Golak Samal Explained

Golak Samal
Fullname:	Golak Samal
Birth Date:	c. 1920s
Birth Place:	Orissa, British India
Death Date:	22 May 2008 (aged 81)
Death Place:	Cuttack
Position:	Forward
Years1:	1946–1955
Clubs1:	Orissa
Nationalyears1:	1955
Nationalteam1:	India

Golak Samal was an Indian former association football player and athlete, who played as a forward for Orissa and the India football team.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Career

Samal represented the Orissa state in the Santosh Trophy for nearly ten years from 1946 till 1955.^[3] He was part of the team which reached the semi-finals of the Santosh Trophy for the first time in the 1950–51 edition held at Calcutta.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Samal also competed in athletics in 100m sprint, long jump and pole vault and won the pole vault national gold medal in 1948. He represented Orissa in national athletics championships from 1946 to 1962.

International career

Samal was part of the India national squad that toured Afghanistan in 1955.^[7]

Personal life

Samal worked as a football coach for the Sports Department of Government of Odisha. His son Erick Samal also represented the Orissa team.^[3] He received the Biju Patnaik Award for promotion of Sports in 2001.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Golak Samal . Orisports . 16 July 2023 .
2. Web site: Golak Samal . sportsodisha.com . 16 July 2023 .
3. Web site: ମ‌ନେପଡ଼ନ୍ତି ଗୋଲକ ସାମଲ . 22 May 2021 . 16 July 2023 . Sambad . or .
4. Web site: Mewalal's hat-trick in Natl. Soccer . 20 August 1950 . 24 February 2023 . The Indian Express .
5. Web site: The Bombay Chronicle, 19 August 1950 . 19 August 1950 . 24 February 2023 . The Bombay Chronicle .
6. Web site: Nirbhay Daily, 23 February 2023 . 23 February 2023 . 16 July 2023 . Nirbhay . or .
7. Web site: ପ୍ରଥମ ଓ ଏକମାତ୍ର ସଫଳ ଓଡ଼ିଆ କ୍ରୀଡ଼ାବିତ୍‌ . 3 August 2020 . 16 July 2023 . Sambad . or .
8. Web site: BIJU PATNAIK AWARD . 2011 . ODISHA REFERENCE ANNUAL .