Pansanttom Venkatesh

P. Venkatesh
Personal information
Date of birth	8 September 1926
Place of birth	Bangalore, Mysore State, British India
Date of death	1 June 1977 (aged 50–51)
Place of death	Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
	East Bengal
International career
	India
Medal record
Men's football
Representing India
Asian Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pansanttom Venkatesh (1926 – 1 June 1977) was an Indian footballer.^[2]^[3] Venkatesh played for East Bengal^[4] and the India national football team during his professional career.^[5]

Club career

Venkatesh spent most of his club career in East Bengal,^[6] and captained the team in 1952–53.^[7]^[8]^[9] He was part of the team that played against German side Kickers Offenbach^[10] and FC Torpedo Moscow in 1953.^[11] He also scored two goals against Torpedo in their 3–3 draw at the Central Dynamo Stadium. With East Bengal from 1948 to 1953, he scored overall 81 goals, and emerged as top scorer in 1953.^[12]

In the same year, he represented the club at the World Youth Festival in Romania. He scored a goal against Lebanon XI in their 6–1 win.

International career

Venkatesh was part of the prominent national team during the "golden era" of Indian football,^[13] managed by Syed Abdul Rahim, became one of the best teams in Asia.^[14]^[15] He represented India and won gold-medal at the 1951 Asian Games, held in New Delhi.^[16] He also went on the play at the 1952 Summer Olympics with India.^[17]^[18]

He was also a part of Balaidas Chatterjee managed Indian team that participated in 1953 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament in Rangoon, and won the title.^[19]^[20]^[21] He also won the 1954 edition. Venkatesh also appeared with the Indian team in an exhibition match in December 1954 in an 1–0 defeat to Allsvenskan club AIK at CC&FC Ground in Kolkata.^[22]

Honours

East Bengal

IFA Shield: 1949, 1950, 1951

Bengal

Santosh Trophy: 1950-51

India

Asian Games Gold medal: 1951
Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament: 1952, 1953, 1954^[23]

References

^ "East Bengal Club - Legends". eastbengalclub.co.in. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
^ Pansanttom Venkatesh at Olympedia
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pansanttom Venkatesh Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
^ Sengupta, Somnath (29 July 2011). "Tactical Evolution Of Indian Football (Part One): Profiling Three Great 2-3-5 Teams". thehardtackle.com. Kolkata: The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
^ Sengupta, Somnath (13 July 2011). "Tactical Evolution of Indian Football (Part Two): Revolution Under Rahim Saab". thehardtackle.com. Kolkata: The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
^ "The saga of East Bengal – The Hindu". www.thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
^ "Kolkatafootball.com :East Bengal League History: Indian Football Capital's News". kolkatafootball.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
^ "East Bengal FC » Historical squads". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
^ "East Bengal Club - The Official Site of East Bengal Club". eastbengalclub.co.in. Archived from the original on 8 November 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
^ Neil Morrison (12 November 2015). "Kickers Offenbach (West Germany) Asian tour 1953". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
^ "Soccer Barefoot 1953 (21.08) Torpedo (USSR) – East Bengal Club (India): 3–3. Aleks Chistogan – thewikihow". www.thewikihow.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
^ Roy, Gautam; Ball, Swapan (2007). "East Bengal Football Club – Famous Players". www.eastbengalfootballclub.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
^ Majumdar, Rounak (22 April 2019). "The Golden Years of Indian Football". www.chaseyoursport.com. Kolkata: Chase Your Sport. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
^ Sengupta, Somnath (26 December 2010). "Legends of Indian Football: Rahim Saab". www.thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
^ Nizamuddin, Mohammed (14 July 2018). "Old-timers recollect past glory of city football". Hyderabad, Telangana: The Hans India. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
^ "AIFF to felicitate surviving 1951 & 1962 Asian Games football gold medallists!". Arunava about Football. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
^ "The Indian Senior Team at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics". Indian Football. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
^ Nag, Utathya (3 February 2022). "Indian football at the Olympics: The complete history". olympics.com. The Olympics. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
^ "Quadrangular Football: India's Win". The Indian Express. Rangoon, Burma. 25 October 1953. p. 9. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
^ Morrison, Neil (1999). "Asian Quadrangular Tournament (Colombo Cup) 1952–1955: 1953 (Rangoon, Burma)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022.
^ Chaudhuri, Arunava (2000). "The Indian Senior Team at the 1953 Rangoon Quadrangular Cup". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
^ "Friday 10 December 1954, Indisk kombination — AIK 0–1 (0–0) Calcutta FC Ground, Calcutta". aikstats.se (in Swedish). AIK Fotboll Klub. Archived from the original on 21 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
^ Morrison, Neil (1999). "Asian Quadrangular Tournament 1954 (Calcutta, India)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.

Bibliography

Kapadia, Novy (2017). Barefoot to Boots: The Many Lives of Indian Football. Penguin Random House. ISBN 978-0-143-42641-7.
Dineo, Paul; Mills, James (2001). Soccer in South Asia: Empire, Nation, Diaspora. London, United Kingdom: Frank Cass Publishers. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-7146-8170-2. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022.
Majumdar, Boria, Bandyopadhyay, Kausik (2006). Goalless: The Story of a Unique Footballing Nation. Penguin India. ISBN 9780670058747.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Martinez, Dolores; Mukharjiim, Projit B (2009). Football: From England to the World: The Many Lives of Indian Football. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-138-88353-6. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022.
Nath, Nirmal (2011). History of Indian Football: Upto 2009–10. Readers Service. ISBN 9788187891963. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022.
"Triumphs and Disasters: The Story of Indian Football, 1889—2000" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
Roy, Gautam (1 January 2021). East Bengal 100. Allsport Foundation. ISBN 978-8194763109.
Chattopadhyay, Hariprasad (2017). Mohun Bagan–East Bengal (in Bengali). Kolkata: Parul Prakashan.
Majumdar, Boria; Bandyopadhyay, Kausik (2006). A Social History Of Indian Football: Striving To Score. Routledge. ISBN 9780415348355. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021.
Basu, Jaydeep (2003). Stories from Indian Football. UBS Publishers' Distributors. ISBN 9788174764546. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022.

External links

Pansanttom Venkatesh at Olympedia

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[1] "East Bengal Club - Legends". eastbengalclub.co.in. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2021.

[2] Pansanttom Venkatesh at Olympedia

[SportsRef-3] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pansanttom Venkatesh Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2018.

[4] Sengupta, Somnath (29 July 2011). "Tactical Evolution Of Indian Football (Part One): Profiling Three Great 2-3-5 Teams". thehardtackle.com. Kolkata: The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

[5] Sengupta, Somnath (13 July 2011). "Tactical Evolution of Indian Football (Part Two): Revolution Under Rahim Saab". thehardtackle.com. Kolkata: The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

[6] "The saga of East Bengal – The Hindu". www.thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2019.

[7] "Kolkatafootball.com :East Bengal League History: Indian Football Capital's News". kolkatafootball.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.

[8] "East Bengal FC » Historical squads". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.

[9] "East Bengal Club - The Official Site of East Bengal Club". eastbengalclub.co.in. Archived from the original on 8 November 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.

[10] Neil Morrison (12 November 2015). "Kickers Offenbach (West Germany) Asian tour 1953". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

[11] "Soccer Barefoot 1953 (21.08) Torpedo (USSR) – East Bengal Club (India): 3–3. Aleks Chistogan – thewikihow". www.thewikihow.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.

[12] Roy, Gautam; Ball, Swapan (2007). "East Bengal Football Club – Famous Players". www.eastbengalfootballclub.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2009.

[13] Majumdar, Rounak (22 April 2019). "The Golden Years of Indian Football". www.chaseyoursport.com. Kolkata: Chase Your Sport. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

[14] Sengupta, Somnath (26 December 2010). "Legends of Indian Football: Rahim Saab". www.thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.

[15] Nizamuddin, Mohammed (14 July 2018). "Old-timers recollect past glory of city football". Hyderabad, Telangana: The Hans India. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.

[16] "AIFF to felicitate surviving 1951 & 1962 Asian Games football gold medallists!". Arunava about Football. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.

[17] "The Indian Senior Team at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics". Indian Football. Retrieved 3 May 2013.

[18] Nag, Utathya (3 February 2022). "Indian football at the Olympics: The complete history". olympics.com. The Olympics. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.

[19] "Quadrangular Football: India's Win". The Indian Express. Rangoon, Burma. 25 October 1953. p. 9. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

[20] Morrison, Neil (1999). "Asian Quadrangular Tournament (Colombo Cup) 1952–1955: 1953 (Rangoon, Burma)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022.

[21] Chaudhuri, Arunava (2000). "The Indian Senior Team at the 1953 Rangoon Quadrangular Cup". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2016.

[22] "Friday 10 December 1954, Indisk kombination — AIK 0–1 (0–0) Calcutta FC Ground, Calcutta". aikstats.se (in Swedish). AIK Fotboll Klub. Archived from the original on 21 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.

[23] Morrison, Neil (1999). "Asian Quadrangular Tournament 1954 (Calcutta, India)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.

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