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Nikhil Nandy

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Nikhil Nandy
Nandy being felicitated by Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports, Dr. M.S. Gill, in New Delhi on February 23, 2009.
Personal information
Full name Nikhil Kumar Nandy
Date of birth 1932 (1932)
Place of birth Kolkata, India
Date of death (aged 88)
Place of death Nagerbazar, India[1]
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3+12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Eastern Railway
Bengal
International career
India
Managerial career
1974[2] India (assistant coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nikhil Nandy (1932 – 29 December 2020)[3] was an Indian footballer.[1] He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[4] As an octogenarian, he was still engaged in coaching youngsters in Kolkata, India.[5][6] He was part of Eastern Railway's historic Calcutta Football League win in 1958.[7][8][9]

Club career

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Nandy (L) tackling Muhammad Umer during a 1956 Calcutta League match between Mohammedan SC & Eastern Railway

Nandy was part of Eastern Railway's historic Calcutta Football League win in 1958.[7][8][9]

He also played for Bengal

Personal life

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Nandy had two brothers, Anil and Santosh, who also played football and represented India internationally.[10][11]

Honours

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Eastern Railway

Bengal

References

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  1. ^ a b "Nikhil Nandy". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  2. ^ "The Senior National Team at 1974 Merdeka Cup". IndiaFootball. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  3. ^ পি কে, চুনীর পর এ বার চলে গেলেন নিখিল নন্দীও Archived 16 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine Anandabazar Patrika. (in Bengali).
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nikhil Nandy Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  5. ^ "আশি পেরিয়েও কোচিংয়ে প্রবীণতম অলিম্পিয়ান কোচ". eisamay.indiatimes.com (in Bengali). Kolkata: Ei Samay Sangbadpatra. 25 November 2016. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022.
  6. ^ "'I could have been used better' - Former star half-back Nikhil Nandy responding to treatment". www.telegraphindia.com.
  7. ^ a b Chakraborty, Debojyoti (29 August 2017). "WHEN EASTERN RAILWAY RAN ON FULL STEAM (1958)". www.goaldentimes.org. Goalden Times. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Eastern Railway Sports Club | Origin : Kolkata – WEST BENGAL". Kolkata Football. Archived from the original on 14 February 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  9. ^ a b Karmakar, Rajat (21 December 2013). "ইস্টার্ন রেলওয়ে ফুটবল ক্লাব — ১৪১ বছরের পুরনো একটি ক্লাবের ইতিহাস ও ঐতিহ্য" [Eastern Railway Football Club — History and heritage of a 141-year-old club]. archives.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Kolkata: Anandabazar Patrika. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  10. ^ "1956 Olympics fourth-place finishing football squad member Nikhil Nandy dies". The Times of India. Kolkata. PTI. 29 December 2020. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  11. ^ "All India Football Federation condoles the demise of Olympian Nikhil Nundy". New Delhi: All India Football Federation. 29 December 2020. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  12. ^ Bhowmick, Mithun (15 December 2018). "ভারতীয় ফুটবলের অসুখসমূহ: পর্ব – ২" [Diseases of Indian football: Episode – 2]. bengali.indianexpress.com (in Bengali). Kolkata: IE Bangla Sports Desk. Indian Express News Service. Archived from the original on 15 November 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  13. ^ a b "Former Olympian, Indian defender Nikhil Nandy passes away". The Economic Times. 30 December 2020.

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