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Havildar Peter Thangaraj (24 December 1935 – 24 November 2008) was an Indian football player and a non-commissioned officer in the Indian Army. Thangaraj played for the Indian national side at the 1956 Melbourne and 1960 Rome Olympics. He was voted Asia's best goalkeeper in 1958. Thangaraj was a recipient of Arjuna Award for the year 1967.
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Thangaraj was a member of the Indian football team which gold medal at the 1962 Jakarta Asian Games. He also represented India in the 1958 Tokyo and 1966 Bangkok Asian Games. George Rosemond, Peter Thangaraj, Bharatan, TK Chathunni, and Bernard Pereira (left to right), players of the Indian football team.
Jun 22, 2021 · An integral part of India’s most memorable footballing moments from the golden era, Thangaraj became the first goalkeeper to win the Arjuna Award in 1967, the second-highest sporting honour in India. Advertisement. Top Five India Goalkeepers in Post Indepence Era: 1) Peter Thangaraj. 2) Sanath Sett. 3) Atanu Bhattacharya. 4) Subrata Pal.
Jun 18, 2023 · Popularly known as the finest goalkeeper India ever had, Peter Thangaraj played for the national team between 1955 and 1967, making him the longest-serving Indian custodian. Check out his biography, facts and records.
Aug 14, 2020 · If we are asked to make a list of all-time great Indian goalkeepers, the very first name that comes to our mind is that of Peter Thangaraj. Let us know more about the goalkeeping icon of India.
May 14, 2012 · BANGALORE: Peter Thangaraj, who died of cardiac arrest in Bokaro on Monday, revolutionised football goalkeeping in the country and the continent. The tall, stylish yet powerfully...
Nov 25, 2008 · RANCHI: Peter Thangaraj, the towering Indian goalkeeper who twice figured in the Asian All-star football team in the 1960s, passed away at Bokaro on Monday night. Thangaraj, 72, died of a massive heart attack, the family sources said.
Nov 25, 2008 · Ranchi: Peter Thangaraj, the towering custodian of the Indian team which won the gold in the 1962 Jakarta Asian Games, passed away following a massive heart attack at Bokaro last night, family...
Nov 24, 2008 · Acknowledged as India’s greatest ever goalkeeper, Thangaraj initially played as a centre-forward before switching positions. He played for India between 1954 and 1968 and was a member of the team that won the 1962 Asian Games title in Indonesia.
