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Magan Singh Rajvi

Indian footballer

Magan Singh Rajvi is a former Indian football player. He hails from Indian state of Rajasthan. He was part of the Indian football team which won bronze medal at the 1970 Asian Games.[2] He also captained the Indian team in 1973 and 1974. He is one of the few and 6th hat trick scorer of India which he scored against Thailand on 23 July 1974 at 1974 Merdeka Cup.[3]

Personal life

Magan Singh is a retired Superintendent of Police (RAC) Bikaner Range. He is from a village situated 60 km from Bikaner named Dheengsari. He is related to Maharaja Karni Singh of Bikaner, who won Arjun Awarda in 1961 in shooting. His elder brother Chain Singh Rajvi was also an illustrious and accomplished footballer who attended Indian Football team camp and was also the vice-captain of the famous RAC Bikaner Football Team of which Magan Singh was captain. He was additional Superintendent of Police. [4]

International goals

FIFA "A" international statistics

DateVenueOpponentResultCompetitionGoals
4 November 1969Kuala Lumpur, Malaya Singapore3–01969 Merdeka Tournament1 [5]
15 August 1970Kuala Lumpur, Malaya Hong Kong3–21970 Merdeka Tournament2 [6]
12 December 1970Bangkok, Thailand South Vietnam2–01970 Asian Games1 [7]
15 December 1970Bangkok, Thailand Indonesia3–01970 Asian Games1 [8]
6 August 1971Kuala Lumpur, Malaya Burma1–91971 Merdeka Tournament1 [9]
22 March 1972Rangoon, Burma Burma3–41972 Olympic Qualification1 [10]
26 July 1973Kuala Lumpur, Malaya South Vietnam2–11973 Merdeka Tournament1 [11]
1 August 1973Kuala Lumpur, Malaya Khmer Republic3–01973 Merdeka Tournament1 [12]
23 July 1974Perak Stadium, Ipoh Thailand4–21974 Merdeka Tournament3 [13]
25 July 1974Perak Stadium, Ipoh Malaysia1–41974 Merdeka Tournament1 [14]
29 July 1974Perak Stadium, Ipoh Hong Kong2–21974 Merdeka Tournament1 [15]
4 September 1974Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran China1–71974 Asian Games1 [16]
6 September 1974Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran North Korea1–41974 Asian Games1 [16]

Non FIFA statistics

Honours

India

Individual

See also

References

Bibliography

  • Kapadia, Novy (2017). Barefoot to Boots: The Many Lives of Indian Football. Penguin Random House. ISBN .
  • Martinez, Dolores; Mukharjiim, Projit B (2009). Football: From England to the World: The Many Lives of Indian Football. Routledge. ISBN . Archived from the original on 2 July 2022.
  • Nath, Nirmal (2011). History of Indian Football: Upto 2009–10. Readers Service. ISBN . Archived from the original on 22 July 2022.
  • Dineo, Paul; Mills, James (2001). Soccer in South Asia: Empire, Nation, Diaspora. London, United Kingdom: Frank Cass Publishers. ISBN . Archived from the original on 25 July 2022.
  • Majumdar, Boria; Bandyopadhyay, Kausik (2006). A Social History Of Indian Football: Striving To Score. Routledge. ISBN . Archived from the original on 29 June 2021.
  • Basu, Jaydeep (2003). Stories from Indian Football. UBS Publishers' Distributors. ISBN . Archived from the original on 11 October 2022.

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