Bandya Kakade (c. 1945 – 17 October 2012) was an Indian footballer who was second-choice goalkeeper in the Indian squad that won a bronze medal at the 1970 Asian Games in Bangkok.[1] He understudied Kuppuswami Sampath in that competition and he was one of three goalkeepers who represented India in the qualifying competition for the 1972 Olympic Games.[2]

Bandya Kakade
Personal information
Date of birth 1945
Place of birth Bombay
Date of death 17 October 2012 (aged 67)
Place of death Mumbai, India
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1960-61 Friends XI
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961-66 Central Railways
1966-70 Mafatlal SC
1970-89 Tata Sports Club
International career
India
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  India
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Bangkok Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Born in Mumbai to a family of tailors, Bandya Kakade was more interested in football and tennis than studies during his schooldays. He played for a local team, Friends XI, before progressing to the Central Railways club and then, in 1966, to Mafatlal SC.[3] He played for the Indian junior team in 1964 and spent nearly 20 years as goalkeeper with Tata Sports Club from 1970,[1][4] where he replaced S. S. Narayan.[5] He occasionally played as a right-back[6] and retired from the sport in 1989.[3]

Having suffered paralysis of his right-hand side two years previously,[6] Kakade died of a heart attack in Mumbai on 17 October 2012. He was unmarried.[4]

Honours

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India

References

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  2. ^ "Bandya Kakade dead". The Hindu. 18 October 2012. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Former India goalkeeper Bandya Kakade is no more". The Free Press Journal. 18 October 2012. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Former India goalkeeper Bandya Kakade dead". NDTV. Press Trust of India. 17 October 2012. Archived from the original on 30 October 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ a b "Most-loved Bandya Kakade will be missed: City football mourns the death of a do-gooder". Mid-day. 18 October 2012. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  7. ^ Basu, Jaydeep (3 February 2020). "Indian football's finest: 50 years on, remembering the stars of 1970 Asian Games bronze-winning team". www.scroll.in. Scroll. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  8. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "The Indian Senior Team at the 1970 Bangkok Asian Games". IndianFootball.de. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  9. ^ Ghoshal, Amoy (26 August 2014). "Indian football team at the Asian Games: 1970 Bangkok". www.sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.