Chandran a/l Mutveeran
Personal information
Date of birth (1942-05-04)4 May 1942[1]
Place of birth Sungai Siput, Perak,
Federated Malay States
Date of death 28 September 2019(2019-09-28) (aged 77)
Place of death Ampang, Selangor,
Malaysia
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1975 Selangor FA
International career
1965–1974 Malaysia 122[2] (2)
Managerial career
1975–1978 Selangor
1982–1983 Malaysia
1986–1988 Selangor
1988 Malaysia
1992 Selangor
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Datuk Chandran Mutveeran, popularly known as M. Chandran (4 May 1942 – 28 September 2019), was a Malaysian footballer.[3][4]

Playing and coaching career

As a player, he mainly played for Selangor FA, winning trophies for his team and establishing himself as the playmaker.[5][6] He together with the late Abdul Ghani Minhat also helped Selangor to become runners-up in the 1967 Asian Champion Club Tournament.[7]

As a member of Malaysia national team, he competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics and featured in all three group matches.[8][9][10][11]

After retiring, he coached Selangor and Malaysia. On 11 May 1975, M.Chandran led Malaysia Selection against Arsenal FC in a friendly match. Spearheaded by Mokhtar Dahari up front, the selection team embarrassed Arsenal by 2-0 at Merdeka Stadium.[12][13]

M. Chandran was awarded with Datuk title by Sultan of Pahang in 2000 (who was coincidentally the President of Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) at that time) for his contributions to Malaysian football.

In 2006, he suffered a stroke but kept active as a coach and was on the FAM technical committee at various points.[14]

On 17 September 2014, FourFourTwo included him on their list of the top 25 Malaysian footballers of all time.[15][16]

Death

He died at his home in Ampang, Selangor, on 28 September 2019.[17]

Honours

Player

Head Coach

Orders

See also

References

  1. ^ Chandran Mutveeran - National Football Teams
  2. ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Chandran Mutveeran – Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mohamed Chandran Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 December 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  4. ^ Malaysia - Munich 1972 - FIFA.com
  5. ^ "Chandran's rich legacy in football - Focus - The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Chandran still enthusiastic about football despite age and illness". Retrieved 12 November 2018 – via PressReader.
  7. ^ "Chandran-perginya kapten Olimpik Munich '72 negara" (in Malay). Bebas News. 28 September 2019. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  8. ^ XX. Olympiad Munich 1972 Football Tournament - RSSSF
  9. ^ Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Germany FR - Malaysia at FIFA.com
  10. ^ Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Malaysia - USA at FIFA.com
  11. ^ Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Morocco - Malaysia at FIFA.com
  12. ^ "Retro Bola: Malaysia v Arsenal – Friendly 1975" (in Malay). Bazookapenaka. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  13. ^ Arsenal FC tour of South East Asia 1975 - RSSSF
  14. ^ Radzi Razak (28 September 2019). "Malaysian football legend M. Chandran dies". The Malay Mail. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  15. ^ "FourFourTwo's Top 25 Malaysian Players of All Time: 3) M.Chandran". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 20 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  16. ^ List of 25 Greatest Malaysian Football Players Of All-Time by FourFourTwo—Best FBKL Media. Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  17. ^ Chandran-perginya kapten Olimpik Munich '72 negara - Bebabsnews, 28 September 2019.
  18. ^ 서울선 6월26일亞洲올·스타蹴球팀 巡訪경기. Naver.com (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 22 February 1968. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  19. ^ "OLYMPIC COUNCIL OF MALAYSIA/AWARDS/HALL OF FAME: FULL LIST" (in Malay). OCM. Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  20. ^ "IFFHS MEN'S ALL TIME MALAYSIA DREAM TEAM - 123". IFFHS. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  21. ^ a b c "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".

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Selangor F.C. โ€“ Head coaches
Malaysia squad โ€“ 1972 Summer Olympics
Malaysia national football team โ€“ managers
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