R. Arumugam

He made his debut for Selangor FA when he was 18 years old in the Burnley Cup youth competition in 1971. He represented Selangor FA in the Malaysia Cup tournament from 1972 to 1988, a period during which Selangor FA won the Malaysia Cup eight times.

R. Arumugam died in a car accident at Federal Highway near Petaling Jaya on 18 December 1988. His wife, Maria Selvie survived the incident with his two daughters, Subha Arumugam and Rubha Arumugam. In recognition of his services to both state and nation, the Football Association of Selangor and Public Bank, where Arumugam had been employed, started a trust fund in his name on 5 January 1989. On 4 June 2011, Yang Dipertuan Agong posthumously awarded him the Panglima Jasa Negara (PJN), which carries the title "Datuk". The character of Muthu Kumar in Ola Bola, a 2016 film chronicling the Malaysian national team's road to the 1980 Olympic qualifiers, was based on Arumugam.

Club

F.A. Selangor Malaysian League (1): Champion: 1984 Malaysia Cup (8): Winner: 1973, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986 Malaysia Charity Shield (2): Winner: 1985, 1987

International

Merdeka Tournament (5) Winners: 1973, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1986 SEA Games (2) Winners: 1977, 1979 Runners-up: 1975, 1981 Bronze Medal: 1973, 1983, 1985 Asian Games Bronze Medal: 1974

Individual

AFC Asian All Stars: 1982, 1985 AFC Century Club Awards 1999 OCM Hall of Fame 2004 Ex-State & Ex-National Footballers Association of Malaysia Honour: 2011 Goal.com The best Malaysia XI of all time: 2020

Records

Malaysia national football team all-time most clean-sheets: 50 Southeast Asia all-time most clean-sheets in national team: 50 The first Asian footballers to reach 50 clean-sheets in national team: (1973–1986)

Orders

Malaysia Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1980) Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (PJN) – Datuk (2011–posthumously)