S. S. Narayan

Shankar Subramaniam Narayan

Personal information
Date of birth	(1934-11-12)12 November 1934
Place of birth	Ottapalam, Kerala, British Raj[1]
Date of death	5 August 2021(2021-08-05) (aged 86)
Place of death	Thane, Maharashtra, India
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1950–52	Matunga Students
1952[2]	Indian Gymkhana F.C.
1953–55	Matunga AC
1955–58[2]	Caltex Bombay
1958–70[2]	Tata SC
International career
1956–1964	India	9[3]	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  India AFC Asian Cup Runner-up 1964 Israel Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shankar Subramaniam Narayan^[2] (12 November 1934 – 5 August 2021),^[4] also known as S. S. "Babu" Narayan, was a footballer who represented India as a goalkeeper at the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games.^[5][6]

Playing career

In club football, Narayan played for Tata SC and retired from the game in 1970, being replaced as goalkeeper at the club by Bandya Kakade.^[7] In 2013, he was felicitated by the Mumbai District Football Association for his contributions to Indian football.^[8] He was also a popular performer at the basketball court.^[9]

Honours

India

• AFC Asian Cup runners-up: 1964^[10]
• Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament: 1955
• Merdeka Tournament runner-up: 1959^[11]

References

1. "Olympian SS Babu Narayan passes away". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
2. "S.S. Narayan". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
3. FIFA President condoles SS Narayan’s death Archived 10 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine AIFF
4. "Olympian footballer S.S. 'Babu' Nayaran passes away". Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
5. "Bandya Kakade dead". The Hindu. 18 October 2012. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
6. "S. S. Narayan". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
7. "Former India goalkeeper Bandya Kakade passes away". The Times of India. 17 October 2012. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
8. Rizvi, Taus (15 July 2013). "After a long wait, SS Narayan finally gets his due". DNA India. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
9. "Former India football goalkeeper SS Narayan no more | Football News - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
10. Chaudhuri, Arunava. "The Indian Senior Team at the 1964 Tel Aviv Asia Cup". Indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
11. Chaudhuri, Arunava (2000). "The Indian Senior Team at the 1959 Merdeka Cup". www.indianfootball.de. IndianFootball. Archived from the original on 8 June 2018. (information given by Jaydeep Basu, Sunil Warrier, and Gautam Roy).

External links

• S. S. Narayan at Olympedia