Mariappa Kempaiah, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetMariappa Kempaiah
Indian footballer
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Place of Birth: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
About Mariappa Kempaiah
- Mariappa Kempaiah (Kannada: ??????? ???????) (4 March 1932) is commonly known by his nickname Kempiah Da (Bengali) as an Indian international footballer and athlete.
- He was born in Bangalore.
- As a wing half, represented the country in the 1956 Melbourne and 1960 Rome Olympics.
- He had also played for the country in the International Quadrangle Football tournament, played in the now Bangladesh in 1955 and in Asian Games held in Japan in 1958. At club level he played for Bangalore Muslims before periods with the Calcutta clubs.
- He also played for Mysore in the inter-provincial Santosh Trophy.
- In 1956, he moved to Calcutta and played till 1964 with distinction for East Bengal and Mohun Bagan two of the giants of Indian soccer.
- He played alongside great players like Jarnail Singh, Arun Ghosh, Chuni Goswami, P.K.
- Banerjee, Balaram, Kannan, Abdul Rehman and Syed Azizuddin.
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