M. Chandran (footballer)

Datuk Chandran Mutveeran, popularly known as M. Chandran (4 May 1942 – 28 September 2019), was a Malaysian footballer.^[3][4]

Chandran a/l Mutveeran

Personal information
Date of birth	(1942-05-04)4 May 1942[1]
Place of birth	Sungai Siput, Perak, Federated Malay States
Date of death	28 September 2019(2019-09-28) (aged 77)
Place of death	Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1962–1975	Selangor FA
International career
1965–1974	Malaysia	122[2]	(2)
Managerial career
1975–1978	Selangor
1982–1983	Malaysia
1986–1988	Selangor
1988	Malaysia
1992	Selangor
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing and coaching career

As a player, he mainly played for Selangor FA, winning trophies for his team and establishing himself as the playmaker.^[5][6] He together with the late Abdul Ghani Minhat also helped Selangor to become runners-up in the 1967 Asian Champion Club Tournament.^[7]

As a member of Malaysia national team, he competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics and featured in all three group matches.^{[8][9][10][11]}

After retiring, he coached Selangor and Malaysia. On 11 May 1975, M.Chandran led Malaysia Selection against Arsenal FC in a friendly match. Spearheaded by Mokhtar Dahari up front, the selection team embarrassed Arsenal by 2-0 at Merdeka Stadium.^[12][13]

M. Chandran was awarded with Datuk title by Sultan of Pahang in 2000 (who was coincidentally the President of Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) at that time) for his contributions to Malaysian football.

In 2006, he suffered a stroke but kept active as a coach and was on the FAM technical committee at various points.^[14]

On 17 September 2014, FourFourTwo included him on their list of the top 25 Malaysian footballers of all time.^[15][16]

Death

He died at his home in Ampang, Selangor, on 28 September 2019.^[17]

Career Statistics

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	11 December 1967	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Burma	1–2	1–2	1967 Sea Games
2.	24 November 1967	Bangkok, Thailand	Laos	1–0	5–0	1968 King's Cup

Honours

Player

• Asian Games bronze medal: 1974
• Merdeka Tournament: 1968, 1973
• Malaysia Cup: 1962, 1963, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975
• Asian Club Championship runner-up: 1967
• AFC Asian All Stars: 1968^[18]
• OCM Hall of Fame: 2004^[19]
• IFFHS Men’s All Time Malaysia Dream Team: 2022^[20]

Head Coach

• Malaysia Cup: 1975, 1976, 1978, 1986

Orders

• Malaysia :
  • Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN)^[21]
• Pahang :
  • Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato'^[21]
• Selangor :
  • Recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal (PJK)^[21]

See also

• List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps