Deba Singh
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Debendra Prasad Singh | ||
| Date of birth | 1943[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Cuttack, Odisha, India | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Orissa Police | |||
| Orissa | |||
| International career | |||
| 1967–1968 | India | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Debendra Prasad "Deba" Singh (born 1943) is a former Indian footballer who played as a defender for Orissa and the India national team.[1]
Personal life[edit]
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]
Club career[edit]
He played for Orissa Police[4][5] 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[6][7] by defeating Andhra Pradesh.[8]
International career[edit]
Singh made his senior national team debut in his only appearance against Myanmar in an international friendly.[1][9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "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.
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