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| name = Muthuraj<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1927|07|01|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Bangalore]]<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|2006|05|21|1927|07|01|df=yes}}<br />
| spouse = Padmavathy<br />
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'''G. Muthuraj''' (1 July 1927&nbsp;– 21 May 2006) was a [[football (soccer)|football]] player from [[Karnataka]], [[India]].<br />
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==Footballing career==<br />
Fondly known as ''Muthu'', Muthuraj started his career as a [[defender (football)|defender]] with the [[Bangalore Mars]] in 1947. He also became the captain of the Karnataka state team and played for his state for nearly a decade. he made his international debut in an away series in 1953 against [[Myanmar]] (then called [[Burma]]).<br />
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He represented India at the [[1954 Asian Games]] in [[Manila]].<br />
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==Professional career==<br />
Muthu joined the [[515 Army Base Workshop]] in 1950 and retired in 1962. From then on, he coached the Army team until he quit in 1990.<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Muthuraj is survived by two sons, both of whom were footballers, and three daughters.<br />
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==References==<br />
*''Footballer Muthuraj no more''; Times News Network; ''[[The Times of India]]''; pg 22; Monday, 22 May 2006.<br />
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