Talimeren Ao
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Talimeren Ao on a 2018 stamp of India | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 January 1918 | ||
| Place of birth | Changki, Naga Hills District, Assam Province, British India (now in Mokokchung district, Nagaland, India) | ||
| Date of death | 13 September 1998 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Kohima, Nagaland, India | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Maharana Club | |||
| 1943–1952 | Mohun Bagan | ||
| International career | |||
| 1948–1951 | India | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Talimeren Ao (28 January 1918 – 13 September 1998) was an Indian footballer and physician from Nagaland. He is best known as the captain of the India national football team in their first ever match after independence. One of the most famous Nagas, he was a figurehead of India's football history, and his name is resonant in the collective memory of the people. He played domestic club football for Mohun Bagan.