P. K. Banerjee
Pradip Kumar Banerjee FIFAOM (23 June 1936 – 20 March 2020) was an Indian professional footballer who played as a striker for the India national football team. He also captained the national team and later on became the coach of the national team. He represented India in 52 official matches and scored 16 official goals for the country. He was one of the first recipients of Arjuna Award, when the awards were instituted in 1961. He was awarded the prestigious Padma Shri in 1990 and was named Indian Footballer of the 20th century by IFFHS. In 2004, he was awarded the FIFA Order of Merit, the highest honour awarded by FIFA.
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Banerjee during his playing days with India | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Pradip Kumar Banerjee | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 23 June 1936 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Jalpaiguri, Bengal Presidency, British India | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 20 March 2020 (aged 83) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Kolkata, West Bengal, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1951 | Bihar | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1953–1954 | Jamshedpur SA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1954 | Aryan | 22 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955–1967 | Eastern Railway | 224 | (91) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955–1966 | India | 52 | (16) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bata | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972–1976 | East Bengal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mohun Bagan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971–1974 | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1981 | East Bengal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981–1982 | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1984 | East Bengal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985 | East Bengal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1986 | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1990 | East Bengal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Mohammedan Sporting | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Banerjee died on 20 March 2020 at 12:40 p.m. after suffering from age-related issues, having been on life support at a Kolkata hospital since 2 March. He also had an underlying history of Parkinson's disease, dementia and heart problems.