Nikhil Nandy (1932 – 29 December 2020) was an Indian

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. He competed in the men's tournament at the

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. As an octogenarian, he was still engaged in coaching youngsters in

Kolkata Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...

, India. He was part of Eastern Railway's historic

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win in 1958.

Club career

Nandy was part of Eastern Railway's historic

win in 1958. He also played for

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Personal life

Nandy had two brothers, Anil and Santosh, who also played football and represented

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internationally.

Honours

Eastern Railway *

: 1958 Bengal *

Santosh Trophy The National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy, or simply Santosh Trophy, is an inter-state national football competition contested by the state associations and government institutions under the All India Football Federation (AIFF), th ...

: 1955–56, 1958-59

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* * 1932 births 2020 deaths Indian men's footballers India men's international footballers Olympic footballers for India Footballers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Footballers from Kolkata Men's association football forwards Indian football coaches Calcutta Football League players Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India Footballers at the 1958 Asian Games Asian Games footballers for India {{India-footy-forward-stub

Club career

Personal life

Honours

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