Neville D'Souza

Neville D'Souza

Personal information
Full name	Neville Stephen J. D'Souza
Date of birth	1 January 1932
Place of birth	Maharashtra, India
Date of death	16 March 1980 (aged 48)
Place of death	Maharashtra, India
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(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. 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.

External links

• Neville D'Souza – FIFA competition record
• Sports Reference profile