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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Gurdev Singh Gill
| image =
| fullname = Gurdev Singh Gill<ref name="PFA 59">{{cite book
| last = Hugman
| first = Barry J.
| title = The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005
| publisher = Queen Anne Press
| year = 2005
| page = 59
| isbn = 1-85291-665-6 }}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|04|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Kharar Acharwal]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]]<ref name="IndianFootball.com Profile"/>
| height = {{height|m=1.73}}<ref name="IndianFootball.com Profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.com/en/statistic/player/detail/playerId/1|title=IndianFootball.com Profile|publisher=IndianFootball.com|access-date=2009-06-24}}</ref>
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| currentclub = [[East Bengal Club]]
| clubnumber = 3
| years1 = 1970–1973
| years2 = 1974–1990
| years3 = 1978
| years4 = 1979–1990
| clubs1 = [[Leaders Club, Jalandhar]]
| clubs2 = [[FC Punjab Police]]
| clubs3 = [[East Bengal Club]]
| clubs4 = [[FC Punjab Police]]
| caps1 =
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| nationalyears1 = 1970–1979
| nationalteam1 = [[India national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps1 = 109
| nationalgoals1 = 10

}}

'''Gurdev Singh Gill''' is a former [[India]]n [[Association football|football]] player. He hails from [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]. He was honoured with [[Arjuna Award]], the highest sports award in India in the year 1978 for his achievements as a football player. 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.

==Club career==
*Leaders Football Club, Jalandhar : 1970 to 1973
*Punjab Police Football Club, Jalandhar : 1974 to 1990
*East Bengal Football Club Calcutta : 1978

==Early career==
*Played for Rajput High School, Village Binjon, District. Hoshiarpur.
*Graduated from Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College, Mahilpur.
*Represented Indian Football team while studying at SGGS Khalsa College, Mahilpur.

==Professional career==
*Played for Leaders Football Club, Jalandhar : 1970 to 1973
*Joined Punjab Police : 1974
*Played for Punjab Police Football team : 1974 to 1990
*Played for East Bengal Football Club, Calcutta : 1978
*Coach Punjab Police Football team : 1990 to 2000
*Coach Indian Police Football team at World police games, Nepal : 2001 (bronze medal)
*Santosh Trophy : 1970 Punjab won it
*Santosh Trophy held at Jalandhar : 1974 Punjab beat Bengal 6-0 in the finals (record still holds till today)
*Retired as Superintendent of Police, Punjab Police : 2008

==International career==
*Asia Cup : 1970
*Asian Games Tehran, Iran : 1974
*Asian Games Bangkok, Thailand : 1978 (Captain)
*Agha Khan Gold Cup, Indonesia : 1977 (hattrick against Bangladesh)
*Kings Cup, Seoul, South Korea (goal against South Korea, 45 yards)
*Meddreka Soccer, D'jakarta : 1976
*World Police Games, Nepal : 2001 (Coach) : bronze medal
*Afghan Jashan Celebration tournament, Kabul : 1975
*Pre-olympics in Rangoon, Burma : 1972
*President Gold Cup, Singapore : 1976

==Life outside football==
*He retired as a Commandant of Police from Punjab Police in 2008.
*Served as Sports Secretary of Punjab Police from 2000–2004.
*Coached Punjab Police Football team that won All India Police Games between 2000-2006.
*Member Punjab Football Association Selection Committee.
*Organises a big Football tournament at his village Kharar Achharwal, every year.

===Family===
*Father - S. Kishan Singh Gill deceased in 2009.
*Mother - Smt. Chanan Kaur Gill deceased in 2007.
*Wife - Gurdev Kaur Gill deceased in 1995.
*Sons - Surjeet Singh Gill and Ajitpal Singh Gill (Canada).
*Daughter in law - Ramandeep Kaur Gill (Canada), Mandip Kaur Gill (Canada)
*Grandsons - Angad Singh Gill, Arjan Singh Gill, Kishan Singh Gill (Canada)

===Honours===
* [[Arjuna Award|Recipient of Arjuna Award]] : 1978
* [[Recipient of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award]] : 1984
* [[Recipient of President Police Medal for Meritorious Service]] : 2000
* Footballer of the Millennium by Delhi Sports Journalists’ Association : 2000

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.punjabpoliceindia.org/Sports/Awardees.pdf] - Recipients Of Arjuna Award
* [http://www.chabbewal-mahilpur.com/?page_id=375] Profile at Chabbewal-Mahilpur.com
* [http://www.punjabfootball.com/org_committees.php] - Official site of Punjab Football Association (PFA)
* {{YouTube|QQ3CB_NTSr8|Interview at Surrey Soccer Tournament}}
* [http://www.punjabpoliceindia.org/Sports/Football.pdf] - Achievements of Punjab Police football
* [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030712/spr-trib.htm#1] - Article about Punjabi Football Players in East Bengal & Mohan Bagan
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110827141550/http://solgens.us/india/punjabfootball.com/org_int_data.php] - Old data about Punjabi Football Players in various International tournaments
* [http://www.indianfootball.de/data/halloffame/singh_gurdev.html] - Indian Football Hall Of Fame

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