Samar Banerjee

Samar Banerjee
Badru Banerjee in 1955 playing for India.
Personal information
Date of birth (1930-01-30)30 January 1930
Place of birth Bally, Howrah, Bengal Presidency, British India
Date of death 20 August 2022(2022-08-20) (aged 92)
Place of death Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948 Bally Protiva Club
1949–1952 Bengal Nagpur Railway
1952–1959 Mohun Bagan
International career
1954–1956 India
Managerial career
1961–1962 Bengal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samar "Badru" Banerjee[1][2] (Bengali: সমর "বদ্রু" ব্যানার্জী; 30 January 1930 – 20 August 2022) was an Indian footballer who played primarily as a striker for the India national football team.[3][4][5] He captained India at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, where they achieved fourth place.[6][7][8]

Early and personal life

Samar Banerjee was born on 30 January 1930, in Bally, Howrah, Bengal Presidency.[9] His father, Sasanka Sekhar Banerjee, enrolled him in R. G. Kar Medical College for medical education.[10] In 1959, he got a job in Burma Shell Company, and was posted in Siliguri. However, his love for the game brought him back to Kolkata for training on weekends, but hanged up his boots later after having a remarkable playing career.[11]

Club career

Banerjee's footballing journey started as a school-going kid. In his childhood, after returning from school, going to kick football became a kind of rule.[11] He started playing at Bali Hindu Sporting Club and also used to play football at Wellington Club. At the age of 18, he went on to represent Bally Protiva Club, a third division team of Calcutta Football League at that time.[11] In an interview on the website of Mohun Bagan AC, Badru said, "Since then I started playing with boots. As a result, when I got the chance to play in the boots later on, I didn't have a day even though my teammates were struggling."[11] Having impressed with his skills, he was roped in by Bengal Nagpur Railway (BNR).[10]

He later joined Mohun Bagan AC during an excellent eight-year stint. The formation of Banerjee's deadly combination up front with Kesto Pal achieved endless success in the century old club.[12] Banerjee won the IFA Shield in his debut season with the "green-and-maroon brigade" in controversial final against Rajasthan Club of Calcutta. He then guided the club to their first ever Durand Cup next season. Banerjee again hogged the Maidan limelight in 1954 when they secured another first, a double with the CFL and IFA Shield titles.[11] He was also part of Mohun Bagan's foreign tour of 1956, in which they won all four matches.[13]

In 1958, Banerjee was chosen as team captain. Besides guiding Mohun Bagan to several trophies including their first ever Durand Cup in 1953, Rovers Cup in 1955, Banerjee has represented West Bengal and won Santosh Trophy twice in 1953 and 1955.[10]

International career

Banerjee went on to represent Syed Abdul Rahim–managed India national team during the "golden era" of Indian football.[14][15][16][17] He then toured with the club to East Africa, with players including P. K. Banerjee.[10] He also played under captaincy of Sailen Manna in international matches, and is highly influenced by him during his playing career.[18]

With India, he participated in three Summer Olympics and captained the team in 1956 that finished fourth,[19][20][21] after losing to Bulgaria 3–0 in the bronze medal playoff.[10][22] Banerjee also appeared with the India against numerous visiting European teams in exhibition matches in 1954, including a 1–0 defeat to Allsvenskan club AIK at CC&FC Ground in Kolkata.[23]

Managerial career

After retiring, Banerjee involved in coaching and managed then Calcutta Football League premier division side Barisha Sporting Club.[11] He then became head coach of Bengal in 1961, and guided the team winning 1962 Santosh Trophy.[10][24]

Death

Banerjee died from complications of COVID-19 on 20 August 2022, at the age of 92.[10]

Career statistics

Scores and results list India's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Banerjee goal.
List of international goals scored by Samar Banerjee[25]
No. Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 12 December 1956 Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, Australia  Australia 7–1 Friendly

Honours

Banerjee being felicitated by the Indian prime minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, 2017.

Mohun Bagan

India

Bengal

Individual

See also

References

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  2. ^ Kapadia, Novy (7 June 2015). "Mohun Bagan: Blaze of Glory". indianexpress.com. The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Legends of Indian Football: Samar Banerjee – Where is He Now? - Goal.com". Archived from the original on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  4. ^ Official website of Shibpur International. Archived 14 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Life of Samar Banerjee.
  5. ^ "Chuni Goswami: A legend in every sense of the word". theweek.in. The Week. Archived from the original on 26 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  6. ^ Media Team, AIFF (15 August 2022). "Indian Football Down the Years: Looking back at the glorious moments". www.the-aiff.com. New Delhi: All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
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  15. ^ Sengupta, Somnath (26 December 2010). "Legends of Indian Football: Rahim Saab". www.thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  16. ^ Nizamuddin, Mohammed (14 July 2018). "Old-timers recollect past glory of city football". Hyderabad, Telangana: The Hans India. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  17. ^ Qadiri, Faizan (4 September 2015). "Syed Abdul Rahim: The Indian Ferguson | The visionary who guided India to their greatest success". www.sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
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  20. ^ "Match report Australia vs India, 1956 Olympics". FIFA. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
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