India's star Olympic football captain Samar Banerjee passes away
2 years, 4 months ago

India's star Olympic football captain Samar Banerjee passes away

India TV News  

Former India football team captain Samar Banerjee, who led the country to a historic fourth-place finish in the 1956 edition of the Olympics passed away on Saturday. The Indian football teams have participated in three Olympics so far and to date, the performance by the Banerjee-led 1956 side remains the best, when it finished fourth after losing to Bulgaria 0-3 in the bronze medal playoff, in what was known as the 'golden era' of football in the country. He would scold me a lot for ignoring my studies," Banerjee would recount in an interview on the Mariners' website after he was conferred the 'Mohun Bagan Ratna'. In 1958, he was made Mohun Bagan captain which ironically coincided with the club's downward spiral, having finished runners-up in the CFL, Shield and the Rovers Cup.

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Samar Banerjee, India football captain in 1956 Olympics, dead
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Hindustan Times  

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Former India football captain Samar Banerjee passes away
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The Hindu  

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India TV News  

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Shibaji Banerjee to be conferred with Mohun Bagan Ratna posthumously

The Hindu  

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