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Ulaganathan returned to his former club Mohun Bagan in 1979. He had Xavier Pius as his strike partner, both of whom would go on to win many trophies together, during their time at Bagan. During his second spell at Bagan, Ulaganathan won the IFA League in 1979 and 1983, Durand Cups in 1979, 1980 and
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With Bagan signing Bengal forward Shyam Thapa, Ulaganathan made a move to Bengal having received a good offer, in 1976. In his first season with Bengal, he helped the team the IFA League. In the 1977 season, he finished with 9 goals, the highest in his career in a season. In the 1978–79 season, he
280:. Nicknamed "Black Pearl", Ulaganathan was renowned for his speed with the ball and footwork as a winger, and was considered one of India's best wingers during his time. He was notable in not having received a single yellow card throughout his career. He retired from professional football in 1985.
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Chemicals since 1979, and currently in its Bangalore office, in the marketing
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Mohammad Akbar in scoring a goal in 14 seconds from start. Receiving the delivery from defender Prasun, he beat Bengal defender Sudhir
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team. Following this he played a striker for another army team, Chief
Inspectorate of Electronics (CIL), for three seasons, till 1974. During the time, he also represented his home state, Mysore (now Karnataka), in the
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