Thanabalan a/l Nadarajah (born in 1943) was a Malaysian former footballer. He is remembered for his contribution during the Merdeka Tournament in 1968. Malaysia won the trophy by beating Burma 3–0 in the final. Thanabalan scored one of the three goals.[1] Thanabalan scored 20 international goals in 46 appearances for Malaysia.[2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thanabalan a/l Nadarajah | ||
| Date of birth | 1943 (age 80–81) | ||
| Place of birth |
Brickfields, Selangor, British Malaya | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1971 | Selangor | ||
| International career | |||
| 1960–1963 | Malaya U-20 | ||
| 1964–1969 | Malaysia | 46 | (20) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
As a player, he mainly played for Selangor FA in the Malaysia Cup competition. He together with the late Abdul Ghani Minhat, M. Chandran and Abdullah Yeop Noordin among the squad players that helped Selangor to become runners-up in the 1967 Asian Champion Club Tournament.[4]
He was also one of the three players who had scored four goals in a Malaysia Cup final after Lee Ah Loke(1952) and Abdul Ghani Minhat(1963) in 1968.[5]
On 23 September 2011, he was awarded the special award by Ex-State & Ex-National Footballers Association of Malaysia for being a top scorer in the final of the Malaysia Cup competition.[6]
In 2013, he was inducted in Olympic Council of Malaysia's Hall of Fame.[7]
Honours edit
- Selangor
- Malaysia Cup (7): 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971
- Malaysia FAM Cup (5): 1960, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1968
- Asian Club Championship runner-up: 1967
International edit
- Malaya U-20
- AFC Youth Championship runner-up: 1960
- Malaysia
References edit
- ^ "Did You Know That Our Striker N. Thanabalan Helped Malaysia Beat Myanmar In 1968 AND 2017? | News | Rojak Daily (Web Archived)". Archived from the original on 24 August 2017.
- ^ Malaysia - Record International Players - RSSSF.
- ^ Nadarajah Thanabalan - International Appearances, RSSSF.
- ^ "Selangor Pernah Hampir Jadi Juara Asia!" (in Malay). The Patriots Asia. 5 December 2023. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ "Memorable events in 100 years of Malaysia Cup". Timesports. NST. 25 September 2021. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "'Super Mokh' and 'Spiderman' honoured". The Star. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ^ "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.
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