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==Career==
==Career==
D'Souza played club football for Bombay.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianfootball.com/article/article113.html|title=1956, the year the stars failed to shine|date=12 November 2001|access-date=8 March 2009|author=K. Bhaskaran|newspaper=The Mid-Day}}</ref>
D'Souza played club football for Bombay.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianfootball.com/article/article113.html|title=1956, the year the stars failed to shine|date=12 November 2001|access-date=8 March 2009|author=K. Bhaskaran|newspaper=The Mid-Day|archive-date=19 November 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081119090847/http://www.indianfootball.com/article/article113.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


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.<ref name = "Times">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/419406.cms|title=Mumbai salutes soccer legend|date=13 January 2004|access-date=8 March 2009|author=Nitin N. Sethi|publisher=The Indian Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2000/09/03/stories/0703044z.htm|title=Recalling Neville's extraordinary exploits in Olympic football|date=3 September 2000|access-date=8 March 2009|author=Nandakumar Marar|newspaper=The Hindu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100809150403/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2000/09/03/stories/0703044z.htm|archive-date=9 August 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Football: India's day of Glory at Melbourne |url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/2012/12/01/indias-day-of-glory-at-melbourne}}</ref> D'Souza finished the tournament as joint top-scorer, with 4 goals in 3 games,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.tssonnet.com/tss2850/stories/20051210005707500.htm|title=Where are the strikers?|date=10 December 2005|access-date=8 March 2009|author=Stan Rayan|magazine=The Sportstar}}</ref> including a [[List of India national football team hat-tricks|hat-trick]] in a 4–2 win against [[Australia national soccer team|Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/mensolympic/melbourne1956/matches/round=197070/match=32404/index.html|title=MATCH Report|publisher=[[FIFA.com]]|access-date=15 July 2018}}</ref>
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.<ref name = "Times">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/419406.cms|title=Mumbai salutes soccer legend|date=13 January 2004|access-date=8 March 2009|author=Nitin N. Sethi|publisher=The Indian Times|archive-date=29 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100129010701/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/419406.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2000/09/03/stories/0703044z.htm|title=Recalling Neville's extraordinary exploits in Olympic football|date=3 September 2000|access-date=8 March 2009|author=Nandakumar Marar|newspaper=The Hindu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100809150403/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2000/09/03/stories/0703044z.htm|archive-date=9 August 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Football: India's day of Glory at Melbourne |url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/2012/12/01/indias-day-of-glory-at-melbourne |access-date=22 October 2013 |archive-date=23 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023113040/http://www.sportskeeda.com/2012/12/01/indias-day-of-glory-at-melbourne/ |url-status=live }}</ref> D'Souza finished the tournament as joint top-scorer, with 4 goals in 3 games,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.tssonnet.com/tss2850/stories/20051210005707500.htm|title=Where are the strikers?|date=10 December 2005|access-date=8 March 2009|author=Stan Rayan|magazine=The Sportstar|archive-date=28 November 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061128144240/http://www.tssonnet.com/tss2850/stories/20051210005707500.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> including a [[List of India national football team hat-tricks|hat-trick]] in a 4–2 win against [[Australia national soccer team|Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/mensolympic/melbourne1956/matches/round=197070/match=32404/index.html|title=MATCH Report|publisher=[[FIFA.com]]|access-date=15 July 2018|archive-date=15 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715235643/https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/mensolympic/melbourne1956/matches/round=197070/match=32404/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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Neville D'Souza
Neville J D'souza Indian footballer first asian Olympic hat trick scorer.jpg
Personal information
Full name Neville Stephen J. D'Souza
Date of birth (1932-08-03)3 August 1932[1]
Place of birth Maharashtra, 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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

Career

D'Souza played club football for Bombay.[2]

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.[3][4][5] D'Souza finished the tournament as joint top-scorer, with 4 goals in 3 games,[6] including a hat-trick in a 4–2 win against Australia.[7]

Personal life

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.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Neville Stephen D'Souza". Archived from the original on 19 January 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Football: India's day of Glory at Melbourne". Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  6. ↑ Stan Rayan (10 December 2005). "Where are the strikers?". The Sportstar. Archived from the original on 28 November 2006. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  7. ↑ "MATCH Report". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.

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