Deba Singh Explained
Deba Singh |
Fullname: | Debendra Prasad Singh |
Birth Date: | 1943 |
Birth Place: | Cuttack, Odisha, India |
Position: | Defender |
Clubs1: | Orissa Police |
Clubs2: | Orissa |
Nationalyears1: | 1967–1968 |
Nationalteam1: | India |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Debendra Prasad "Deba" Singh (born 1943) is a former Indian footballer who played as a defender for Orissa and the India national team.[1]
Personal life
He is the father of former Indian international footballer Rajendra Prasad Singh.[2] Singh received the first OSJA (Odisha Sports Journalists’ Association) awards in 2018.[3]
Club career
He played for Orissa Police[4] [5] in the Cuttack Senior League domestically. Singh was part of the Orissa 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[6] [7] by defeating Andhra Pradesh.[8]
International career
Singh made his senior national team debut in his only appearance against Myanmar in an international friendly.[1] [9]
Notes and References
- Web site: Debendra Prasad Singh . Orisports . 22 March 2022 . 19 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220219100320/http://orisports.com/PersonDetails.aspx?pId=Mzcz . live .
- Web site: Rajendra Prasad Singh . Orisports . 22 March 2022 . 19 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220219095512/http://orisports.com/PersonDetails.aspx?pId=NDQ1 . live .
- News: Purnima Hembram, Deba Singh receive first OSJA awards . Odisha TV . 21 March 2018 . 22 March 2022 . 22 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220322193919/https://odishatv.in/sports/purnima-hembram-deba-singh-receive-first-osja-awards-283497/amp . live .
- Web site: Odisha Police. 2022-03-22. 2022-02-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20220213175806/https://www.the-aiff.com/club/9469. live.
- Web site: Orissa Police bag FAO First Division League title . Orisports . 22 March 2022 . 22 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220322193941/http://orisports.com/NewsDetails.aspx?nId=Mjc3Mw%3D%3D . live .
- News: Odisha FA expresses grief at passing away of Amal Datta . Ganguly . Abhishek . The Times of India . 11 June 2016 . 22 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220322193928/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/odisha-fa-expresses-grief-at-passing-away-of-amal-datta/articleshow/53155323.cms . live .
- Web site: Santosh Trophy Winners . RSSSF . 2022-03-22 . 2021-09-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210918131806/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiasantoshhist.html . live .
- Web site: Orissa recover to win in extra time . 17 October 1967 . 24 February 2023 . The Indian Express .
- Web site: 1967-68 . mealib.nic.in . 24 February 2023 .