Bruno Coutinho remembers ‘great coach’ P. K. Banerjee
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Bruno Coutinho remembers ‘great coach’ P. K. Banerjee

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Indian football legend P.K. Banerjee’s demise on Friday has shocked Bruno Coutinho. One of Coutinho’s first interactions with Banerjee goes back to 1997 when the legend was coaching East Bengal in the Federation Cup. Bhaichung Bhutia’s hat-trick in the semifinal against Mohun Bagan had made the red-and-yellow brigade clear favourites for the title-clash against Salgaocar where Coutinho was the blue-eyed boy. But overall, what he has done for Indian football is tremendous and everybody will cherish it forever,” Coutinho tells Sportstar from his residence in Goa.

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"P.K. Banerjee's contribution to Indian football is unmatched"
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"P.K. Banerjee's contribution to Indian football is unmatched"

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Current Indian team assistant coach and Indian Arrows head oach Shanmugam Venkatesh hailed the late Pradip Kumar Banerjee as the “first icon of Indian football.” Former India captain and ex-head coach Banerjee, who has represented the country 36 times with 19 goals to his name, passed away in a private hospital in Kolkata at the age of 83 on March …

Indian football legend PK Banerjee passes away at 83 after prolonged illness
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Indian football legend PK Banerjee passes away at 83 after prolonged illness

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Besides winning the gold medal at the Jakarta Asian Games in 1992, Banerjee led India in the 1960 Rome Olympics, where he scored the equaliser against a formidable French team in a 1-1 draw Kolkata: PK Banerjee, a footballing colossus of his time and a raconteur for life died on Friday aged 83, having dribbled and dazzled for a good …

Balaram on PK Banerjee: He was the best footballer I've sen
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Balaram on PK Banerjee: He was the best footballer I've sen

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He was a member of the illustrious ‘troika’ - P.K. And, more importantly, he was a perfect human being, the way he made the youngsters and seniors in the team feel comfortable was something many of the modern generation stars can learn,” says Balaram in a chat with Sportstar from his Kolkata residence on Wednesday. Balaram notably shared the dressing …

P. K. Banerjee Obituary: The incomparable P.K of Indian football
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P. K. Banerjee Obituary: The incomparable P.K of Indian football

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Pradip Kumar Banerjee, one of the greatest footballers to have played for India, is no more. Acknowledging these accomplishments, the world governing body of football, FIFA, in 2004, accorded him the Centennial Order of Merit which recognised him as the greatest Indian footballer of the 20th Century. That was the first time any team outside the Big Three — Mohun …

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