Dharmalingam Kannan

Dharmalingam Kannan
Personal information
Date of birth	8 July 1936
Place of birth	Secunderabad, British India
Date of death	19 May 2006 (aged 69)
Place of death	Hyderabad, India
Position(s)	Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Hyderabad
	East Bengal
International career
	India
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dharmalingam Kannan (8 July 1936 – 19 May 2006) was an Indian footballer.^[1] He competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics.^[2]^[3]

Kannan played for Hyderabad from 1956 to 1958 and Bengal from 1959. He represented India in the 1958 Asian Games. He was employed with the Vehicle Depot, Secunderabad but moved to East Bengal.^[4]

Honours[edit]

East Bengal^[5]

India

Bengal

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