Neville D'Souza

Olympic athlete

1932 – 1980

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Who was Neville D'Souza?

Neville Stephen J. D'Souza was an Indian footballer who represented his nation at the 1956 Summer Olympics, where he became the first Asian player to score a hat-trick in an Olympic Games. D'Souza finished the tournament as joint top-scorer, with 4 goals in 3 games. D'Souza played club football for Bombay.

D'Souza married Lyra and they have a son named Nigel and two daughters Liesel and Fleurel. D'Souza died of a brain haemorrhage on 16 March 1980.

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Born
Jan 1, 1932
Maharashtra
Nationality
  • India
Lived in
  • Maharashtra
Died
Mar 16, 1980
Maharashtra

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on July 23, 2013

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