Indian Football "HALL OF FAME"

Name: JARNAIL SINGH DHILLON

Date of Birth: ??? 1936
Place of Birth: Panam (Hoshiarpur District) - PUNJAB

Date of Death: October 13, 2000
Place of Death: Vancouver - CANADA

Playing position: Defender - Striker
Number of 'A' Internationals: ?
'A' Internationals Goals: ?

CAREER:
- Player:
> 1952-56 Khalsa College - Mahilpur, Punjab
> 1956-57 Khalsa Sporting Club - Punjab
> 1957-58 Rajasthan Club - Calcutta
> 1958-68 Mohun Bagan Athletic Club - Calcutta

- Coach:
> Indian national coach
> Punjab Santosh Trophy coach

- Administration:
> 1964    district sports officer
> 1985-90 deputy director of sports Punjab
> 1990-94 director of sports Punjab

AWARDS:
> 1964 Arjuna Award

MISC:
> 1965-67 Indian team captain
> 1962 Asian Games final: scored the match winner with a header braving nine stiches on his head from quarterfinal match
> 1965/66 & 1966/67 Asian All-Star team captain

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