Neville D'Souza

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Neville D'Souza
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Personal information
Full name Neville Stephen J. D'Souza
Date of birth (1932-08-03)3 August 1932[1]
Place of birth Goa, India
Date of death 16 March 1980(1980-03-16) (aged 47)
Place of death Maharashtra, India
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bombay
National team
India
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Neville Stephen J. D'Souza (3 August 1932 – 16 March 1980) was an Indian footballer.[2]

Career[]

D'Souza played club football for Bombay.[3]

D'Souza represented his nation at the 1956 Summer Olympics, where he became the first Asian player to score a hat-trick in an Olympic Games.[4][5][6] D'Souza finished the tournament as joint top-scorer, with 4 goals in 3 games,[7] including a hat-trick in a 4–2 win against Australia.[8]

Personal life[]

D'Souza was born in Assagao, Goa on 1 January 1936. He moved to Bombay (now known as Mumbai) for his studies.[9] D'Souza married Lyra and they have a son named Nigel and two daughters Liesel and Fleurel. D'Souza died of a brain haemorrhage on 16 March 1980.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Neville Stephen D'Souza". Archived from the original on 19 January 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Neville D'Souza". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  3. ^ K. Bhaskaran (12 November 2001). "1956, the year the stars failed to shine". The Mid-Day. Archived from the original on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  4. ^ a b Nitin N. Sethi (13 January 2004). "Mumbai salutes soccer legend". The Indian Times. Archived from the original on 29 January 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  5. ^ Nandakumar Marar (3 September 2000). "Recalling Neville's extraordinary exploits in Olympic football". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 August 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2009.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Football: India's day of Glory at Melbourne". Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  7. ^ Stan Rayan (10 December 2005). "Where are the strikers?". The Sportstar. Archived from the original on 28 November 2006. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  8. ^ "MATCH Report". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  9. ^ "India's forgotten hero series (Part 1): Neville D'Souza - Indian Football". 4 August 2014.

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