P K BANERJEE

March 21, 2020

Legendary Indian footballer P K Banerjee died today in Kolkata after battling prolonged illness at the age of 83.

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He scored 65 international goals in 84 appearances for the national team. Besides winning the gold medal at the Jakarta Asian Games in 1962, Banerjee led India in the 1960 Rome Olympics, where he scored the equalizer against a formidable French team in a 1-1 draw.
Banerjee's contribution to Indian football was duly recognised by the world governing body FIFA that awarded him the Centennial Order of Merit in 2004.
The 1962 Asian Games gold-medallist was conferred with Arjun award and Padmshree. The West Bengal government conferred him ‘Bangabibhushan Samman’ for his outstanding contributions in the field of sports.

Source : All India Radio