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'''Prasun Banerjee''' is a retired international [[soccer|football]]er and an [[Arjuna Award]] Winner (1979) from [[Kolkata]], [[India]]. Younger brother of the [[Pradip Kumar Banerjee]], Prasun had also captained the [[India national football team]] in international tournaments.<ref name=NDTV>{{cite web|title=Former India football captain Prasun Banerjee hospitalised|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/183259-former-india-football-captain-prasun-banerjee-hospitalised|publisher=NDTV|access-date=19 June 2013}}</ref> | '''Prasun Banerjee''' is a retired international [[soccer|football]]er and an [[Arjuna Award]] Winner (1979) from [[Kolkata]], [[India]]. Younger brother of the [[Pradip Kumar Banerjee]], Prasun had also captained the [[India national football team]] in international tournaments.<ref name=NDTV>{{cite web|title=Former India football captain Prasun Banerjee hospitalised|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/183259-former-india-football-captain-prasun-banerjee-hospitalised|publisher=NDTV|access-date=19 June 2013|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232829/http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/183259-former-india-football-captain-prasun-banerjee-hospitalised|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
Banerjee was included in the All Time Best-XI team of Mohun Bagan Club as a Central Defensive Midfielder.<ref name=Goal>{{cite web|title=<!--ACTUAL ARTICLE TITLE BELONGS HERE! original text: www.goal.com/en-india/news/105/main/2008/10/07/899558/club-day-mohun-bagan-all-time-best-xi-->|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/105/main/2008/10/07/899558/club-day-mohun-bagan-all-time-best-xi|publisher=Goal|access-date=29 October 2013}}</ref> He was only the second Indian to play for Asian All-star XI. He also played two matches against Brazil for Asian All-star XI and played against Zico, Eder, Falcao, Socretes and others. He was included in the Limca book of record for representing India in 100 football matches.<ref name=prasunbanerjee>{{cite web|title=Home|url=http://www.prasunbanerjee.in/|publisher=Prasun Banerjee|access-date=8 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320005827/http://www.prasunbanerjee.in/|archive-date=20 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> | Banerjee was included in the All Time Best-XI team of Mohun Bagan Club as a Central Defensive Midfielder.<ref name=Goal>{{cite web|title=<!--ACTUAL ARTICLE TITLE BELONGS HERE! original text: www.goal.com/en-india/news/105/main/2008/10/07/899558/club-day-mohun-bagan-all-time-best-xi-->|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/105/main/2008/10/07/899558/club-day-mohun-bagan-all-time-best-xi|publisher=Goal|access-date=29 October 2013|archive-date=18 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118023302/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/105/main/2008/10/07/899558/club-day-mohun-bagan-all-time-best-xi|url-status=live}}</ref> He was only the second Indian to play for Asian All-star XI. He also played two matches against Brazil for Asian All-star XI and played against Zico, Eder, Falcao, Socretes and others. He was included in the Limca book of record for representing India in 100 football matches.<ref name=prasunbanerjee>{{cite web|title=Home|url=http://www.prasunbanerjee.in/|publisher=Prasun Banerjee|access-date=8 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320005827/http://www.prasunbanerjee.in/|archive-date=20 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
In 2013, he won the bypoll to the [[Howrah|Howrah Sadar]] parliamentary constituency on a [[Trinamool Congress]] ticket thus becoming the first professional footballer to be a Member of [[Parliament of India|Parliament, India]] ([[Lok Sabha]]). He won the seat defeating his adversary, [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front's]] Sridip Bhattacharya, by more than 27,000 votes.<ref name=indexp>{{cite web|title=Trinamool Congress' Prasun Banerjee wins Howrah bypoll, CPM blames BJP, 'terror'|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/trinamool-congress-prasun-banerjee-wins-howrah-bypoll-cpm-blames-bjp-terror/1125374/|agency=Press Trust of India|work=The Indian Express|access-date=19 June 2013}}</ref><ref name=IBN>{{cite web|title=West Bengal: TMC's Prasun Banerjee wins Howrah by-poll by 27,000 votes|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/west-bengal-counting-for-howrah-bypoll-begins-tmc-leads/396384-3-231.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605212711/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/west-bengal-counting-for-howrah-bypoll-begins-tmc-leads/396384-3-231.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 June 2013|publisher=IBN Live|access-date=19 June 2013}}</ref> He was re-elected to the [[16th Lok Sabha]] in 2014.<ref name=loksabha2014>{{cite web| url = http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS256.htm|title = General Elections to Lok Sabha 2014 Constituency Wise Trends & Results |work = West Bengal | In 2013, he won the bypoll to the [[Howrah|Howrah Sadar]] parliamentary constituency on a [[Trinamool Congress]] ticket thus becoming the first professional footballer to be a Member of [[Parliament of India|Parliament, India]] ([[Lok Sabha]]). He won the seat defeating his adversary, [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front's]] Sridip Bhattacharya, by more than 27,000 votes.<ref name=indexp>{{cite web|title=Trinamool Congress' Prasun Banerjee wins Howrah bypoll, CPM blames BJP, 'terror'|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/trinamool-congress-prasun-banerjee-wins-howrah-bypoll-cpm-blames-bjp-terror/1125374/|agency=Press Trust of India|work=The Indian Express|date=5 June 2013|access-date=19 June 2013|archive-date=9 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609171250/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/trinamool-congress-prasun-banerjee-wins-howrah-bypoll-cpm-blames-bjp-terror/1125374/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=IBN>{{cite web|title=West Bengal: TMC's Prasun Banerjee wins Howrah by-poll by 27,000 votes|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/west-bengal-counting-for-howrah-bypoll-begins-tmc-leads/396384-3-231.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605212711/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/west-bengal-counting-for-howrah-bypoll-begins-tmc-leads/396384-3-231.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 June 2013|publisher=IBN Live|access-date=19 June 2013}}</ref> He was re-elected to the [[16th Lok Sabha]] in 2014.<ref name=loksabha2014>{{cite web| url = http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS256.htm| title = General Elections to Lok Sabha 2014 Constituency Wise Trends & Results| work = West Bengal| publisher = Election Commission of India| access-date = 11 June 2014| archive-date = 17 June 2014| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140617174311/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS256.htm| url-status = live}}</ref> | ||
== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
Prasun is the younger brother of India's player of the 20th century and former national coach, [[Pradip Kumar Banerjee|P.K. Banerjee]]. He is a graduate of the [[University of Calcutta]].<ref name=MyNeta> | Prasun is the younger brother of India's player of the 20th century and former national coach, [[Pradip Kumar Banerjee|P.K. Banerjee]]. He is a graduate of the [[University of Calcutta]].<ref name=MyNeta>{{Cite web |url=http://myneta.info/ls2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=6048 |title=MyNeta link |access-date=24 June 2014 |archive-date=22 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140722233654/http://myneta.info/ls2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=6048 |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
==Career statistics== | ==Career statistics== | ||
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===Coaching=== | ===Coaching=== | ||
Prasun Banerjee has also coached Mohun Bagan for two months in the 1990–91 season.<ref name=MohunBagan>{{cite web|title=McDowell's Mohun Bagan Ex-Captain, Member of Parliament Prasun Banerjee felicitated by AIFF|url=http://www.mohunbaganac.com/news-detail/mcdowells-mohun-bagan-ex-captain-member-of-parliament-prasun-banerjee-felic|publisher=Mohun Bagan|access-date=29 October 2013}}</ref> | Prasun Banerjee has also coached Mohun Bagan for two months in the 1990–91 season.<ref name=MohunBagan>{{cite web|title=McDowell's Mohun Bagan Ex-Captain, Member of Parliament Prasun Banerjee felicitated by AIFF|url=http://www.mohunbaganac.com/news-detail/mcdowells-mohun-bagan-ex-captain-member-of-parliament-prasun-banerjee-felic|publisher=Mohun Bagan|access-date=29 October 2013|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091939/http://www.mohunbaganac.com/news-detail/mcdowells-mohun-bagan-ex-captain-member-of-parliament-prasun-banerjee-felic|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:India international footballers]] | [[Category:India international footballers]] | ||
[[Category:Footballers from Kolkata]] | [[Category:Footballers from Kolkata]] | ||
[[Category:Techno Aryan F.C. players]] | |||
[[Category:1955 births]] | [[Category:1955 births]] | ||
[[Category:Living people]] | [[Category:Living people]] | ||
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[[Category:17th Lok Sabha members]] | [[Category:17th Lok Sabha members]] | ||
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]] | [[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]] | ||
[[Category:Mohun Bagan AC managers]] | |||
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Prasun Banerjee is a retired international footballer and an Arjuna Award Winner (1979) from Kolkata, India. Younger brother of the Pradip Kumar Banerjee, Prasun had also captained the India national football team in international tournaments.[1]
Prasun Banerjee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office June 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Ambica Banerjee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Howrah | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Political party | All India Trinamool Congress | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta -(BSc) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Profession | Sportsperson, Politician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Banerjee was included in the All Time Best-XI team of Mohun Bagan Club as a Central Defensive Midfielder.[2] He was only the second Indian to play for Asian All-star XI. He also played two matches against Brazil for Asian All-star XI and played against Zico, Eder, Falcao, Socretes and others. He was included in the Limca book of record for representing India in 100 football matches.[3]
In 2013, he won the bypoll to the Howrah Sadar parliamentary constituency on a Trinamool Congress ticket thus becoming the first professional footballer to be a Member of Parliament, India (Lok Sabha). He won the seat defeating his adversary, Left Front's Sridip Bhattacharya, by more than 27,000 votes.[4][5] He was re-elected to the 16th Lok Sabha in 2014.[6]
Early lifeEdit
Prasun is the younger brother of India's player of the 20th century and former national coach, P.K. Banerjee. He is a graduate of the University of Calcutta.[7]
Career statisticsEdit
Indian National TeamEdit
Debut: 26 July 1974 vs Malaysia, in Merdeka Cup at Kuala Lumpur (Prasun Banerjee came in as a substitute for Gautam Sarkar).
No of Matches Played – 49
No of Matches played as a Captain – 5
Goals Scored – 3
International tournamentsEdit
Asian Games – 1974, 1978, 1982.
Merdeka Cup (Kuala Lumpur) – 1974, 1981, 1982.
Pre Olympics – 1980 (Captain).
Nehru Cup – 1982.
Kings Cup (Bangkok) – 1977, 1981.
Presidents Cup (Seoul) – 1982.
Aga Khan Gold Cup (Dhaka) – 1977.
Other AchievementsEdit
Prasun Banerjee was the Joint Captain of the Indian Youth Team along with Sabbir Ali which became Joint Champions with Iran in Asian Youth Soccer Tournament at Bangkok.
BengalEdit
Santosh Trophy – 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (Captain), 1982.
Goals Scored – 3
Championships Won – 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (Captain) and 1982 (Joint) – 6 times
ClubsEdit
- Mohun Bagan – 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 (Captain), 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983.
Goals Scored – 24 goals (CFL – 14, Bordoloi Trophy – 4, IFA Shield – 1, Durand Cup – 1, Rovers Cup – 1, Federation Cup −2, Darjeeling Gold Cup – 1).
Trophies Won -
Calcutta Football League (4) – 1976, 1978, 1979, 1983.
IFA Shield (5) – 1976 (Joint), 1977, 1978 (Joint), 1979, 1982.
Durand Cup (5) – 1974, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982 (Joint).
Rovers Cup (2) – 1976, 1977.
Federation Cup (3) – 1978 (Joint), 1980 (Joint), 1982.
Bordoloi Trophy (4) – 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977.
Darjeeling Gold Cup (4) – 1975, 1976 (Joint), 1979, 1982.
Nagjee Trophy (1) – 1978.
Total – 28.
- Mohammedan Sporting – 1981, 1984, 1985
Goals Scored – 4 (CFL – 1, Federation Cup – 2, Sanjay Gandhi Gold Cup – 1).
Trophies Won -
Calcutta Football League – 1981.
Federation Cup – 1984.
Sanjay Gandhi Gold Cup – 1981.
Stafford Cup – 1981 (Joint).
Nizam Gold Cup – 1984.
Nagjee Trophy – 1984.
Rovers Cup – 1984.
Darjeeling Gold Cup – 1984.
Bordoloi Trophy – 1985
Total – 9
CoachingEdit
Prasun Banerjee has also coached Mohun Bagan for two months in the 1990–91 season.[8]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Former India football captain Prasun Banerjee hospitalised". NDTV. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ↑ . Goal http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/105/main/2008/10/07/899558/club-day-mohun-bagan-all-time-best-xi. Archived from the original on 18 January 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Home". Prasun Banerjee. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ↑ "Trinamool Congress' Prasun Banerjee wins Howrah bypoll, CPM blames BJP, 'terror'". The Indian Express. Press Trust of India. 5 June 2013. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ↑ "West Bengal: TMC's Prasun Banerjee wins Howrah by-poll by 27,000 votes". IBN Live. Archived from the original on 5 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ↑ "General Elections to Lok Sabha 2014 Constituency Wise Trends & Results". West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ↑ "MyNeta link". Archived from the original on 22 July 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ↑ "McDowell's Mohun Bagan Ex-Captain, Member of Parliament Prasun Banerjee felicitated by AIFF". Mohun Bagan. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2013.