Anil Nandy
Personal information
Date of birth 1923 (1923)
Place of birth Calcutta, British India
Date of death (2003-02-14)14 February 2003
Place of death Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Eastern Railway FC
International career
1938–1948 India 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anil Nandy (1923 – 14 February 2003) was a former Indian football player. He was part of the team that played for India at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3][4] He with his brothers Nikhil Nandy and Santosh Nandy are the only three brothers to have played for India.[5][6][7]

Nandy made his debut for India in the international tour to Australia against the Australian football team in 1938.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "India's 1948 Olympic Team". Soccer History. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. ^ S.S. SHREEKUMAR (15 August 2020). THE BEST WAY FORWARD: FOR INDIA'S FOOTBALL. Hsra Publications. pp. 26–. ISBN 978-81-947216-9-7. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  3. ^ Ronojoy Sen (2015). Nation at Play: A History of Sport in India. Columbia University Press. p. 191. ISBN 978-0-231-16490-0. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  4. ^ "When the Indian football team almost beat France at the 1948 Olympics". Sportstar. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  5. ^ "1956 Olympics fourth-place finishing football squad member Nikhil Nandy dies". The Times of India. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  6. ^ "All India Football Federation condoles the demise of Olympian Nikhil Nundy". AIFF. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  7. ^ "India's 1948 Europe Tour & the first international match". CPDFootball. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Socceroo Internationals for 1938". Ozfootball. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  9. ^ "All India national football team players: 1939". 1v11.com. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

External links

India squad – 1948 Summer Olympics
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