Prasanta Sinha was an Indian association football player who represented India internationally, and played club football for East Bengal.
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| Date of birth | 1938 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 22 September 2015 (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Kolkata, West Bengal, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left-half | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Railway[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964–1971 | East Bengal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| India | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Playing career
editHe was part of the India national team that finished as runners-up at the 1964 AFC Asian Cup in Israel. He won the gold medal with the Indian team managed by Syed Abdul Rahim,[2] at the 1962 Asian Games football final, defeating South Korea 2–1.[3] In club football, he played for East Bengal FC, where he won Calcutta Football League once and IFA Shield three times. Played as a defender throughout his entire career, Sinha captained the team in 1967–68.[4][5][6]
Death
editHonours
editIndia
- Asian Games Gold medal: 1962
- AFC Asian Cup runners-up: 1964[8]
- Merdeka Tournament runner-up: 1964;[9] third-place: 1965,[10] 1966[11]
Eastern Railway
East Bengal
- IFA Shield: 1970
Individual
See also
editReferences
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- ^ Sengupta, Somnath (13 July 2011). "Tactical Evolution of Indian Football (Part Two): Revolution Under Rahim Saab". thehardtackle.com. Kolkata: The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Prasanta dies in hospital". Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Kolkatafootball.com :East Bengal League History: Indian Football Capital's News". kolkatafootball.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Former Indian football player dies away". Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ Media Team, AIFF (15 August 2022). "Indian Football Down the Years: Looking back at the glorious moments". www.the-aiff.com. New Delhi: All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "The Indian Senior Team at the 1964 Merdeka Cup". indiafootball.de. IndiaFootball. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ "The Indian Senior Team at the 1965 Merdeka Cup". indiafootball.de. IndiaFootball. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ "The Indian Senior Team at the 1966 Merdeka Cup". indiafootball.de. IndiaFootball. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ Bhowmick, Mithun (15 December 2018). "ভারতীয় ফুটবলের অসুখসমূহ: পর্ব – ২" [Diseases of Indian football: Episode – 2]. bengali.indianexpress.com (in Bengali). Kolkata: IE Bangla Sports Desk. Indian Express News Service. Archived from the original on 15 November 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ Chattopadhyay, Hariprasad (13 September 2019). "আটান্নর মতো কড়া লড়াই দেখা যাচ্ছে এই লিগেও" [A tough fight like 1958 is also being witnessed in this season's league]. abandabazar.com (in Bengali). Kolkata: Anandabazar Patrika. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022.
- ^ "East Bengal Foundation Day: Celebrating 93 years of consistent achievement". Goal. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ Saikat (23 July 2012). "East Bengal to celebrate Foundation Day on 1st August". Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
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