Jarnail Singh (footballer)
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| Full name | Jarnail Singh Dhillon | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1936 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth |
Faisalabad, Punjab Province, British India (now in Punjab, Pakistan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 13 October 2000 (aged 64) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956–1957 | Khalsa Sporting Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | Rajasthan Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959–1967 | Mohun Bagan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| India | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1969 | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1974–1976 | Punjab | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976 | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980 | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Jarnail Singh Dhillon was a former Indian football player, who played as a centre-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. He also competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Considered as one of Asia's best defenders in the 1960s, he spent most of his career in Mohun Bagan.