Bandya Kakade

Bandya Kakade (c. 1945 – 17 October 2012) was an Indian footballer who was second-choice goalkeeper in the Indian squad that won a bronze medal at the 1970 Asian Games in Bangkok.^[1] He understudied Kuppuswami Sampath in that competition and he was one of three goalkeepers who represented India in the qualifying competition for the 1972 Olympic Games.^[2]

Bandya Kakade

Personal information
Date of birth	1945
Place of birth	Bombay
Date of death	17 October 2012 (aged 67)
Place of death	Mumbai, India
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1960-61	Friends XI
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1961-66	Central Railways
1966-70	Mafatlal SC
1970-89	Tata Sports Club
International career
	India
Medal record Men's football Representing  India Asian Games 1970 Bangkok Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Born in Mumbai to a family of tailors, Bandya Kakade was more interested in football and tennis than studies during his schooldays. He played for a local team, Friends XI, before progressing to the Central Railways club and then, in 1966, to Mafatlal SC.^[3] He played for the Indian junior team in 1964 and spent nearly 20 years as goalkeeper with Tata Sports Club from 1970,^[1][4] where he replaced S. S. Narayan.^[5] He occasionally played as a right-back^[6] and retired from the sport in 1989.^[3]

Having suffered paralysis of his right-hand side two years previously,^[6] Kakade died of a heart attack in Mumbai on 17 October 2012. He was unmarried.^[4]

Honours

India

• Asian Games Bronze Medal: 1970^[7][8][9]