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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
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| name = Neville D'Souza
| name = Neville D'Souza
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| fullname = Neville Stephen J. D'Souza
| fullname = Neville Stephen J. D'Souza
| birth_date  = {{birth date|1932|8|3|df=y}}<ref>[http://www.indianfootball.de/data/halloffame/dsouza_neville.html Neville Stephen D'Souza]</ref>
| birth_date  = {{birth date|1932|8|3|df=y}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/halloffame/dsouza_neville.html |title=Neville Stephen D'Souza |access-date=9 May 2016 |archive-date=19 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119131704/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/halloffame/dsouza_neville.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| birth_place = [[Goa]], India
| death_date  = {{death date and age|1980|3|16|1932|8|3|df=y}}
| death_date  = {{death date and age|1980|3|16|1932|8|3|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| death_place = Maharashtra, India
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| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
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'''Neville Stephen J. D'Souza''' (3 August 1932 – 16 March 1980) was an [[India]]n [[association football|footballer]].
'''Neville Stephen J. D'Souza''' (3 August 1932 – 16 March 1980) was an Indian [[association football|footballer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/25805 |title=Neville D'Souza |work=Olympedia |access-date=1 December 2021}}</ref>


==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=usurped}}</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==
D'Souza was born in [[Assagao]], [[Goa]] on 1 January 1936. He moved to Bombay (now known as [[Mumbai]]) for his studies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-nova.com/2014/08/04/indias-forgotten-hero-series-part-1-neville-dsouza-highest-scorer-football-1956-olympics/|title=India's forgotten hero series (Part 1): Neville D'Souza - Indian Football|date=4 August 2014}}</ref>
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.<ref name = "Times"/>
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.<ref name = "Times"/>
==Honours==
===International===
;India
* [[Colombo Cup]]: [[1953 Colombo Cup|1953]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1953quadrangularcup.html|title=The Indian Senior Team at the 1953 Rangoon Quadrangular Cup|website=Indianfootball.de|last=Chaudhuri|first=Arunava|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928082835/http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1953quadrangularcup.html|archive-date=28 September 2018}}</ref> [[1954 Colombo Cup|1954]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1954quadrangularcup.html|title=The Indian Senior Team at the 1954 Calcutta Quadrangular Cup|website=Indianfootball.de|last=Chaudhuri|first=Arunava|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821160442/http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1954quadrangularcup.html|archive-date=21 August 2018}}</ref> [[1955 Colombo Cup|1955]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1955quadrangularcup.html|title=The Indian Senior Team at the 1955 Dhaka Quadrangular Cup|website=Indianfootball.de|last=Chaudhuri|first=Arunava|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928083024/http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1955quadrangularcup.html|archive-date=28 September 2018}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:38, 28 April 2022


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

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 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

CareerEdit

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 lifeEdit

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]

HonoursEdit

InternationalEdit

India

ReferencesEdit

  1. "Neville Stephen D'Souza". Archived from the original on 19 January 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  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. 5.0 5.1 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.
  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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