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Football · Punjab

Jarnail Singh

Jarnail Singh Dhillon (Punjabi: [dʒəɾnɛːl sɪ́ŋɡ ʈìlːõː]) 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.

Profile details

Born
20 Feb 1936
Birthplace
Hoshiarpur
State listed
Punjab
Country
India
Position
defender
Sport
Football
Discipline
Team
Category
Men
Status
Active

District, height, weight, playing style, coach, academy, national ranking and international ranking are not yet recorded for this athlete.

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Honours & Awards

  • No recorded honours or awards.

Competition Appearances

1 recorded appearance, most significant first.

  • ·1960 Summer Olympics

Career Timeline

  1. 1960Competed at 1960 Summer Olympics

Statistics

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Jarnail Singh Dhillon (Punjabi: [dʒəɾnɛːl sɪ́ŋɡ ʈìlːõː]) 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.

Biography adapted from Jarnail Singh (footballer) on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Snapshot taken — where the text describes a role or a club in the present tense, read it as of that date.

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Teams

India men's national football teamMohun Bagan AC