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{{Short description|Indian sports administrator and football manager (1899–1971)}} | |||
{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| name = Pankaj Gupta | | name = Pankaj Gupta | ||
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| birth_date = | | birth_date = {{ birth date|1898|09|10|df=yes}}<ref name="Sansad">{{cite book | title=Sansad Bengali Charitabhidhan Vol.I| publisher= Sahitya Sansad,Kolkata | author= Subodh Kumar Sengupta & Anjali Bose | year=2016 | pages=381 | isbn=978-81-7955-135-6}}</ref> | ||
| birth_place = | | birth_place = [[Calcutta]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]] | ||
| death_date = | | death_date = {{death date and age|1971|03|05|1898|09|10}} | ||
| occupation = | | occupation = sports administrator and journalist | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Pankaj Kumar Gupta''' | '''Pankaj Kumar Gupta''' {{post nominals|country=GBR|MBE}}<ref name="london-gazette">{{London Gazette|issue=36309|supp=y|page=24|date=31 December 1943}}</ref> (10 September 1898 – 5 March 1971) was one of the earliest Indian sports administrators involved in professional [[association football|football]], [[field hockey|hockey]] and [[cricket]]. He is best known for his involvement in professional hockey where he worked variously as a manager, administrator, and [[referee]]. His contributions earned him the nickname "Mr. Hockey".<ref>{{cite web | ||
| url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1041204/asp/calcutta/story_4080762.asp | | url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1041204/asp/calcutta/story_4080762.asp | ||
| title = All hail hockey on history high | | title = All hail hockey on history high | ||
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| series =Eye on Calcutta | | series =Eye on Calcutta | ||
| work = The Telegraph | | work = The Telegraph | ||
}}</ref> | }}</ref> He also became the first head coach of the [[India national football team]] in 1938, and guided the team in the Indian tour of [[Australia]].<ref name="1938 aus tour manager">{{cite web |title=1938 Indian Tour of Australia |url=http://www.ozfootball.net/museum/index.php/tours/252-1938-indian-tour-of-australia |website=ozfootball.net |publisher=Australian Online Football Museum |accessdate=16 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923052751/http://www.ozfootball.net/museum/index.php/tours/252-1938-indian-tour-of-australia |archive-date=23 September 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
==Formative years== | ==Formative years== | ||
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| url-status = dead | | url-status = dead | ||
| accessdate = 13 April 2007 | | accessdate = 13 April 2007 | ||
}}</ref> | }}</ref><ref name = "Final">{{cite web | ||
| url = http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/granthalaya/goal/1936/page7.htm | | url = http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/granthalaya/goal/1936/page7.htm | ||
| title = Olympic Hockey Final | | title = Olympic Hockey Final | ||
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| work = Autobiography of Hockey Wizard Dhyan Chand | | work = Autobiography of Hockey Wizard Dhyan Chand | ||
| publisher = bharatiyahockey | | publisher = bharatiyahockey | ||
}}</ref> | }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | ||
| url = http://www.indianhockey.com/html/top10.htm | | url = http://www.indianhockey.com/html/top10.htm | ||
| title = India Hockey | | title = India Hockey | ||
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==Sports administration== | ==Sports administration== | ||
Gupta was the Secretary of the Bengal Hockey Association for more than a decade continuously from 1936.<ref>{{cite web | Gupta was the Secretary of the Bengal Hockey Association for more than a decade continuously from 1936.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.catchcal.com/cic/sports/hockey/ben_hockey_asc.asp |title=Bengal Hockey Association |publisher=Catchcal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926234223/http://www.catchcal.com/cic/sports/hockey/ben_hockey_asc.asp |archive-date=26 September 2007 |accessdate=13 April 2007 }}</ref> He held official positions in [[Indian Football Association]] and was active in founding the [[All India Football Federation]]. He was Honorary Treasurer of the organisation in its year of inception and was president subsequently.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.the-aiff.com/federation_history.php |title=All India Football Federation |work=AIFF History |publisher=All India Football Federation |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070402212905/http://www.the-aiff.com/federation_history.php |archivedate=2 April 2007 |accessdate=18 April 2007 }}</ref> He was instrumental in the founding of the National Cricket Club and the construction of the stadium at [[Eden Gardens]]. In the [[1944 New Year Honours]] list, the British government appointed him a Member of the [[Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) in recognition of his contribution to sports administration.<ref name = "Bose279"/><ref name="london-gazette"/> | ||
| url = http://www.catchcal.com/cic/sports/hockey/ben_hockey_asc.asp | |||
| title = Bengal Hockey Association | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
{{India national football team managers}} | |||
{{Authority control}} | {{Authority control}} | ||
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[[Category:Cricketers from Kolkata]] | [[Category:Cricketers from Kolkata]] | ||
[[Category:People from Dhaka District]] | [[Category:People from Dhaka District]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1898 births]] | ||
[[Category:1971 deaths]] | [[Category:1971 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:The Sanskrit College and University alumni]] | [[Category:The Sanskrit College and University alumni]] | ||
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[[Category:Field hockey players from Kolkata]] | [[Category:Field hockey players from Kolkata]] | ||
[[Category:Footballers from Kolkata]] | [[Category:Footballers from Kolkata]] | ||
[[Category:Indian footballers]] | |||
[[Category:India national football team managers]] | |||
[[Category:Association footballers not categorized by position]] | [[Category:Association footballers not categorized by position]] |