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Shankar Subramaniam Narayan
Personal information
Date of birth (1934-11-12)12 November 1934
Place of birth Ottapalam, Kerala, British Raj[1]
Date of death 5 August 2021(2021-08-05) (aged 86)
Place of death Thane, Maharashtra, India
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–52 Matunga Students
1952[2] Indian Gymkhana F.C.
1953–55 Matunga AC
1955–58[2] Caltex Bombay
1958–70[2] Tata SC
National team
1956–1964 India 9[3] (0)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  India
AFC Asian Cup
Runner-up 1964 Israel Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Shankar Subramaniam Narayan[2] (12 November 1934 – 5 August 2021),[4] also known as S. S. "Babu" Narayan, was a footballer who represented India as a goalkeeper at the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games.[5] He played for Tata SC and retired from the game in 1970, being replaced as goalkeeper at the club by Bandya Kakade.[6] In 2013, he was felicitated by the Mumbai District Football Association for his contributions to Indian football.[7] He was also a popular performer at the basketball court.[8]

Honours[edit | edit source]

International[edit | edit source]

India

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Olympian SS Babu Narayan passes away". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 S.S. Narayan
  3. ↑ FIFA President condoles SS Narayan’s death AIFF
  4. ↑ Olympian footballer S.S. 'Babu' Nayaran passes away
  5. ↑ "Bandya Kakade dead". The Hindu. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "Former India goalkeeper Bandya Kakade passes away". The Times of India. 17 October 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. ↑ Rizvi, Taus (15 July 2013). "After a long wait, SS Narayan finally gets his due". DNA India. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Former India football goalkeeper SS Narayan no more | Football News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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