Nikhil Nandy

Nikhil Nandy
Nandy being felicitated by Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports, Dr. M.S. Gill, in New Delhi on February 23, 2009.
Personal information
Full name Nikhil Kumar Nandy
Date of birth 1932 (1932)
Place of birth Kolkata, India
Date of death (aged 88)
Place of death Nagerbazar, India[1]
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Eastern Railway
– Bengal
National team
– India
Teams managed
1974[2] India (assistant coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Nikhil Nandy (1932 – 29 December 2020) was an Indian footballer.[1] He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[3] He played for the national team.[4][5] He was born in Kolkata, India.

Nandy died on 29 December 2020 in Nagerbazar, India at the age of 88.[6]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Nikhil Nandy". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "The Senior National Team at 1974 Merdeka Cup". IndiaFootball. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nikhil Nandy Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "আশি পেরিয়েও কোচিংয়ে প্রবীণতম অলিম্পিয়ান কোচ". Eisamay. 25 November 2016. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "'I could have been used better' - Former star half-back Nikhil Nandy responding to treatment". www.telegraphindia.com.
  6. ↑ পি কে, চুনীর পর এ বার চলে গেলেন নিখিল নন্দীও (in Bengali)