Debendra Prasad "Deba" Singh (1943 â 18 November 2024) was an Indian footballer who played as a defender for Orissa and the India national team.
He is the father of former Indian international footballer Rajendra Prasad Singh. Singh received the first OSJA (Odisha Sports Journalistsâ Association) awards in 2018. Singh died on 18 November 2024, at the age of 82.
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 1967âÂÂ68 edition of the Santosh Trophy by defeating Andhra Pradesh.
Singh made his senior national team debut in his only appearance against Myanmar in an international friendly.