Arumainayagam

Arumainayagam

Personal information
Full name	Isaiah Arumainayagam
Place of birth	Bangalore, Mysore State
Position(s)	Inside forward [1]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1961–1968	Mohun Bagan
International career
	India
Managerial career
1994	India Women
Medal record Men's football Representing   India Asian Games 1962 Jakarta Team AFC Asian Cup Runner-up 1964 Israel Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Isaiah Arumainayagam is an Indian former footballer. ^[2] He represented India internationally.

Playing career

Arumainayagam was part of the India national team during the golden era of the country's football under coaching of Syed Abdul Rahim. ^[3] He was also part of the Indian team that achieved second place at the 1964 AFC Asian Cup in Israel. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]} He also participated in the 1962 Jakarta Asian Games which India won. ^[9]

In Mohun Bagan AC, he played with Jarnail Singh, Chuni Goswami and others in the 1960s. ^[10]

Managerial career

Arumainayagam was the head coach of the India women's national team, when India's first international women's football tournament, named Jayalalitha Gold Cup was held at Chennai in 1994. ^[11]

Honours

Mohun Bagan ^[12]

• Durand Cup: 1963, 1964, 1965
• IFA Shield: 1961, 1962, 1967
• Rovers Cup: 1966
• Calcutta Football League: 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965

India

• Asian Games Gold medal: 1962 ^[9]
• AFC Asian Cup runners-up: 1964 ^[13]
• Merdeka Tournament third-place: 1966 ^[14]

Individual

• Mohun Bagan Ratna: 2014 ^[15]

See also

• History of Indian football

References

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9. "Arumainayagam recalls 1977 dinner date with Pele". The Times of India. 3 February 2016. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 5 February 2025.
10. Singh, Ujwal (12 August 2020). "Past Masters of Indian Sports: Jarnail Singh Dhillon, the hard tackler who many consider the all-time best Indian defender". firstpost.com. FirstPost. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
11. "How Amma organised India's first international women's football tournament, the Gold Cup in 1994". Scroll.in. 7 December 2016. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
12. Mukherjee, Soham (30 April 2020). "1960–1965: When Chuni Goswami & co propelled Mohun Bagan to the zenith of success". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
13. Media Team, AIFF (15 August 2022). "Indian Football Down the Years: Looking back at the glorious moments". www.the-aiff.com. New Delhi: All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
14. "The Indian Senior Team at the 1966 Merdeka Cup". indiafootball.de. IndiaFootball. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
15. "Mohun Bagan Ratna – The Jewels of Mohun Bagan". mohunbaganac.com. Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.

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