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Debendra Prasad "Deba" Singh (1943 – 18 November 2024) is a former Indian footballer who played as a defender for Orissa and the India national team.
Personal life
He is the father of former Indian international footballer Rajendra Prasad Singh. Singh received the first OSJA (Odisha Sports Journalists’ Association) awards in 2018. Singh died on 18 November 2024, at the age of 82.
Club career
He played for Orissa Police 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 by defeating Andhra Pradesh.
International career
Singh made his senior national team debut in his only appearance against Myanmar in an international friendly.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal
- Deba Singh
- Odisha football team
- List of rulers of Odisha
- Sports in Odisha
- Talcher State
- Badakhemundi Estate
- Debakunda
- Treaty of Chushul
- Talcher
- Kirpan
