Gurdev Singh Gill (footballer)

Gurdev Singh Gill
Personal information
Date of birth	20 April 1950 (age 74)
Place of birth	Kharar Acharwal, Punjab, India
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1970–1973	Leaders Club, Jalandhar
1974–1990	FC Punjab Police
1978	East Bengal Club
1979–1990	FC Punjab Police
International career
1970–1979	India
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gurdev Singh Gill is a former Indian football player. He hails from Punjab. He was honoured with Arjuna Award, the highest sports award in India in the year 1978 for his achievements as a football player.

He is one of the three Punjabi football players to have received this prestigious award. He retired as a Commandant from Punjab Police in 2008. Settled now in Jalandhar and occasionally in Canada.

Club career

Leaders Football Club, Jalandhar : 1970 to 1973
Punjab Police Football Club, Jalandhar : 1974 to 1990
East Bengal Football Club Calcutta : 1978

Early career

Played for Rajput High School, Village Binjon, District. Hoshiarpur.
Graduated from Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College, Mahilpur.
Represented Indian Football team while studying at SGGS Khalsa College, Mahilpur.

Professional career

Played for Leaders Football Club, Jalandhar : 1970 to 1973
Joined Punjab Police : 1974
Played for Punjab Police Football team : 1974 to 1990
Played for East Bengal Football Club, Calcutta : 1978
Coach Punjab Police Football team : 1990 to 2000
Coach Indian Police Football team at World police games, Nepal : 2001 (bronze medal)
Santosh Trophy : 1970 Punjab won it
Santosh Trophy held at Jalandhar : 1974 Punjab beat Bengal 6-0 in the finals (record still holds till today)
Retired as Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police : 2008

International career

Asia Cup : 1970
Asian Games Tehran, Iran : 1974
Asian Games Bangkok, Thailand : 1978 (Captain)
Agha Khan Gold Cup, Indonesia : 1977 (hattrick against Bangladesh)
Kings Cup, Seoul, South Korea (goal against South Korea, 45 yards)
Meddreka Soccer, D'jakarta : 1976
World Police Games, Nepal : 2001 (Coach) : bronze medal
Afghan Jashan Celebration tournament, Kabul : 1975
Pre-olympics in Rangoon, Burma : 1972
President Gold Cup, Singapore : 1976

Life outside football

He retired as a Commandant of Police from Punjab Police in 2008.
Served as Sports Secretary of Punjab Police from 2000–2004.
Coached Punjab Police Football team that won All India Police Games between 2000-2006.
Member Punjab Football Association Selection Committee.
Organises a big Football tournament at his village Kharar Achharwal, every year.

Honours

Recipient of Arjuna Award : 1978^[2]^[3]^[4]
Recipient of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award : 1984
Recipient of President Police Medal for Meritorious Service : 2000
Footballer of the Millennium by Delhi Sports Journalists' Association : 2000

References

^ ^a ^b "IndianFootball.com Profile". IndianFootball.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
^ "LIST OF ARJUNA AWARD WINNERS - Football | Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports". yas.nic.in. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Archived from the original on 25 December 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2007.
^ "List of Arjuna Awardees (1961–2018)" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
^ Chaudhuri, Arunava (2000). "National Award winning Footballers". indianfootball.de. IndianFootball. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.

External links

[1] Archived 10 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine - Recipients Of Arjuna Award
[2] Profile at Chabbewal-Mahilpur.com
[3] - Official site of Punjab Football Association (PFA)
Interview at Surrey Soccer Tournament on YouTube
[4] Archived 10 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine - Achievements of Punjab Police football
[5] - Article about Punjabi Football Players in East Bengal & Mohan Bagan
[6] - Old data about Punjabi Football Players in various International tournaments
[7] - Indian Football Hall Of Fame

[IndianFootball.com_Profile-1] "IndianFootball.com Profile". IndianFootball.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2009.

[2] "LIST OF ARJUNA AWARD WINNERS - Football | Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports". yas.nic.in. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Archived from the original on 25 December 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2007.

[3] "List of Arjuna Awardees (1961–2018)" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

[4] Chaudhuri, Arunava (2000). "National Award winning Footballers". indianfootball.de. IndianFootball. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.

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