Nikhil Nandy
association football player (1932-2003)
Nikhil Nandy (1932 – 29 December 2020) was an Indian footballer.[1] He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[3] He played for the national team.[4][5] He was born in Kolkata, India.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikhil Kumar Nandy | ||
| Date of birth | 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Kolkata, India | ||
| Date of death | (aged 88) | ||
| Place of death | Nagerbazar, India[1] | ||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Eastern Railway | ||
| – | Bengal | ||
| National team | |||
| – | India | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1974[2] | India (assistant coach) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Nandy died on 29 December 2020 in Nagerbazar, India at the age of 88.[6]
References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Nikhil Nandy". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ↑ "The Senior National Team at 1974 Merdeka Cup". IndiaFootball. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "আশি পেরিয়েও কোচিংয়ে প্রবীণতম অলিম্পিয়ান কোচ". Eisamay. 25 November 2016.
- ↑ "'I could have been used better' - Former star half-back Nikhil Nandy responding to treatment". www.telegraphindia.com.
- ↑ পি কে, চুনীর পর এ বার চলে গেলেন নিখিল নন্দীও (in Bengali)
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