Thulukhanam Shanmugham (19 June 1920 – 13 December 2012) was an Indian footballer who represented his country in the 1952 Olympic Games.
Playing career Born in Austin Town, Bangalore, Shanmugham played for Mysore State for most of his career, spurning offers to play for teams from Kolkata. He was a gold medalist at the first Asian Games in 1951.
Coaching career Shanmugham was part of the first batch of coaches that came out of the National Institute of Sports, Patiala, in 1961. He was also one of the earliest to attend the 93-day FIFA coaching under Dettmar Cramer in Tokyo in 1969. Rayan, Joseph, Shanmugham : It couldn't be worse, Sportstar, 21 April 1984, p.13 He was the coach of four Santosh Trophy winning sides and won two Federation Cup victories as manager of Salgaocar. He was also a national selector.
Career outside football Shanmugham was a police officer by profession and served the Mysore city police for 35 years, working as a security officer to two state governors.
Honours Player
India Asian Games Gold medal: 1951
Mysore Santosh Trophy: 1946–47, 1952–53
Manager
Salgaocar Federation Cup: 1988–89, 1989–90
Mysore Santosh Trophy: 1967–68, 1968–69
Goa Santosh Trophy: 1982–83, 1983–84
References
External links
sports-reference- Thulukhanam Shunmugham. At both sites says that a player was born in 1924 T. Shanmugham's obituary