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[edit]

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

Early career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

^ ^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[edit]

[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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