Jarnail Singh (footballer)

Jarnail Singh
Personal information
Date of birth (1936-02-20)20 February 1936
Place of birth Panam, Hoshiarpur, Punjab
Date of death 13 October 2000(2000-10-13) (aged 64)
Place of death Vancouver, Canada
Playing position Stopper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956-1957 Khalsa Sporting Club 1958 (Rajasthan Club)
1959-1967 Mohun Bagan
National team
India

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Jarnail Singh Dhillon was a former Indian football player, who played as a stopper-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.[1]

Death

He died at the age of 64 due to an asthmatic disorder on 13 October 2000 at Vancouver in Canada.[2]

Achievements

See also

References

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