Thulukhanam Shanmugham

Thulukhanam Shanmugham (19 June 1920 – 13 December 2012) was an Indian footballer who represented his country in the 1952 Olympic Games.

Playing career Born in Austin Town, Bangalore,

Coaching career Shanmugham was part of the first batch of coaches that came out of the National Institute of Sports, Patiala, in 1961. He was also one of the earliest to attend the 93-day FIFA coaching under Dettmar Cramer in Tokyo in 1969. He was the coach of four Santosh Trophy winning sides and won two Federation Cup victories as manager of Salgaocar. He was also a national selector.

Career outside football Shanmugham was a police officer by profession and served the Mysore city police for 35 years, working as a security officer to two state governors.

Honours Player

India Asian Games Gold medal: 1951

Mysore Santosh Trophy: 1946–47, 1952–53

Manager

Salgaocar Federation Cup: 1988–89, 1989–90

Mysore Santosh Trophy: 1967–68, 1968–69

Goa Santosh Trophy: 1982–83, 1983–84