Debendra Prasad "Deba" Singh (born 1943) is a former Indian footballer who played as a defender for Orissa and the India national team.

Personal life

He is the father of former Indian international footballer

Rajendra Prasad Singh Rajendra Prasad "R. P." Singh (born 11 July 1974) is an Indian former footballer who played as a midfielder for Mohun Bagan and the India national team. Early life Singh was born in Cuttack, Odisha and is the son of former Odisha state footbal ...

. Singh received the first OSJA (Odisha Sports Journalists’ Association) awards in 2018.

Club career

He played for Orissa Police in the Cuttack Senior League domestically. Singh was part of the Orissa team which was coached by Amal Dutta and captained the squad that reached the semi-finals in the 1967–68 edition of the

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by defeating Andhra Pradesh.

International career

Singh made his senior national team debut in his only appearance against

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in an international friendly.

References

Living people 1943 births Sportspeople from Cuttack Footballers from Odisha Indian men's footballers India men's international footballers Men's association football defenders {{India-footy-bio-stub