G. Muthuraj
{{short description|Indian footballer}}
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| name = Muthuraj
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| spouse = Padmavathy
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G. Muthuraj (1 July 1927 – 21 May 2006) was a football player from Karnataka, India.
Footballing career
Fondly known as Muthu, Muthuraj started his career as a defender with the Bangalore Mars in 1947. He also became the captain of the Karnataka state team and played for his state for nearly a decade. he made his international debut in an away series in 1953 against Myanmar (then called Burma).
He represented India at the 1954 Asian Games in Manila.
Professional career
Muthu joined the 515 Army Base Workshop in 1950 and retired in 1962. From then on, he coached the Army team until he quit in 1990.
Personal life
Muthuraj is survived by two sons, both of whom were footballers, and three daughters.
Honours
India
- Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament: 1953{{cite news |title=Indian Soccer Team To Rangoon |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rMw-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=W0wMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4476%2C1496116 |access-date=13 May 2022 |work=The Indian Express |date=21 October 1953 |page=6 |archive-date=13 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513065005/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rMw-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=W0wMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4476,1496116 }}
References
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- Footballer Muthuraj no more; Times News Network; The Times of India; pg 22; Monday, 22 May 2006.
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Category:Place of death missing
Category:Indian men's footballers
Category:India men's international footballers
Category:Footballers from Bengaluru
Category:Men's association football defenders
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