Pansanttom Venkatesh

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| birth_date = 8 September 1926

| birth_place = Bangalore, Mysore State, British India

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| death_place = Calcutta, West Bengal, India

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| position = Forward

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Pansanttom Venkatesh (1926 – 1 June 1977) was an Indian footballer.{{Olympedia|25835}}{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/padamttom-vankatesh-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418112706/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/padamttom-vankatesh-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Pansanttom Venkatesh Olympic Results |access-date=12 October 2018}} Venkatesh played for East Bengal{{Cite web|last=Sengupta|first=Somnath|title=Tactical Evolution Of Indian Football (Part One): Profiling Three Great 2-3-5 Teams|url=https://thehardtackle.com/2011/tactical-evolution-of-indian-football-part-one-profiling-three-great-2-3-5-teams/|location=Kolkata|date=29 July 2011|access-date=2021-03-16|website=thehardtackle.com|publisher=The Hard Tackle|language=en-US|archive-date=9 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009112727/https://thehardtackle.com/2011/tactical-evolution-of-indian-football-part-one-profiling-three-great-2-3-5-teams/}} and the India national football team during his professional career.{{Cite web|last=Sengupta|first=Somnath|title=Tactical Evolution of Indian Football (Part Two): Revolution Under Rahim Saab|url=https://thehardtackle.com/2011/tactical-evolution-of-indian-football-part-two-revolution-under-rahim-saab/|location=Kolkata|date=13 July 2011|access-date=2021-03-16|website=thehardtackle.com|publisher=The Hard Tackle|language=en-US|archive-date=25 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025021904/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/tactical-evolution-of-indian-football-part-two-revolution-under-rahim-saab/}}

Club career

Venkatesh spent most of his club career in East Bengal,{{cite web|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/static/html/fl2017/stories/20030829007813300.htm|title=The saga of East Bengal – The Hindu|website=www.thehindu.com|access-date=9 June 2019|archive-date=2 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702111559/https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/sport/article30218648.ece}} and captained the team in 1952–53.{{cite web|url=https://www.kolkatafootball.com/capeb.htm|website=kolkatafootball.com|title=Kolkatafootball.com :East Bengal League History: Indian Football Capital's News|access-date=2019-02-11|archive-date=12 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011211/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/capeb.htm}}{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/east-bengal-fc/20/|title=East Bengal FC » Historical squads|website=worldfootball.net|access-date=2019-02-11|archive-date=12 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011647/https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/east-bengal-fc/20/}}{{cite web|url=http://eastbengalclub.co.in/teamarchives.html|title=East Bengal Club - The Official Site of East Bengal Club|website=eastbengalclub.co.in|access-date=2019-02-11|archive-date=8 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108213722/http://eastbengalclub.co.in/teamarchives.html}} He was part of the team that played against German side Kickers Offenbach{{cite web|author=Neil Morrison|date=12 November 2015|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ofckickers-asia53.html|title=Kickers Offenbach (West Germany) Asian tour 1953|work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|access-date=24 June 2021|archive-date=19 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019153551/http://www.rsssf.com/tableso/ofckickers-asia53.html}} and FC Torpedo Moscow in 1953.{{cite web|url=https://thewikihow.com/video_efPFVqY0BYU|title=Soccer Barefoot 1953 (21.08) Torpedo (USSR) – East Bengal Club (India): 3–3. Aleks Chistogan – thewikihow|website=www.thewikihow.com|access-date=9 June 2019|archive-date=9 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609103141/https://thewikihow.com/video_efPFVqY0BYU}} He also scored two goals against Torpedo in their 3–3 draw at the Central Dynamo Stadium. With East Bengal from 1948 to 1953, he scored overall 81 goals, and emerged as top scorer in 1953.{{cite web|first1=Gautam|last1=Roy|first2=Swapan|last2=Ball|date=2007|url=http://www.eastbengalfootballclub.com/club/famousPlayers2.asp|title=East Bengal Football Club – Famous Players|access-date=25 February 2009|website=www.eastbengalfootballclub.com|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221072429/http://www.eastbengalfootballclub.com/club/famousPlayers2.asp|archive-date=21 February 2009}}

In the same year, he represented the club at the World Youth Festival in Romania. He scored a goal against Lebanon XI in their 6–1 win.

International career

Venkatesh was part of the prominent national team during the "golden era" of Indian football,{{cite web|url=https://www.chaseyoursport.com/Football/The-Golden-Years-of-Indian-Football/659|title=The Golden Years of Indian Football|website=www.chaseyoursport.com|publisher=Chase Your Sport|location=Kolkata|first=Rounak|last=Majumdar|date=22 April 2019|access-date=28 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107230046/https://www.chaseyoursport.com/Football/The-Golden-Years-of-Indian-Football/659|archive-date=7 November 2020}} managed by Syed Abdul Rahim, became one of the best teams in Asia.{{cite web |first=Somnath |last=Sengupta |url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/index.php/legends-of-indian-football-rahim-saab/ |title=Legends of Indian Football: Rahim Saab |website=www.thehardtackle.com |publisher=The Hard Tackle |date=26 December 2010 |access-date=20 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615042007/http://www.thehardtackle.com/index.php/legends-of-indian-football-rahim-saab/ |archive-date=15 June 2011 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hans/2018-07-14/Old-timers-recollect-past-glory-of-city-football/398165|title=Old-timers recollect past glory of city football|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022162920/https://www.thehansindia.com/amp/posts/index/Hans/2018-07-14/Old-timers-recollect-past-glory-of-city-football/398165|archive-date=22 October 2021|publisher=The Hans India|date=14 July 2018|access-date=5 September 2021|first=Mohammed|last=Nizamuddin|location=Hyderabad, Telangana}} He represented India and won gold-medal at the 1951 Asian Games, held in New Delhi.{{cite web|title=AIFF to felicitate surviving 1951 & 1962 Asian Games football gold medallists!|url=http://arunfoot.blogspot.com/2012/08/aiff-to-felicitate-surviving-1951-1962.html|work=Arunava about Football|access-date=3 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702174031/http://arunfoot.blogspot.com/2012/08/aiff-to-felicitate-surviving-1951-1962.html|archive-date=2 July 2013|url-status=dead}} He also went on the play at the 1952 Summer Olympics with India.{{cite web|title=The Indian Senior Team at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1952olympics.html|work=Indian Football|access-date=3 May 2013}}{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/indian-football-team-national-olympics-history-1948-1952-1956-1960|title=Indian football at the Olympics: The complete history|first=Utathya|last=Nag|website=olympics.com|publisher=The Olympics|language=en|location=|agency=|date=3 February 2022|access-date=18 October 2022|archive-date=13 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013161643/https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/indian-football-team-national-olympics-history-1948-1952-1956-1960}}

He was also a part of Balaidas Chatterjee managed Indian team that participated in 1953 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament in Rangoon, and won the title.{{cite news|title=Quadrangular Football: India's Win|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sMw-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=W0wMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4159%2C1770595|access-date=18 September 2022|work=The Indian Express|date=25 October 1953|location=Rangoon, Burma|page=9|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513054108/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sMw-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=W0wMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4159%2C1770595|archive-date=13 May 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brindies-quad.html|title = Asian Quadrangular Tournament (Colombo Cup) 1952–1955: 1953 (Rangoon, Burma)|website=RSSSF|date=1999|first=Neil|last=Morrison|archive-date=27 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927000411/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brindies-quad.html}}{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1953quadrangularcup.html|title=The Indian Senior Team at the 1953 Rangoon Quadrangular Cup|website=indianfootball.de|last=Chaudhuri|first=Arunava|date=2000|access-date=26 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928082835/http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1953quadrangularcup.html|archive-date=28 September 2018|url-status=dead}} He also won the 1954 edition. Venkatesh also appeared with the Indian team in an exhibition match in December 1954 in an 1–0 defeat to Allsvenskan club AIK at CC&FC Ground in Kolkata.{{cite web|url=https://www.aikstats.se/matches.php?id=3453|title=Friday 10 December 1954, Indisk kombination — AIK 0–1 (0–0) Calcutta FC Ground, Calcutta|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221133559/https://www.aikstats.se/matches.php?id=3453|archive-date=21 February 2024|language=sv|access-date=21 February 2024|website=aikstats.se|publisher=AIK Fotboll Klub}}

Honours

East Bengal

IFA Shield: 1949, 1950, 1951

Bengal

Santosh Trophy: 1950-51

India

Asian Games Gold medal: 1951
Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament: 1952, 1953, 1954{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brindies-quad.html#54|title=Asian Quadrangular Tournament 1954 (Calcutta, India)|website=RSSSF |first=Neil|last=Morrison|date=1999|access-date=17 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927000411/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brindies-quad.html|archive-date=27 September 2022}}

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