{{Short description|Indian footballer (died 2022)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}} {{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Babu Mani | image = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{circa|1963}} | birth_place = Bangalore, Mysore State, India | death_date = {{death date and given age|2022|11|19|59|df=y}} |death_place = Kolkata, India | position = Forward | years1 = 1984 | clubs1 = Mohammedan Sporting | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1984–1990 | clubs2 = Mohun Bagan | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 1990–1992 | clubs3 = East Bengal | caps3 = | goals3 = | years4 = 1992– | clubs4 = Mohun Bagan | caps4 = | goals4 = | nationalyears1 = 1984– | nationalteam1 = India | nationalcaps1 = 55 | nationalgoals1 = }}
'''Babu Mani''' ({{circa|1963}} – 19 November 2022)<ref name="aiff">{{cite web|title=AIFF condoles the demise of former India forward Babu Mani|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/aiff-condoles-the-demise-of-babu-mani|publisher=All India Football Federation|date=20 November 2022|access-date=20 November 2022}}</ref> was an Indian footballer who played for India as a forward in the 1984 AFC Asian Cup. He also played for Mohun Bagan. He also played for East Bengal under the coaching of Syed Nayeemuddin.<ref>{{cite web|title=Five most successful Indian football coaches|url=https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-five-most-successful-coaches/|date=31 August 2022|access-date=7 October 2022|website=khelnow.com|publisher=Khel Now|first=Sathvik K|last=Bharadwaj|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905111022/https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-five-most-successful-coaches/|archive-date=5 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sengupta|first=Somnath|title=Tactical Evolution of Indian Football (Part Three): PK Banerjee – Amal Dutta – Nayeemuddin|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/tactical-evolution-of-indian-football-part-three-pk-banerjee-amal-dutta-nayeemuddin/|location=Kolkata|date=13 July 2011|access-date=16 March 2021|website=thehardtackle.com|publisher=The Hard Tackle|language=en-US|archive-date=14 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714062345/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/tactical-evolution-of-indian-football-part-three-pk-banerjee-amal-dutta-nayeemuddin/}}</ref>
Mani made his international debut against Argentina in the 1984 Nehru Cup. He was part of the squad which qualified and participated in the 1984 AFC Asian Cup.<ref name="aiff"/>
==Honours==
'''India''' * South Asian Games Gold medal: 1985, 1987<ref>{{cite web |title=3rd South Asian Federation Games 1987 (Calcutta, India) |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/safg87.html |website=RSSSF }}</ref>
'''Bengal''' * Santosh Trophy: 1986–87, 1988–89
''' Mohammedan Sporting''' *Federation Cup: 1983–84
'''Mohun Bagan''' *Calcutta Football League: 1984, 1986, 1992 *IFA Shield: 1987 *Durand Cup: 1984, 1985, 1986 *Rovers Cup: 1985, 1992 *Federation Cup: 1986–87, 1987–88, 1992, 1993
'''East Bengal''' *Calcutta Football League: 1991 *IFA Shield: 1990, 1991 *Durand Cup: 1990, 1991 *Rovers Cup: 1990
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20121014174849/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/84asch.html Stats] * [https://books.google.com/books?id=YhdmCQAAQBAJ&dq=1987+saf+games+final+football&pg=PA6]
{{India squad AFC Asian Cup 1984}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mani, Babu}} Category:1963 births Category:2022 deaths Category:Footballers from Bengaluru Category:Indian men's footballers Category:India men's international footballers Category:1984 AFC Asian Cup players Category:Footballers at the 1986 Asian Games Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players Category:Mohun Bagan Super Giant players Category:East Bengal Club players Category:Calcutta Football League players Category:Asian Games footballers for India Category:South Asian Games medalists in football Category:South Asian Games gold medalists for India