Former India football captain Samar ‘Badru’ Banerjee passes away

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Category : Obituaries Published on: August 23 2022

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Former Indian football team captain Samar ‘Badru’ Banerjee passed away on Saturday in Kolkata.
Popularly known as ‘Badru Banerjee’ among his teammates and fans alike, the footballer had captained the national team to a fourth-place finish in the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, which also included a famous 4-2 victory against hosts Australia in the quarterfinals.
He had won the Santosh Trophy with Bengal in 1953, and also captained the state in 1956.
The West Bengal Government honoured Badru Banerjee with the Lifetime Achievement Award in sports in 2017.