Deba Singh
Debendra Prasad "Deba" Singh (born 1943) is a former Indian footballer who played as a defender for Orissa and the India national team.[1] He played for Orissa Police[2][3] in the Cuttack Senior League domestically. Singh was part of the Odisha football team which was coached by Amal Dutta and captained the squad that reached the semi-finals in the 1967–68 edition of the Santosh Trophy.[4][5] Singh made his senior national team debut in his only appearance against Myanmar in an international friendly.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Debendra Prasad Singh | ||
| Date of birth | 1943[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Cuttack, Odisha, India | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Orissa Police | |||
| 1967–68 | Orissa | ||
| National team | |||
| India | 1 | (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He is the father of former Indian international footballer Rajendra Prasad Singh.[6] Singh received the first OSJA (Odisha Sports Journalists’ Association) awards in 2018.[7]
References
- "Debendra Prasad Singh". Orisports. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- "Odisha Police". Archived from the original on 2022-02-13. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- "Orissa Police bag FAO First Division League title". Orisports. Archived from the original on 22 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- Ganguly, Abhishek. "Odisha FA expresses grief at passing away of Amal Datta". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 March 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- "Santosh Trophy Winners". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2021-09-18. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- "Rajendra Prasad Singh". Orisports. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- "Purnima Hembram, Deba Singh receive first OSJA awards". Odisha TV. 21 March 2018. Archived from the original on 22 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
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