Shibaji Banerjee Explained

Shibaji Banerjee
Death Date:	19 February 2017
Death Place:	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Position:	Goalkeeper
Clubs1:	Mohun Bagan

Shibaji Banerjee (died 19 February 2017) was an Indian footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Mohun Bagan^[1] and the India national team.

Playing career

He was mainly known as the goalkeeper for Mohun Bagan when the club took on the New York Cosmos in a friendly match in 1977. The Cosmos at the time had former Brazilian international Pelé on their side. Banerjee managed to stop a free-kick from the Brazilian during the match as it ended 2–2.^[2]

After retiring from playing, Banerjee remained on the technical committee for Mohun Bagan. On 18 February 2017, the day before his death, Banerjee was in attendance as Mohun Bagan defeated DSK Shivajians in an I-League match 3–1.^[2] The next day, Banerjee died of a heart attack.^[2]

Honours

Mohun Bagan

• Federation Cup

1978–79

Individual

• Mohun Bagan Ratna: 2021^{[3] [4]}

Further reading

• Book: Sen, Dwaipayan. 2013. Wiping the Stain Off the Field of Plassey: Mohun Bagan in 1911. Bandyopadhyay. Kausik. Mallick. Sabyasachi. Fringe Nations in World Soccer. Routledge. 978-1-317-99810-5.
• Book: Sen, Ronojoy. 2015. The Empire Strikes Back: The 1911 IFA Shield and Football in Calcutta. Nation at Play: A History of Sport in India. Columbia University Press. 978-0-231-16490-0.
• Book: Kapadia . Novy . 2017. Barefoot to Boots: The Many Lives of Indian Football . Penguin Random House . 978-0-143-42641-7 .
• Book: Mukhopadhay, Subir . সোনায় লেখা ইতিহাসে মোহনবাগান . 2018 . 978-93-850172-0-9.
• Book: Banerjee . Argha . Basu . Rupak . মোহনবাগান: সবুজ ঘাসের মেরুন গল্প . 2022. Shalidhan . 978-81-954667-0-2.
• Book: Soccer in South Asia: Empire, Nation, Diaspora. 2001. Frank Cass Publishers. London, United Kingdom. 978-0-7146-8170-2. 33. Dineo. Paul. Mills. James. 25 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220725072732/https://books.google.co.in/books/about/Soccer_in_South_Asia.html?id=71JHZiiP3hoC&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y.
• Book: Martinez. Mukharji . Projit B. 2009. Football: From England to the World: The Many Lives of Indian Football . . 978-1-138-88353-6 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220702174505/https://books.google.co.in/books?id=nbzhAQAAQBAJ&dq=kerala+footballer+in+Burma&source=gbs_navlinks_s . 2 July 2022 .
• Book: Nath, Nirmal. History of Indian Football: Upto 2009–10. 2011. Readers Service. 9788187891963. https://web.archive.org/web/20220722172604/https://books.google.co.in/books/about/History_of_Indian_Football.html?id=QbUFaAEACAAJ&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y. 22 July 2022.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Club Day: Mohun Bagan - All Time Best XI. www.goal.com. Goal. 7 October 2008. 29 October 2013. 8 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121108071208/https://www.goal.com/en-india/news/105/main/2008/10/07/899558/club-day-mohun-bagan-all-time-best-xi. dead.
2. News: Former Mohun Bagan goalie Shibaji Banerjee passes away. 20 February 2017. Times of India. 20 February 2017. 11 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201111212333/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/former-mohun-bagan-goalie-shibaji-banerjee-passes-away/articleshow/57244200.cms. live.
3. Web site: Noronha . Anselm . Mohun Bagan Day 2021: The award winners and everything you need to know. www.goal.in. Goal. 29 July 2021 . 21 October 2022. 22 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220922154335/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/mohun-bagan-day-2021-everything-you-need-to-know/19iuh7y0rlmt61rvzelbkqvqcn.
4. Web site: 2021-07-14 . Shibaji Banerjee to be conferred with Mohun Bagan Ratna posthumously . 2023-07-30 . sportstar.thehindu.com . en . 20 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220120084030/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/shibaji-banerjee-conferred-with-mohun-bagan-ratna-roy-krishna-best-player/article35329065.ece .