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Neville D'Souza
Personal information
Full name Neville Stephen J. D'Souza
Date of birth (1932-08-03)3 August 1932[1]
Place of birth Bombay, Maharashtra, British India
Date of death 16 March 1980(1980-03-16) (aged 47)
Place of death Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1956 Goans SC[2]
1956–1958 Tata SC[2]
1958–1963 Caltex SC[2] 311 (92)
International career
1956–1962 India 15 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Neville Stephen J. D'Souza (3 August 1932 – 16 March 1980) was an Indian footballer who played as a striker.[3] During the "golden era of Indian football" under legendary coach Syed Abdul Rahim,[4][5] he was recognised one of the finest strikers of India national team having perfect eye for goal.[6][7] He finished the 1956 Summer Olympics as joint top scorer with four goals, inducing a hat-trick.[8]

Playing career

Club career

In 1958, D'Souza joined Hardwood League side Caltex Sports Club. In that year, the team led by Anthony, had the honor of becoming the first local team to win the Rovers Cup, one of the oldest football tournament in the world.[9] In the final, they defeated renowned Mohammedan Sporting 3–2.[9]

International career

D'Souza played club football for Bombay.[10] In the 1953 Quadrangular Tournament in Rangoon, he scored the winner for India against arch-rival Pakistan.[11][12] They also won the tournament in 1954[13] and 1955.

He represented his nation at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne,[14][15] and reached the semi-finals,[16] before going down 1–4 to Yugoslavia,[17][18] which is still considered India's greatest ever achievement in football.[19] Under the coaching of Syed Abdul Rahim, D'Souza played alongside J. Krishnaswamy, Samar Banerjee, P. K. Banerjee, and achieved fame worldwide.[20] He became the first Asian player to score a hat-trick in an Olympic Games.[21][22][23][24] D'Souza finished the tournament as joint top-scorer, with 4 goals in 3 games,[25] including a hat-trick in a 4–2 win against Australia.[26][27] Between 1956 and 1962, D'Souza scored eleven goals for India.[28]

Personal life

D'Souza was born in Assagao, Goa on 1 January 1936. He moved to Bombay (now known as Mumbai) for his studies.[29] 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.[22]

Legacy

Whenever I think about Indian football, his name comes to my mind. After we won, I remember the Australians calling our victory a "fluke" and demanding a rematch at Sydney after the Games ended. They were so stunned at the Olympic loss despite the home advantage that they were adamant about playing us again. We won the re-match with Neville scoring twice. Television was not around when Neville was playing for India at the Olympics and nor was video recordings possible, so people have no way of knowing how good he was in the goalmouth.

— S. S. Narayan (former Indian international; played with Neville at the 1956 Summer Olympics) on Neville D'Souza.[30]

The Mumbai Football Association began organizing U-17 Neville D'Souza Trophy for teenagers from seventeen districts in Maharashtra, which is named after him.[31]

Honours

India

Caltex

Bombay

Individual

See also

References

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