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S. S. Narayan

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Shankar Subramaniam Narayan
Personal information
Date of birth (1934-11-12)12 November 1934
Place of birth Ottapalam, Kerala, British Raj[1]
Date of death 5 August 2021(2021-08-05) (aged 86)
Place of death Thane, Maharashtra, India
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–52 Matunga Students
1952[2] Indian Gymkhana F.C.
1953–55 Matunga AC
1955–58[2] Caltex Bombay
1958–70[2] Tata SC
International career
1956–1964 India 9[3] (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  India
AFC Asian Cup
Runner-up 1964 Israel Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shankar Subramaniam Narayan[2] (12 November 1934 – 5 August 2021),[4] also known as S. S. "Babu" Narayan, was a footballer who represented India as a goalkeeper at the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games.[5][6]

Playing career

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In club football, Narayan played for Tata SC and retired from the game in 1970, being replaced as goalkeeper at the club by Bandya Kakade.[7] In 2013, he was felicitated by the Mumbai District Football Association for his contributions to Indian football.[8] He was also a popular performer at the basketball court.[9]

Honours

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India

References

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  1. ^ "Olympian SS Babu Narayan passes away". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "S.S. Narayan". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  3. ^ FIFA President condoles SS Narayan’s death Archived 10 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine AIFF
  4. ^ "Olympian footballer S.S. 'Babu' Nayaran passes away". Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Bandya Kakade dead". The Hindu. 18 October 2012. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  6. ^ "S. S. Narayan". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Former India goalkeeper Bandya Kakade passes away". The Times of India. 17 October 2012. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  8. ^ Rizvi, Taus (15 July 2013). "After a long wait, SS Narayan finally gets his due". DNA India. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Former India football goalkeeper SS Narayan no more | Football News - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  10. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "The Indian Senior Team at the 1964 Tel Aviv Asia Cup". Indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  11. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava (2000). "The Indian Senior Team at the 1959 Merdeka Cup". www.indianfootball.de. IndianFootball. Archived from the original on 8 June 2018. (information given by Jaydeep Basu, Sunil Warrier, and Gautam Roy).
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