Pansanttom Venkatesh Explained

P. Venkatesh
Birth Date:1926
Birth Place:Bangalore, Mysore State, British India
Death Place:Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:0000
Clubs1:East Bengal[1]
Nationalteam1:India

Pansanttom Venkatesh (1926 – 1 June 1977) was an Indian footballer.[2] Venkatesh played for East Bengal[3] and the India national football team during his professional career.[4]

Club career

Venkatesh spent most of his club career in East Bengal,[5] and captained the team in 1952–53.[6] [7] [8] He was part of the team that played against German side Kickers Offenbach[9] and FC Torpedo Moscow in 1953.[10] He also scored two goals against Torpedo in their 3–3 draw at the Central Dynamo Stadium. With East Bengal from 1948 to 1953, he scored overall 81 goals, and emerged as top scorer in 1953.[11]

In the same year, he represented the club at the World Youth Festival in Romania. He scored a goal against Lebanon XI in their 6–1 win.

International career

Venkatesh was part of the prominent national team during the "golden era" of Indian football,[12] managed by Syed Abdul Rahim, became one of the best teams in Asia.[13] [14] He represented India and won gold-medal at the 1951 Asian Games, held in New Delhi.[15] He also went on the play at the 1952 Summer Olympics with India.[16] [17]

He was also a part of Balaidas Chatterjee managed Indian team that participated in 1953 Quadrangular tournament in Rangoon, and won the title.[18] [19] [20] He also won the 1954 edition. Venkatesh also appeared with the Indian team in an exhibition match in December 1954 in an 1–0 defeat to Allsvenskan club AIK at CC&FC Ground in Kolkata.[21]

Honours

East Bengal

Bengal

India

See also

Bibliography

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: East Bengal Club - Legends. eastbengalclub.co.in. 1 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20181127153453/http://eastbengalclub.co.in/legends.html. 27 November 2018.
  2. Pansanttom Venkatesh Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418112706/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/padamttom-vankatesh-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 12 October 2018.
  3. Web site: Sengupta. Somnath. Tactical Evolution Of Indian Football (Part One): Profiling Three Great 2-3-5 Teams. Kolkata. 29 July 2011. 2021-03-16. thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle. en-US. 9 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211009112727/https://thehardtackle.com/2011/tactical-evolution-of-indian-football-part-one-profiling-three-great-2-3-5-teams/.
  4. Web site: Sengupta. Somnath. Tactical Evolution of Indian Football (Part Two): Revolution Under Rahim Saab. Kolkata. 13 July 2011. 2021-03-16. thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle. en-US. 25 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211025021904/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/tactical-evolution-of-indian-football-part-two-revolution-under-rahim-saab/.
  5. Web site: The saga of East Bengal – The Hindu. www.thehindu.com. 9 June 2019. 2 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210702111559/https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/sport/article30218648.ece.
  6. Web site: Kolkatafootball.com :East Bengal League History: Indian Football Capital's News. kolkatafootball.com. 2019-02-11. 12 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011211/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/capeb.htm.
  7. Web site: East Bengal FC » Historical squads. worldfootball.net. 2019-02-11. 12 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011647/https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/east-bengal-fc/20/.
  8. Web site: East Bengal Club - The Official Site of East Bengal Club. eastbengalclub.co.in. 2019-02-11. 8 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191108213722/http://eastbengalclub.co.in/teamarchives.html.
  9. Web site: Neil Morrison. 12 November 2015. Kickers Offenbach (West Germany) Asian tour 1953. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 24 June 2021. 19 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211019153551/http://www.rsssf.com/tableso/ofckickers-asia53.html.
  10. Web site: Soccer Barefoot 1953 (21.08) Torpedo (USSR) – East Bengal Club (India): 3–3. Aleks Chistogan – thewikihow. www.thewikihow.com. 9 June 2019. 9 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190609103141/https://thewikihow.com/video_efPFVqY0BYU.
  11. Web site: Gautam. Roy. Swapan. Ball. 2007. East Bengal Football Club – Famous Players. 25 February 2009. www.eastbengalfootballclub.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20090221072429/http://www.eastbengalfootballclub.com/club/famousPlayers2.asp. 21 February 2009.
  12. Web site: The Golden Years of Indian Football. www.chaseyoursport.com. Chase Your Sport. Kolkata. Rounak. Majumdar. 22 April 2019. 28 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20201107230046/https://www.chaseyoursport.com/Football/The-Golden-Years-of-Indian-Football/659. 7 November 2020.
  13. Web site: Somnath . Sengupta . Legends of Indian Football: Rahim Saab . www.thehardtackle.com . The Hard Tackle . 26 December 2010 . 20 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110615042007/http://www.thehardtackle.com/index.php/legends-of-indian-football-rahim-saab/ . 15 June 2011 . dead.
  14. Web site: Old-timers recollect past glory of city football. https://web.archive.org/web/20211022162920/https://www.thehansindia.com/amp/posts/index/Hans/2018-07-14/Old-timers-recollect-past-glory-of-city-football/398165. 22 October 2021. The Hans India. 14 July 2018. 5 September 2021. Mohammed. Nizamuddin. Hyderabad, Telangana.
  15. Web site: AIFF to felicitate surviving 1951 & 1962 Asian Games football gold medallists!. Arunava about Football. 3 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130702174031/http://arunfoot.blogspot.com/2012/08/aiff-to-felicitate-surviving-1951-1962.html. 2 July 2013. dead.
  16. Web site: The Indian Senior Team at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. Indian Football. 3 May 2013.
  17. Web site: Indian football at the Olympics: The complete history. Utathya. Nag. olympics.com. The Olympics. en. 3 February 2022. 18 October 2022. 13 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221013161643/https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/indian-football-team-national-olympics-history-1948-1952-1956-1960.
  18. News: Quadrangular Football: India's Win. 18 September 2022. The Indian Express. 25 October 1953. Rangoon, Burma. 9. https://web.archive.org/web/20220513054108/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sMw-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=W0wMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4159%2C1770595. 13 May 2022.
  19. Web site: Asian Quadrangular Tournament (Colombo Cup) 1952–1955: 1953 (Rangoon, Burma). RSSSF. 1999. Neil. Morrison. 27 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220927000411/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brindies-quad.html.
  20. Web site: The Indian Senior Team at the 1953 Rangoon Quadrangular Cup. indianfootball.de. Chaudhuri. Arunava. 2000. 26 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20180928082835/http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1953quadrangularcup.html. 28 September 2018. dead.
  21. Web site: Friday 10 December 1954, Indisk kombination — AIK 0–1 (0–0) Calcutta FC Ground, Calcutta. https://web.archive.org/web/20240221133559/https://www.aikstats.se/matches.php?id=3453. 21 February 2024. sv. 21 February 2024. aikstats.se. AIK Fotboll Klub.
  22. Web site: Asian Quadrangular Tournament 1954 (Calcutta, India). . Neil. Morrison. 1999. 17 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220927000411/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brindies-quad.html. 27 September 2022.

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