Sarangapani Raman

Sarangapani Raman

Personal information
Place of birth	Bangalore, India[1]
Playing position	Forward
National team
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1948	India	1	(1)
† Appearances (Goals).

Sarangapani Raman (born 1920, date of death unknown) was an Indian footballer. He is best known for playing in the India national football team's first ever match and scoring the first ever Indian international goal ever in the 1948 Olympics against France. The match ended 2-1 in favor of France. This was also noted as India's first ever official match.^[2]

References

1. ^ http://www.kolkatafootball.com/bangalore_football/index.html
2. ^ FIFA

External links

• Sarangapani Raman's profile at Sports Reference.com
• Reference to "the late Sarangapani Raman"