S. S. Narayan
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| Date of birth | 12 November 1934 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ottapalam, Kerala, British Raj[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 5 August 2021 (aged 86) | |||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Thane, Maharashtra, India | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 1950–52 | Matunga Students | |||||||||||||||
| 1952[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| 1953–55 | Matunga AC | |||||||||||||||
| 1955–58[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| 1958–70[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||
| 1956–1964 | India | 9[3] | (0) | |||||||||||||
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||||
Shankar Subramaniam Narayan[2] (12 November 1934 – 5 August 2021),[4] also known as S. S. "Babu" Narayan, was a footballer who represented India as a goalkeeper at the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games.[5][6] He played for and retired from the game in 1970, being replaced as goalkeeper at the club by Bandya Kakade.[7] In 2013, he was felicitated by the Mumbai District Football Association for his contributions to Indian football.[8] He was also a popular performer at the basketball court.[9]
Honours[]
International[]
India
- AFC Asian Cup: 1964 runners-up
References[]
- ^ "Olympian SS Babu Narayan passes away". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d S.S. Narayan
- ^ FIFA President condoles SS Narayan’s death AIFF
- ^ Olympian footballer S.S. 'Babu' Nayaran passes away
- ^ "Bandya Kakade dead". The Hindu. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^ "S. S. Narayan". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Former India goalkeeper Bandya Kakade passes away". The Times of India. 17 October 2012. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^ Rizvi, Taus (15 July 2013). "After a long wait, SS Narayan finally gets his due". DNA India. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Former India football goalkeeper SS Narayan no more | Football News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
External links[]
- S. S. Narayan at FIFA
- S. S. Narayan at Olympedia
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