Gurdev Singh Gill (footballer)

Gurdev Singh Gill
Personal information
Date of birth (1950-04-20) 20 April 1950 (age 74)
Place of birth Kharar Acharwal, Punjab, India[1]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
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.

  1. ^ a b "IndianFootball.com Profile". IndianFootball.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2009.