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MEDAL WINNERS FROM INDIA

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Prasun Banerjee

Prasun Banerjee is a retired international footballer and an Arjuna Award Winner (1979) from Kolkata, India. Younger brother of the Pradip Kumar Banerjee, Prasun had also captained the India national football team in international tournaments. Banerjee was included in the All Time Best-XI team of Mohun Bagan Club as a Central Defensive Midfielder. He was only the second Indian to play for Asian All-star XI. He also played two matches against Brazil for Asian All-star XI and played against Zico, Eder, Falcao, Socretes and others. He was included in the Limca book of record for representing India in 100 football matches. In 2013, he won the bypoll to the Howrah Sadar parliamentary constituency on a Trinamool Congress ticket thus becoming the first professional footballer to be a Member of Parliament, India (Lok Sabha). He won the seat defeating his adversary, Left Front's Sridip Bhattacharya, by more than 27,000 votes. He was re-elected to the 16th Lok Sabha in 2014. Early life Prasun is the younger brother of India's player of the 20th century and former national coach, P.K. Banerjee. He is a graduate of the University of Calcutta. Career statistics Indian National Team Debut: 26 July 1974 vs Malaysia, in Merdeka Cup at Kuala Lumpur (Prasun Banerjee came in as a substitute for Gautam Sarkar). No of Matches Played – 49 No of Matches played as a Captain – 5 Goals Scored – 3 International Tournaments Asian Games – 1974, 1978, 1982. Merdeka Cup (Kuala Lumpur) – 1974, 1981, 1982. Pre Olympics – 1980 (Captain). Nehru Cup – 1982. Kings Cup (Bangkok) – 1977, 1981. Presidents Cup (Seoul) – 1982. Aga Khan Gold Cup (Dhaka) – 1977. Other Achievements Prasun Banerjee was the Joint Captain of the Indian Youth Team along with Sabbir Ali which became Joint Champions with Iran in Asian Youth Soccer Tournament at Bangkok. Bengal.