| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Debendra Prasad Singh | ||
| Date of birth | 1943[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Cuttack, Odisha, India | ||
| Date of death | 18 November 2024 | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Orissa Police | |||
| Orissa | |||
| National team | |||
| 1967–1968 | India | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Debendra Prasad "Deba" Singh (1943 – 18 November 2024) was an Indian footballer who played as a defender for Orissa and the India national team.[1]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
He is the father of former Indian international footballer Rajendra Prasad Singh.[2] Singh received the first OSJA (Odisha Sports Journalists’ Association) awards in 2018.[3] Singh died on 18 November 2024, at the age of 82.[4]
Club career[edit | edit source]
He played for Orissa Police[5][6] in the Cuttack Senior League domestically. Singh was part of the Orissa team which was coached by Amal Dutta and captained the squad that reached the semi-finals in the 1967–68 edition of the Santosh Trophy[7][8] by defeating Andhra Pradesh.[9]
International career[edit | edit source]
Singh made his senior national team debut in his only appearance against Myanmar in an international friendly.[1][10]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Debendra Prasad Singh". Orisports. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ↑ "Rajendra Prasad Singh". Orisports. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ↑ "Purnima Hembram, Deba Singh receive first OSJA awards". Odisha TV. 21 March 2018. Archived from the original on 22 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ↑ @FootballOdisha (18 November 2024). "The FAO expresses its deepest condolences on the passing of Shri Debendra Singh, an esteemed former International Football Player, who left us today at the age of 82. Shri Singh proudly represented Odisha in the Santosh Trophy for several years. May his soul rest in peace. 💐🙏" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 November 2024 – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Odisha Police". Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ↑ "Orissa Police bag FAO First Division League title". Orisports. Archived from the original on 22 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ↑ Ganguly, Abhishek. "Odisha FA expresses grief at passing away of Amal Datta". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 March 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ↑ "Santosh Trophy Winners". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ↑ "Orissa recover to win in extra time". The Indian Express. 17 October 1967. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ↑ "1967-68". mealib.nic.in. Retrieved 24 February 2023.