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

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Playing and coaching career

As a player, he mainly played for

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, winning trophies for his team and establishing himself as the playmaker. He together with the late

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also helped Selangor to become runners-up in the

1967 Asian Champion Club Tournament The 1967 Asian Champion Club Tournament was the first edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by the Asian Football Confederation. Six teams, as their respective country's domestic champions, competed in a knockout tournam ...

. As a member of Malaysia national team, he competed in the men's tournament at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

and featured in all three group matches. After retiring, he coached Selangor and Malaysia. On 11 May 1975, M.Chandran led Malaysia Selection against

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in a friendly match. Spearheaded by Mokhtar Dahari up front, the selection team embarrassed Arsenal by 2-0 at

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. M. Chandran was awarded with

title by

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in 2000 (who was coincidentally the President of

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(FAM) at that time) for his contributions to Malaysian football. In 2006, he suffered a

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but kept active as a coach and was on the FAM technical committee at various points. On 17 September 2014,

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included him on their list of the top 25 Malaysian footballers of all time.

Death

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

Honours

Player

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bronze medal:

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Merdeka Tournament Merdeka Tournament or Pestabola Merdeka is a friendly football tournament held in Malaysia to commemorate the Independence Day. The competition bears the Malay word for independence. As of 2022, it has been held 40 times, and decreasingly in r ...

: 1968, 1973 *

Malaysia Cup The Malaysia Cup ( ms, Piala Malaysia), formerly known as ''Malaya Cup'', is an annual association football, football tournament in Malaysia, held at the end of the calendar year. The cup was first held in 1921. Despite its prestige and popular ...

: 1962, 1963, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975 *

Asian Club Championship The AFC Champions League (abbreviated as ACL) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious club competition ...

runner-up:

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...

* AFC Asian All Stars: 1968 * OCM Hall of Fame: 2004 *

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Men’s All Time Malaysia Dream Team: 2022

Head Coach

: 1975, 1976, 1978, 1986

Orders

* : ** Member of the

Order of the Defender of the Realm The Most Esteemed Order of the Defender of the Realm ( ms, Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara) is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country. The Order Motto are 'Dipeliharakan Allah-Pangkuan Negara' (By the Grace o ...

(AMN) * : ** MY-PAH Order of the Crown of Pahang - Knight Companion - DIMP

Knight Companion of the

Order of the Crown of Pahang The Esteemed Order of the Crown of Pahang (Malay: '' Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Pahang Yang Amat Mulia'') is a knighthood order of the Sultanate of Pahang. History The order was founded by Sultan Abu Bakar on 27 December 1968. It is awarded t ...

(DIMP) – Dato' * : ** MY-SEL Meritorious Service Medal - PJK

Recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal (PJK)

References

External links

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Interview with Datuk M. Chandran (in Tamil)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chandran, M. 1942 births 2019 deaths Malaysian men's footballers Malaysia men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Malaysia Footballers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing Malaysian people of Tamil descent Malaysian sportspeople of Indian descent Men's association football defenders Competitors at the 1969 SEAP Games SEA Games bronze medalists for Malaysia SEA Games medalists in football Selangor F.C. players FIFA Men's Century Club Footballers from Perak