FULL NAME: Pradeep Kumar Baliarsingh
GENDER: Male
BORN: September 15, 1957
FAMILY: Father (Late Paban Bihari Baliarsingh), Mother (Hrudayamani Baliarsingh), five youngers brothers (Pradyumna, Prabin, Pranab, Pravash, Pradosh), wife (Kumudini Baliarsingh), three sons (Samarjeet, Amarjeet, Prasanjeet)
PERMANENT ADDRESS: At- Madanpur, PO- Janla, PS- Jatni, Dist- Khurda, Odisha, India.
PRESENT ADDRESS: New AG Colony, Opposite Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
HOME CLUB: Club-73, Bhubaneswar
PROFESSION: Working at the office of the Accountant General of Odisha, Bhubaneswar since 1979.
TYPE OF FOOTBALLER: Striker

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS AS FOOTBALLER:
*     Represented Odisha in Santosh Trophy for four years (1991 to 1994). He was the vice-captain of the team that reached semifinals at Coimbatore in 1993.
*     Represented Odisha in Junior National Championship for B C Roy Trophy in 1976 and 1977. In 1977 Odisha reached final before losing to Bengal at Cuttack.
*     Played in the Kalinga Cup All-India Tournament twice.
*     Represented Rising Star Club (Cuttack) in the Governer’s Gold Cup All-India Tournament once.

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS AS ATHLETE:
*     Represented Odisha in the Senior National Athletics Championship in 1985 and 1986. Won 100m gold and 200m silver in the 1986 National championship.
*     Represented Odisha in the Junior National Athletics Championships from 1976 to 1980. Bagged the 100m and 200m sprint double four times.
*     He was also won long jump gold medal in the State Athletics meet with an effort of 6.2 metres.

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS AS VOLLEYBALL PLAYER:
*     Represented Odisha in the Junior National championship for two years (1979 and 1980).
*     Represented Utkal University in the Inter-University Championship for two years (1977 and 1978).

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS AS HOCKEY PLAYER:
*     Represented Odisha in All-India Police Hockey Tournament once at Baripada in 1978.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFO:
*     His father played volleyball for the Indian Army.
*     Pradeep is regarded as a gifted sportsperson, who also excelled in athletics, volleyball, hockey and sepak takraw.
*     Before joining AG Odisha, he served in Odisha Police for around 18 months.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: January 19, 2014
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: September 8, 2014