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Football · West Bengal

Samar Banerjee

Samar "Badru" Banerjee (Bengali: সমর "বদ্রু" ব্যানার্জী; 30 January 1930 – 20 August 2022) was an Indian footballer who played primarily as a striker for the India national football team. He captained India at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, where they achieved fourth place.

Profile details

Born
1 Jan 1930
Birthplace
Bally
State
West Bengal
Country
India
Position
forward
Sport
Football
Discipline
Team
Category
Men
Status
Active

District, height, weight, playing style, coach, academy, national ranking and international ranking are not yet recorded for this athlete.

Honours & Awards

  • No recorded honours or awards.

Competition Appearances

1 recorded appearance, most significant first.

  • ·1956 Summer Olympics

Career Timeline

  1. 1956Competed at 1956 Summer Olympics

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About

Samar "Badru" Banerjee (Bengali: সমর "বদ্রু" ব্যানার্জী; 30 January 1930 – 20 August 2022) was an Indian footballer who played primarily as a striker for the India national football team. He captained India at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, where they achieved fourth place.

Biography adapted from Samar Banerjee on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Teams

India men's national football teamMohun Bagan AC