Sarangapani Raman Football player

Sarangapani Raman (born 1920, date of death unknown) was an Indian footballer, who played for the Mysore State Police football team. He is best known for playing in the Indian national football team's first ever match and scoring the first ever Indian international goal ever in the 1948 Olympics against France. The match ended 2-1 in favor of France. This was also noted as India's first ever official match.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1920
Birth place
India , Bangalore , Presidencies and provinces of British India

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Football player

position
Forward (association football)
teams
India national football team

Sarangapani Raman on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2001/09/08/stories/0708096v.htm
  2. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ra/dhanraj-raman-1.html