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{{Short description|Indian football player (1948–2022)}}
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'''E.N. Sudhir''' (1948 – 3 July 2022), was an Indian international [[association football|football]] player who played as a [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-03 |title=Former India goalkeeper EN Sudhir passes away |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/football/former-india-goalkeeper-en-sudhir-passes-away-1123545.html |access-date=2022-07-07 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en |archive-date=7 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707055250/https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/football/former-india-goalkeeper-en-sudhir-passes-away-1123545.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=Marcus Mergulhao |date=Jul 4, 2022 |title=Gutsy and acrobatic, former India keeper EN Sudhir no more {{!}} Goa News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/gutsy-and-acrobatic-former-india-keeper-sudhir-no-more/articleshow/92639568.cms |access-date=2022-07-07 |website=The Times of India |language=en |archive-date=7 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707055214/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/gutsy-and-acrobatic-former-india-keeper-sudhir-no-more/articleshow/92639568.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> He represented Goa at the [[Santosh Trophy]] and made his debut at the tournament in 1972.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Novy|last=Kapadia|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/memorable-moments-in-the-santosh-trophy-2|website=www.sportskeeda.com|publisher=Sportskeeda|date=27 May 2012|access-date=7 March 2021|title=Memorable moments in the Santosh Trophy|archive-date=12 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412140304/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/memorable-moments-in-the-santosh-trophy-2}}</ref>

==Career==
Sudhir made his international debut against [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]] in [[Yangon|Rangoon]] (currently Yangon) in the Olympic qualifiers in 1972. He represented India in nine matches. Sudhir was a part of the Indian squad in the 1973 [[Pestabola Merdeka|Merdeka Cup]] and the [[1974 Asian Games]]. At the domestic level, he played for Kerala in the Santosh Trophy in 1969 and 1970.<ref>{{Cite web |title=EN Sudhir: Remembering the master of 'reverse flying kicks' |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/sports/news/en-sudhir-remembering-the-master-of-reverse-flying-kicks-1.7662268 |access-date=2022-07-07 |website=English.Mathrubhumi |date=4 July 2022 |language=en |archive-date=7 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707060743/https://english.mathrubhumi.com/sports/news/en-sudhir-remembering-the-master-of-reverse-flying-kicks-1.7662268 |url-status=live }}</ref> He later switched to Goa and represented them in 1971, 1972, and 1973. He also played for Maharashtra in 1975. At the club level, Sudhir played for several clubs, including [[Vasco SC|Vasco Sports Club]] and [[Mahindra United FC|Mahindra & Mahindra]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ex-Indian goalkeeper Sudhir passes away |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/football/2022/07/04/ex-indian-goalkeeper-sudhir-dies.html |date=4 July 2022 |access-date=2022-07-07 |website=OnManorama |archive-date=7 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707060304/https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/football/2022/07/04/ex-indian-goalkeeper-sudhir-dies.html |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] }}</ref>

==Personal life and death==
Sudhir suffered from gall bladder-related problems. He died on 3 July 2022.

==References==
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[[Category:1948 births]]
[[Category:2022 deaths]]
[[Category:Indian men's footballers]]
[[Category:India men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Malayali people]]
[[Category:Footballers from Kerala]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Kozhikode]]
[[Category:Men's association football goalkeepers]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 1974 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games footballers for India]]

E. N. Sudhir - Revision history

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