Neville D'Souza

Neville D'Souza
Personal information
Full nameNeville Stephen J. D'Souza
Date of birth1 January 1932
Place of birthMaharashtra, India
Date of death16 March 1980 (aged 48)
Place of deathMaharashtra, India
Playing positionStriker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
Bombay
National team
India
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Neville Stephen J. D'Souza (1 January 1932 – 16 March 1980) was an Indian footballer who represented his nation at the 1956 Summer Olympics, where he became the first Asian player to score a hat-trick in an Olympic Games.[1][2][3] D'Souza finished the tournament as joint top-scorer, with 4 goals in 3 games.[4] D'Souza played club football for Bombay.[5]

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.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nitin N. Sethi (13 January 2004). "Mumbai salutes soccer legend". The Indian Times. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  2. ↑ Nandakumar Marar (3 September 2000). "Recalling Neville's extraordinary exploits in Olympic football". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  3. ↑ "Football: India's day of Glory at Melbourne".
  4. ↑ Stan Rayan (10 December 2005). "Where are the strikers?". The Sportstar. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  5. ↑ K. Bhaskaran (12 November 2001). "1956, the year the stars failed to shine". The Mid-Day. Retrieved 8 March 2009.

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