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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Orphan|date=November 2015}}

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'''Hiralal Mukherjee''' (14 October 1886 – 14 December 1962) was [[India]]n professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. He was a member of the "Immortal XI", of [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]], that won the [[IFA Shield]] in 1911.<ref name="tht1">{{cite web |title= History Of Mohun Bagan (Part 1): The Success That Changed Indian Football |url= http://www.thehardtackle.com/2010/history-of-mohun-bagan-chapter-1-the-origin-and-the-success-that-changed-indian-football/ |publisher= thehardtackle.com |date= 2 May 2010 |accessdate= 12 October 2014}}</ref>

==Early life==
On 14 October 1886, Mukherjee was born to a middle-class family in the erstwhile [[Bengal Presidency]] of [[British India]]. He grew up and had his early education in the [[Bagbazar]] locality of [[Calcutta]] (now Kolkata). At a young age, he lost his father and following which he moved to [[Howrah]] with his elder sister. Passing the entrance exam at the Howarh Zilla School in 1904, he got himself enrolled at the Bengal Engineering College (now Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology) in [[Shibpur]]. This was when he quit his studies and took to football as a profession. He was encouraged to take up goalkeeping by Sailen Basu, an official at [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]], the club which Mukherjee first played for.<ref>{{cite web |title= The Immortal XI |url= http://www.mohunbaganclub.com/features_view.php?id=NTE= |publisher= Mohun Bagan |work= mohunbaganclub.com |accessdate= 12 October 2014}}</ref>

==Career==
Mukherjee began his club career with Mohun Bagan in 1906. As a goalkeeper, he was known for his ability to storm into the tackles of the opposition strikers.<ref>{{cite web |title= Immortal XI – Remembering Green And Maroon Legends (From The Archives) |url= http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/immortal-xi-remembering-green-and-maroon-legends/ |publisher= thehardtackle.com |date= 29 July 2011 |accessdate= 12 October 2014}}</ref>

He was part of the team that won the [[IFA Shield]] in 1911, when they beat [[East Yorkshire Regiment]] 2–1 in the final. The winning team was titled "Immortal XI" following the victory. This is viewed as a turning point in Indian football, as a team of Indian natives on bare foot had beaten a well coached British team. Mukherjee's best moment at the tournament came when he saved three penalties against Rangers Football Club in the second game of the tournament, a match that Bagan won 2–1.<ref name="tht1" />

==References==
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[[Category:1886 births]]
[[Category:1962 deaths]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers from Kolkata]]
[[Category:Association football goalkeepers]]
[[Category:Mohun Bagan AC players]]

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