Samar Banerjee
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 30 January 1930||
Place of birth | Bally, Howrah, Bengal Presidency, British India | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1952–1959 | Mohun Bagan | ||
National team | |||
1956 | India | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Samar Banerjee (born 30 January 1930) is a former Indian footballer, who played in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne as captain of the India national football team.[2][3][4]
References[]
- ^ "Samar Banerjee: The man who led India in the 1956 Olympics". Goal.com. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Official website of Shibpur International. Life of Samar Banerjee.
- ^ Old-timers recollect past glory of city football. The Hans India. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
External links[]
- Samar Banerjee at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1930 births
- Living people
- Indian footballers
- People from Howrah district
- Mohun Bagan AC players
- Footballers from West Bengal
- Olympic footballers of India
- India international footballers
- Footballers at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- University of Calcutta alumni
- Association football forwards
- Calcutta Football League players
- Indian football biography stubs