Dharmalingam Kannan Explained

Dharmalingam Kannan
Birth Date:	8 July 1936
Birth Place:	Secunderabad, British India
Death Place:	Hyderabad, India
Position:	Centre forward
Clubs1:	Hyderabad
Clubs2:	East Bengal
Nationalteam1:	India

Dharmalingam Kannan (8 July 1936  - 19 May 2006) was an Indian footballer.^[1] He competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics.^{[2] [3]}

Kannan played for Hyderabad from 1956 to 1958 and Bengal from 1959. He represented India in the 1958 Asian Games. He was employed with the Vehicle Depot, Secunderabad but moved to East Bengal.^[4]

Honours

East Bengal^[5]

• Calcutta Football League

1961

• Durand Cup

1960

• IFA Shield

1961

• DCM Trophy

1960

India

• Merdeka Tournament runner-up: 1959^[6]

Bengal

• Santosh Trophy: 1958–59^[7]

Bibliography

• Book: Kapadia . Novy . 2017. Barefoot to Boots: The Many Lives of Indian Football . Penguin Random House . 978-0-143-42641-7 .
• Book: Martinez. Mukharjiim . Projit B. 2009. Football: From England to the World: The Many Lives of Indian Football . . 978-1-138-88353-6 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220702174505/https://books.google.co.in/books?id=nbzhAQAAQBAJ&dq=kerala+footballer+in+Burma&source=gbs_navlinks_s . 2 July 2022 .
• Book: Nath, Nirmal. History of Indian Football: Upto 2009–10. 2011. Readers Service. 9788187891963. https://web.archive.org/web/20220722172604/https://books.google.co.in/books/about/History_of_Indian_Football.html?id=QbUFaAEACAAJ&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y. 22 July 2022.
• Book: Soccer in South Asia: Empire, Nation, Diaspora. 2001. Frank Cass Publishers. London, United Kingdom. 978-0-7146-8170-2. Dineo. Paul. Mills. James. 25 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220725072732/https://books.google.co.in/books/about/Soccer_in_South_Asia.html?id=71JHZiiP3hoC&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dharmalingam Kannan . Olympedia . 14 November 2020 . 16 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210916113405/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/25809 . live .
2. Dharmalingam Kannan Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418094739/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/dharmalingam-kannan-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 16 October 2018.
3. Web site: Legends Of Indian Football: Jarnail Singh. 4 April 2011. 7 October 2022. Somnath. Sengupta. thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle. Mumbai. https://web.archive.org/web/20220107101542/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/legends-of-indian-football-jarnail-singh/. 7 January 2022.
4. Profiles of the Indian football team in the 1960 Olympics, 22 July 1960, Indian Express
5. Web site: Gautam. Roy. Swapan. Ball. 2007. East Bengal Football Club – Famous Players. 25 February 2009. www.eastbengalfootballclub.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20090221072434/http://www.eastbengalfootballclub.com/club/famousPlayers3.asp. 21 February 2009.
6. Web site: The Indian Senior Team at the 1959 Merdeka Cup. www.indianfootball.de. IndianFootball. 1999. Chaudhuri. Arunava. https://web.archive.org/web/20180608085202/http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1959merdekacup.html. 8 June 2018. (information given by Jaydeep Basu, Sunil Warrier, and Gautam Roy).
7. Web site: India – List of Santosh Trophy Finals: 1959 (second). RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Atsushi. Fujioka. Arunava. Chaudhuri. 6 October 2022. 1996. https://web.archive.org/web/20220912123232/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiasantoshhist.html#60. 12 September 2022. live.