Pankaj Gupta is best known for his involvement in professional hockey where he worked variously as a manager, administrator, and referee.
10 Facts About Pankaj Gupta
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Pankaj Gupta became the first head coach of the India national football team in 1938, and guided the team in the Indian tour of Australia.
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Pankaj Gupta studied Intermediate Arts at Sanskrit College and graduated from Bangabasi College of the University of Calcutta.
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Pankaj Gupta made an entry into the administration of the Indian Football Association, as a representative of Sporting Union club.
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Pankaj Gupta toured Australia, New Zealand, and many countries of Europe and America with the Indian hockey team.
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The Bengali that he was, Pankaj Gupta remarked that the sight reminded him very much of the villages in Bengal.
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Pankaj Gupta was the Secretary of the Bengal Hockey Association for more than a decade continuously from 1936.
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Pankaj Gupta held official positions in Indian Football Association and was active in founding the All India Football Federation.
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Pankaj Gupta was Honorary Treasurer of the organisation in its year of inception and was president subsequently.
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Pankaj Gupta was instrumental in the founding of the National Cricket Club and the construction of the stadium at Eden Gardens.