Pradip Kumar Banerjee FIFAOM (23 June 1936 – 20 March 2020) [6] was an Indian professional footballer who played as a striker [7] for the India national football team. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] He also captained the national team [ 10 ] and later on became the coach of the national team.

Purnendu Kumar Banerjee [1] (7 December 1917 – 2003) was Indian Chargé d'affaires in Beijing during the India-China border conflict, also called the Sino-Indian War. He wrote a short book on his encounters with Zhou En Lai (1898–1976).

In 1955, Indian football coach, Syed Abdul Rahim spotted P. K. Banerjee. Later, he became one of his favourite players. He was the first Indian footballer who scored maximum goals (5) in his international debut match, which was against Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) for the Quadrangular tournament in Dhaka in 1955. This tournament got him the Colombo Cup.

Pradip Kumar Banerjee (June 23, 1936 – March 20, 2020), the colossus of Indian football, a man of undaunted spirit and courage, resolute determination, untiring energy and dedication, famously known as P. K., was born at Maynaguri, in the Jalpaiguri district of the Bengal Presidency under British India (now in West Bengal, following India’s ...

2020年3月20日 · One of the greatest Indian footballers, who dazzled as a player in the ’60s and was probably the most sought-after coach on the Kolkata Maidan during the ’70s, “PK”, or Pradeep Da as he was known to one and all, is an enduring …

2020年3月20日 · KOLKATA: Legendary India footballer P K Banerjee died here on Friday after battling prolonged illness. He was 83. Banerjee is survived by daughters Paula and Purna, who are renowned academicians, and younger brother Prasun Banerjee, who is a …

2020年3月20日 · P.K. Banerjee died at the age of 83 in Kolkata on Friday. He was suffering from respiratory problems due to pneumonia and had an underlying history of Parkinson's disease, dementia and heart problem. Banerjee, who was on life support since March 2, …

2023年6月24日 · P. K. Banerjee, fondly known within the Indian football community as PK was an eminent Indian footballer who graced the field as a striker for the Indian national football team during the vibrant decades of the fifties and sixties.

2020年3月20日 · P. K. Banerjee captained the Indian football team at the Rome Olympics. Pradip Kumar Banerjee, one of the greatest footballers to have played for India, is no more. His death signified the...

2024年5月28日 · The two-time Olympian, P.K. Banerjee, one of the most beloved footballers of the nation, left the mortal realm on March 20, 2020, after suffering from a prolonged illness. At the age of 83, he was diagnosed with sepsis and multi-organ failure caused by pneumonia.