Neville D'Souza

Neville Stephen J. D'Souza (3 August 1932 – 16 March 1980) was an Indian footballer.[3]

Neville D'Souza
Personal information
Full name Neville Stephen J. D'Souza
Date of birth (1932-08-03)3 August 1932[1]
Place of birth Goa, India
Date of death 16 March 1980(1980-03-16) (aged 47)
Place of death Maharashtra, India
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bombay
National team
India 15 (11[2])
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

D'Souza played club football for Bombay.[4]

D'Souza represented his nation at the 1956 Summer Olympics, where he became the first Asian player to score a hat-trick in an Olympic Games.[5][6][7] D'Souza finished the tournament as joint top-scorer, with 4 goals in 3 games,[8] including a hat-trick in a 4–2 win against Australia.[9]

Personal life

D'Souza was born in Assagao, Goa on 1 January 1936. He moved to Bombay (now known as Mumbai) for his studies.[10] D'Souza married Lyra and they have a son named Nigel and two daughters Liesel and Fleurel. D'Souza died of a brain haemorrhage on 16 March 1980.[5]

Honours

International
India

References
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  2. Subrata Dey. India - Record International Players Archived 21 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine www.rsssf.com. RSSSF. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  3. "Neville D'Souza". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  4. K. Bhaskaran (12 November 2001). "1956, the year the stars failed to shine". The Mid-Day. Archived from the original on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  5. Nitin N. Sethi (13 January 2004). "Mumbai salutes soccer legend". The Indian Times. Archived from the original on 29 January 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  6. Nandakumar Marar (3 September 2000). "Recalling Neville's extraordinary exploits in Olympic football". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 August 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2009.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. "Football: India's day of Glory at Melbourne". Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  8. Stan Rayan (10 December 2005). "Where are the strikers?". The Sportstar. Archived from the original on 28 November 2006. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  9. "MATCH Report". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  10. "India's forgotten hero series (Part 1): Neville D'Souza - Indian Football". 4 August 2014.
  11. Chaudhuri, Arunava. "The Indian Senior Team at the 1953 Rangoon Quadrangular Cup". Indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018.
  12. Chaudhuri, Arunava. "The Indian Senior Team at the 1954 Calcutta Quadrangular Cup". Indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018.
  13. Chaudhuri, Arunava. "The Indian Senior Team at the 1955 Dhaka Quadrangular Cup". Indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018.
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