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Mariappa Kempaiah
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Personal information
Full name Mariappa Kempaiah
Date of birth (1932-03-04)4 March 1932
Place of birth Bangalore, Kingdom of Mysore
(now in Karnataka, India)
Date of death 2 July 2008(2008-07-02) (aged 76)
Place of death Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
19??–1956 Bangalore Muslims
1956–1957 East Bengal
1957–1965 Mohun Bagan
National team
1953–1965 India
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mariappa Kempaiah (4 March 1932 – 2 July 2008) was an Indian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for the Indian national team at two Olympic Games.[1] Known for his "fitness, work rate and commitment", he was considered one of India's best midfielders.[1][2]

He had also played for India in the International Quadrangle Football tournament, played in the now Bangladesh in 1955 and in Asian Games held in Japan in 1958.[1] At club level, Kempaiah played for Bangalore Muslims till 1956 before he moved to East Bengal where he played for a year. Between 1957 and 1965, he played for Mohun Bagan.[3][4] In the inter-provincial Santosh Trophy, played for Mysore.[1]

Playing career

Kempaiah came into prominence while playing for Bangalore Muslims during the 1950s. He was subsequently discovered by Syed Abdul Rahim,[5] then coach of the India national team, while Kempaiah played for Mysore in the Santosh Trophy in 1954 in Calcutta (now Kolkata). He made his debut for India against Sri Lanka in 1953 and was a regular in the Indian team till 1965. He was part of the team that played at the 1956 Melbourne and 1960 Rome Olympics.[6][7]

Kempaiah stayed with Bangalore Muslims till 1956 before moving to East Bengal. With them he won the 1956–57 Durand Cup.[1] While at Mohun Bagan, he was teammates of Chuni Goswami, Jarnail Singh and Peter Thangaraj.[8][9][10][11]

Goswami said of Kempaiah, "He never got tired. His tackling, blocking and clearing were excellent. It was for these qualities that he had such a long stint in the Indian team." P. K. Banerjee recalled, "He generally played as right half, but was equally proficient in the central midfield position. He was a tremendous fighter and never got scared."[12]

Individual honours and appreciations

Kempaiah won numerous awards during his playing career as well as after retirement for his contribution to Indian football.

The major awards won by him are:

  • Best Wing half Award: 1962
  • Facilitated by the Karnataka chief minister for his achievement in sports in 1968
  • Award from the Karnataka Football Association in 1983
  • Sportsman of the Millennium: 2000

Death

Kempaiah died in Bengaluru on Wednesday, 2 July 2008, after a prolonged illness with diabetes.

Other activities

Kempaiah was a very versatile person. He was a boxer before choosing football as a career. He had a lot of long-distance runs to his caliber before his passion for football arose.

Honours

Mohun Bagan

India

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Kapadia, Novy (15 July 2013). "Mariappa Kempaiah – India's legendary midfielder". www.sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 26 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  2. ^ Kapadia, Novy (2017). Barefoot to Boots: The Many Lives of Indian Football. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. ISBN 978-93-86815-65-1. Archived from the original on 21 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Mariappa Kempaiah". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 19 January 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  4. ^ Kapadia, Novy (12 July 2016). "Amal Dutta: A Man More Sinned Against Than Sinning". sports.ndtv.com. NDTV. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  5. ^ Qadiri, Faizan (4 September 2015). "Syed Abdul Rahim: The Indian Ferguson | The visionary who guided India to their greatest success". www.sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Mariappa Kempaiah". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  7. ^ "আশি পেরিয়েও কোচিংয়ে প্রবীণতম অলিম্পিয়ান কোচ". eisamay.indiatimes.com (in Bengali). Kolkata: Ei Samay Sangbadpatra. 25 November 2016. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022.
  8. ^ Mukherjee, Soham (30 April 2020). "1960–1965: When Chuni Goswami & co propelled Mohun Bagan to the zenith of success". Goal. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  9. ^ "The Champions – 1950 to 1959". Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. Archived from the original on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  10. ^ "1960 to 1969". Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. Archived from the original on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "Former footballers recall Kempaiah's dedication and hard work (Lead)". news.webindia123.com. 3 July 2008. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  13. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava (1999). "The Indian Senior Team at the 1959 Merdeka Cup". www.indianfootball.de. IndianFootball. Archived from the original on 8 June 2018. (information given by Jaydeep Basu, Sunil Warrier, and Gautam Roy).

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External links

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