

  • Only Indian footballer to be selected as the captain of the Asian All Star Football Team in 1966.
  • Recipient of Arjuna Award in 1964.
  • References

    Jarnail Singh (footballer) Wikipedia