Pradip Banerjee, who passed away on the 20th March 2020, was the captain of the Indian football team at the ______ Olympic Games.
1956
The correct answer is 1956.
The 1956 semi-final appearance is India's best result in the Olympic football tournament. Other prominent players from that era included Neville D'Souza (first Asian to score a hat-trick in the Olympics, achieved in 1956) and Chuni Goswami, who played alongside Pradip Banerjee. India's last appearance in the Olympic football tournament was in 1964. Pradip Banerjee was later a successful football coach, leading teams like East Bengal and Mohun Bagan and also the Indian national team.
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