Neville D'Souza

Neville D'Souza
Personal information
Full name	Neville Stephen J. D'Souza
Date of birth	3 August 1932
Place of birth	Maharashtra, India
Date of death	16 March 1980 (aged 47)
Place of death	Maharashtra, India
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
	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

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

External links

Neville D'Souza – FIFA competition record (archived)
Sports Reference profile

Template:Olympic top scorers

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[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.

[Times-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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