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Nikhil Nandy

Indian footballer (1932–2020) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Nikhil Nandy
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Nikhil Nandy (1932 – 29 December 2020)[3] was an Indian footballer.[1] He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[4] As an octogenarian, he was still engaged in coaching youngsters in Kolkata, India.[5][6] He was part of Eastern Railway's historic Calcutta Football League win in 1958.[7][8][9]

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Club career

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Nandy (L) tackling Muhammad Umer during a 1956 Calcutta League match between Mohammedan SC & Eastern Railway

Nandy was part of Eastern Railway's historic Calcutta Football League win in 1958.[7][8][9]

He also played for Bengal

Personal life

Nandy had two brothers, Anil and Santosh, who also played football and represented India internationally.[10][11]

Honours

Eastern Railway

Bengal

References

Further reading

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