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Magan Singh Rajvi is a former Indian football player. He hails from Indian state of Rajasthan. He was part of the Indian football team which won bronze medal at the 1970 Asian Games.^[2] He also captained the Indian team in 1973 and 1974. He is one of the few and 6th hat trick scorer of India which he scored against Thailand on 23 July 1974 at 1974 Merdeka Cup.^[3]

Magan Singh

Personal information

Full name

Magan Singh Rajvi

Place of birth

Dheengsari, Rajasthan, India

Position(s)

Senior career*

Years

Team

Apps

(Gls)

RAC Bikaner

International career^‡

1968–1974

36

(16^[1])

Managerial career

2020–

Rajasthan United (Technical director)

Medal record

Men's football

Representing India
Asian Games
	1970 Bangkok	Team

*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:30 (UTC), 2 February 2019

Personal life

Magan Singh is a retired Superintendent of Police (RAC) Bikaner Range. He is from a village situated 60 km from Bikaner named Dheengsari. He is related to Maharaja Karni Singh of Bikaner, who won Arjun Awarda in 1961 in shooting. His elder brother Chain Singh Rajvi was also an illustrious and accomplished footballer who attended Indian Football team camp and was also the vice-captain of the famous RAC Bikaner Football Team of which Magan Singh was captain. He was additional Superintendent of Police. ^[4]

International goals

FIFA "A" international statistics

Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition	Goals
4 November 1969	Kuala Lumpur, Malaya	Singapore	3–0	1969 Merdeka Tournament	1 ^[5]
15 August 1970	Kuala Lumpur, Malaya	Hong Kong	3–2	1970 Merdeka Tournament	2 ^[6]
12 December 1970	Bangkok, Thailand	South Vietnam	2–0	1970 Asian Games	1 ^[7]
15 December 1970	Bangkok, Thailand	Indonesia	3–0	1970 Asian Games	1 ^[8]
6 August 1971	Kuala Lumpur, Malaya	Burma	1–9	1971 Merdeka Tournament	1 ^[9]
22 March 1972	Rangoon, Burma	Burma	3–4	1972 Olympic Qualification	1 ^[10]
26 July 1973	Kuala Lumpur, Malaya	South Vietnam	2–1	1973 Merdeka Tournament	1 ^[11]
1 August 1973	Kuala Lumpur, Malaya	Khmer Republic	3–0	1973 Merdeka Tournament	1 ^[12]
23 July 1974	Perak Stadium, Ipoh	Thailand	4–2	1974 Merdeka Tournament	3 ^[13]
25 July 1974	Perak Stadium, Ipoh	Malaysia	1–4	1974 Merdeka Tournament	1 ^[14]
29 July 1974	Perak Stadium, Ipoh	Hong Kong	2–2	1974 Merdeka Tournament	1 ^[15]
4 September 1974	Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran	China	1–7	1974 Asian Games	1 ^[16]
6 September 1974	Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran	North Korea	1–4	1974 Asian Games	1 ^[16]

Non FIFA statistics

Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition	Goals
5 August 1970	Kuala Lumpur, Malaya	Western Australia	2–0	1970 Merdeka Tournament	2 ^[17]

Honours

India

Asian Games Bronze Medal: 1970^[18]
Merdeka Tournament third place: 1970^[19]

Individual

Received Arjuna Award in 1973 for his achievements as a football player.^[20]^[21]^[22]

See also

References

^ Dey, Subrata. "India – Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
^ Media Team, AIFF (15 August 2022). "Indian Football Down the Years: Looking back at the glorious moments". www.the-aiff.com. New Delhi: All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
^ "10 players who have scored a hat-trick while playing for Indian national team".
^ "Magan Singh Rajvi – The crown jewel of Rajasthan Football".
^ "Singapore make it on goal difference". The Straits Times. 5 November 1969. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
^ "India finish third". The Indian Express. 17 August 1970. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
^ "Asian Games 1970". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
^ Ghoshal, Amoy. "Indian football team at the Asian Games: 1970 Bangkok". Sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
^ "India National football team at 1971 Merdeka cup". indianfootball.de. Indian Football. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
^ "India National football team at 1972 Olympics Qualification". indianfootball.de. Indian Football. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
^ "Convincing India slog for 2–1 win". The Straits Times. 28 July 1973. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
^ "India's speed beat tired Khmers". The Straits Times. 1 August 1973. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
^ "Indons' great rally". The Straits Times. 25 July 1974. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
^ "MALAYSIA RIP INDIA WITH POWER SKILLS". The Straits Times. 26 July 1974. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
^ "Singapore will have to do a giant killing act tonight". The Straits Times. 30 July 1974. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b Ghoshal, Amoy. "Indian football team at the Asian Games: 1974 Tehran". Sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
^ "India National football team at 1970 Merdeka cup". indianfootball.de. Indian Football. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
^ Basu, Jaydeep (3 February 2020). "Indian football's finest: 50 years on, remembering the stars of 1970 Asian Games bronze-winning team". www.scroll.in. Scroll. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
^ "The Indian Senior Team at the 1970 Merdeka Cup". indiafootball.de. IndiaFootball. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
^ "LIST OF ARJUNA AWARD WINNERS - Football | Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports". yas.nic.in. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Archived from the original on 25 December 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2007.
^ "List of Arjuna Awardees (1961–2018)" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
^ Chaudhuri, Arunava (2000). "National Award winning Footballers". indianfootball.de. IndianFootball. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.

Bibliography

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Martinez, Dolores; Mukharjiim, Projit B (2009). Football: From England to the World: The Many Lives of Indian Football. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-138-88353-6. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022.
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Dineo, Paul; Mills, James (2001). Soccer in South Asia: Empire, Nation, Diaspora. London, United Kingdom: Frank Cass Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7146-8170-2. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022.
Majumdar, Boria; Bandyopadhyay, Kausik (2006). A Social History Of Indian Football: Striving To Score. Routledge. ISBN 9780415348355. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021.
Basu, Jaydeep (2003). Stories from Indian Football. UBS Publishers' Distributors. ISBN 9788174764546. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022.

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