Surajit Sengupta
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 August 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Hooghly, West Bengal, India | ||
| Date of death | 17 February 2022 (aged 70) | ||
| Place of death | Kolkata, West Bengal, India | ||
| Position(s) |
Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971 | Kidderpore | ||
| 1972–1974 | Mohun Bagan | ||
| 1974–1980 |
East Bengal | ||
| 1980–1981 | Mohammedan Sporting | ||
| 1981–1983 | Mohun Bagan | ||
| International career | |||
| 1973–1979 | India | 14 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Surajit Sengupta (30 August 1951 – 17 February 2022) was an Indian
He played for the
He appeared with East Bengal from 1974 to 1980 and captained the team in 1978–79.[1][2][3] He received the lifetime achievement award from East Bengal in 2018.
Early life
Sengupta was born on 30 August 1951, in Chakbazar in the Hooghly district of West Bengal.[4] His father, Suhas Sengupta, was a football and cricket player who worked for Dunlop India. Sengupta studied at the Hooghly Branch School where he was spotted by coach Ashwini Bharat. He went on to study at the Hooghly Mohsin College and made his second division debut for Robert Hudson FC.[5]
Club career
Sengupta made his domestic debut playing for the Kidderpore club[6] in 1971 before moving to Mohun Bagan AC and playing for the club between 1972 and 1974. He was part of Mohun Bagan's Bangladesh tour in May 1972, where they defeated Dhaka Mohammedan and lost to Dhaka XI.[7] He later moved to East Bengal FC for six seasons between 1974 and 1980. He represented Mohammedan SC between 1980 and 1981 before returning to Mohan Bagan between 1981 and 1983.[4]
Amongst his best experiences was a
Sengupta received the lifetime achievement award from East Bengal in 2018.[4]
International career
Sengupta made his debut for the
Style of play
Sengupta played as
Personal life and death
Sengupta was married to Shyamali Sengupta, with whom he had a son.[8] After his retirement he was involved with the game as a sports editor with a Bengali language magazine writing their football columns.[4] He learnt singing and would play the Tabla with his son.[8] East Bengal coach and former Indian footballer P. K. Banerjee had named him Sócrates after the Brazilian footballer, given his sporting a beard and his varied interests.[14]
Sengupta died from COVID-19-related complications on 17 February 2022, at the age of 70.[4]
Honours
East Bengal
- Calcutta Football League: 1974, 1975, 1977
- DCM Trophy: 1974[15]
- IFA Shield: 1974, 1975, 1976
- Darjeeling Gold Cup: 1976
- Federation Cup: 1978–79
- Rovers Cup: 1973–74, 1975–76
- Durand Cup: 1978
- Bordoloi Trophy: 1978
See also
- List of SC East Bengal captains
References
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- ^ "East Bengal FC » Historical squads". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "East Bengal Club - The Official Site of East Bengal Club". eastbengalclub.co.in. Archived from the original on 8 November 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Surajit Sengupta, India Football Legend And 'Heartthrob' Of Fans, Dies At 70". Outlook India. 18 February 2022. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Indian Football Great Surajit Sengupta Dies, Mamata Banerjee Leads Tributes | Football News". NDTVSports.com. 18 February 2022. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "IFA (WB) – Team: KIDDERPORE SC". ifawb.org. Indian Football Association. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ Alam, Masud (19 April 2022). "৭ কোটি মানুষের জন্য ভালোবাসা নিয়ে ঢাকায় এসেছিল মোহনবাগান" [Mohun Bagan came to Dhaka with love for 7 crore people]. www.prothomalo.com (in Bengali). Dhaka, Bangladesh: The Daily Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Amitabha Das Sharma (17 February 2022). "Surajit Sengupta Passes Away at 71". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Surajit Sengupta, former East Bengal captain, passes away at 70 due to Covid-19". India Today. 17 February 2022. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ a b c "Former East Bengal captain Surajit Sengupta passes away". Sportstar - The Hindu. 17 February 2022. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ "East Bengal Football Club – Famous Players". www.eastbengalfootballclub.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
- ^ "Sengupta passes away: সুরজিৎ চলে গেলেন স্মৃতির দেশে" [Surajit Sengupta passes away]. Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). 17 February 2022. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Former India midfielder and East Bengal legend Surajit Sengupta dies". The Telegraph. 17 February 2022. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Former India footballer Surajit Sengupta dies at 70 after Covid-19". Hindustan Times. 17 February 2022. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ Raunak, Majumdar (31 May 2019). "The DCM Trophy- Oldest Indian Tournament with International Exposure". chaseyoursport.com. Chase Your Sport. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
Bibliography
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- Martinez, Dolores; Mukharji, Projit B (2009). Football: From England to the World: The Many Lives of Indian Football. ISBN 978-1-138-88353-6. Archived from the originalon 2 July 2022.
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- "Triumphs and Disasters: The Story of Indian Football, 1889—2000" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- Mukhopadhay, Subir (2018). সোনায় লেখা ইতিহাসে মোহনবাগান (transl. Mohun Bagan in the history written in gold). ISBN 978-93-850172-0-9.
- Banerjee, Argha; Basu, Rupak (2022). মোহনবাগান: সবুজ ঘাসের মেরুন গল্প (transl. Mohun Bagan: Green fields' Maroon stories). Shalidhan. ISBN 978-81-954667-0-2.
- Roy, Gautam (1 January 2021). East Bengal 100. Allsport Foundation. ISBN 978-8194763109.
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- Chattopadhyay, Hariprasad (2017). Mohun Bagan–East Bengal (in Bengali). Kolkata: Parul Prakashan.
Further reading
- "Kingfisher East Bengal FC | Legacy-History". eastbengalfootballclub.com. 18 August 2012. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- "AIFF condoles Surajit Sengupta's death". AIFF. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- Nag, Utathya (19 April 2023). "Calcutta Football League: East Bengal kings of Asia's oldest league competition — full winners list". olympics.com. The Olympics Football. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.