Gurdev Singh Gill
Personal information
Full name Gurdev Singh Gill[1]
Date of birth (1950-04-20) 20 April 1950
Place of birth Kharar Acharwal, Punjab, India[2]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
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.

Singh Gill being felicitated by the Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (IC) and Information & Broadcasting, Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore in New Delhi.

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.

Family

  • Father - S. Kishan Singh Gill deceased in 2009.
  • Mother - Smt. Chanan Kaur Gill deceased in 2007.
  • Wife - Gurdev Kaur Gill deceased in 1995.
  • Sons - Surjeet Singh Gill and Ajitpal Singh Gill (Canada).
  • Daughter in law - Ramandeep Kaur Gill (Canada), Mandip Kaur Gill (Canada)
  • Grandsons - Angad Singh Gill, Arjan Singh Gill, Kishan Singh Gill , Nihaal Singh Gill(Canada)

Honours

  • Recipient of Arjuna Award : 1978[3][4][5]
  • 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

  1. ↑ Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 59. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
  2. 1 2 "IndianFootball.com Profile". IndianFootball.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ Chaudhuri, Arunava (2000). "National Award winning Footballers". indianfootball.de. IndianFootball. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  • Archived 10 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine - Recipients Of Arjuna Award
  • Profile at Chabbewal-Mahilpur.com
  • - Official site of Punjab Football Association (PFA)
  • Interview at Surrey Soccer Tournament on YouTube
  • Archived 10 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine - Achievements of Punjab Police football
  • - Article about Punjabi Football Players in East Bengal & Mohan Bagan
  • - Old data about Punjabi Football Players in various International tournaments
  • - Indian Football Hall Of Fame
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