Thanabalan Nadarajah (footballer, born 1943) explained
| Thanabalan Nadarajah |
| Fullname: | Thanabalan a/l Nadarajah |
| Birth Place: | Brickfields, Selangor,
British Malaya |
| Position: | Striker |
| Years1: | 1960–1971 |
| Clubs1: | Selangor |
| Nationalyears1: | 1960–1963 |
| Nationalteam1: | Malaya U-20 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1964–1969 |
| Nationalteam2: | Malaysia |
| Nationalcaps2: | 46 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 20 |
Thanabalan a/l Nadarajah (born in 1943) was a Malaysian former footballer. He is remembered for his contribution during the Merdeka Tournament in 1968. Malaysia won the trophy by beating Burma 3–0 in the final. Thanabalan scored one of the three goals.[1] Thanabalan scored 20 international goals in 46 appearances for Malaysia.[2] [3]
As a player, he mainly played for Selangor FA in the Malaysia Cup competition. He together with the late Abdul Ghani Minhat, M. Chandran and Abdullah Yeop Noordin among the squad players that helped Selangor to become runners-up in the 1967 Asian Champion Club Tournament.[4]
He was also one of the three players who had scored four goals in a Malaysia Cup final after Lee Ah Loke(1952) and Abdul Ghani Minhat(1963) in 1968.[5]
On 23 September 2011, he was awarded the special award by Ex-State & Ex-National Footballers Association of Malaysia for being a top scorer in the final of the Malaysia Cup competition.[6]
In 2013, he was inducted in Olympic Council of Malaysia's Hall of Fame.[7]
Honours
- Selangor
- Malaysia Cup (7): 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971
- Malaysia FAM Cup (5): 1960, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1968
- Asian Club Championship runner-up: 1967
International
- Malaya U-20
- Malaysia
Notes and References
- Web site: Did You Know That Our Striker N. Thanabalan Helped Malaysia Beat Myanmar In 1968 AND 2017? | News | Rojak Daily (Web Archived) . https://web.archive.org/web/20170824233457/https://rojakdaily.com/news/article/3251/did-you-know-that-our-striker-n-thanabalan-helped-malaysia-beat-myanmar-in-1968-and-2017 . 24 August 2017 . dead.
- https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/malay-recintlp.html Malaysia - Record International Players
- https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/malay-thanabalan-intlg.html Nadarajah Thanabalan - International Appearances
- Web site: Selangor Pernah Hampir Jadi Juara Asia!. malay. The Patriots Asia. 5 December 2023. 5 December 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231205063210/https://thepatriots.asia/selangor-pernah-hampir-jadi-juara-asia/. 5 December 2023. dead.
- Web site: Memorable events in 100 years of Malaysia Cup. Timesports. NST. 25 September 2021. 28 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220105043855/https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2021/09/730551/memorable-events-100-years-malaysia-cup. 5 January 2022. dead.
- Web site: ‘Super Mokh’ and ‘Spiderman’ honoured. The Star. 24 September 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20221118163642/https://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2011/09/24/super-mokh-and-spiderman-honoured. 18 November 2022. dead.
- Web site: OLYMPIC COUNCIL OF MALAYSIA/AWARDS/HALL OF FAME: FULL LIST. Malay. OCM. 5 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20201212062830/https://olympic.org.my/awards/list-hall-of-fame/. 12 December 2020.
