Debjit Ghosh

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Debjit Ghosh
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-02-23) 23 February 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 East Bengal (Assistant coach)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996 East Bengal
1997–2002 Mohun Bagan
2002–2003 Mahindra United
2003–2006 East Bengal
2006–2007 Mohammedan
International career
2002 India U23
1997–2006 India 16 (2)
Managerial career
2014–2015 Bhawanipore
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Debjit Ghosh (born 23 February 1974) is a former Indian football player. During his playing days, Ghosh played for Mohun Bagan, Mahindra United, East Bengal, and Mohammedan in the National Football League from 1996 to 2007. He also represented India between 1997 and 2006.

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Club career

Born in Kolkata, West Bengal, Ghosh started his playing career with Kolkata football giants East Bengal in 1996. [1] He Joined Mohun Bagan in the Year 1997.He stayed at the club until 2002, becoming captain for one year in 2001. [2] He moved to Mumbai-based side Mahindra United for one season before moving to Mohun Bagan Kolkata rivals, East Bengal. He stayed at the club until 2006 before moving to the third Kolkata football giant, Mohammedan. He stayed at the club for one season before retiring.

2003 collapse

On 21 July 2003, during an 2003 ASEAN Club Championship quarter-final match for East Bengal against Persita Tangerang of Indonesia, Ghosh was knocked-out unconscious by the elbow of Tangerang player Zaenal Arief. It took five minutes before the East Bengal club doctor was able to aide Ghosh as the players and the 8,000 spectators at the stadium feared the worst. Eventually Ghosh was stretched onto an ambulance and taken to Mintohardjo NAVY Hospital with a concussion. He managed to recover and was released from the hospital that same night at 9 pm. [3]

The collapse was described to be similar to the collapse of Cameroonian international Marc-Vivien Foé who died after a heart-related collapse during the Confederations Cup only a month before. [3]

International

Ghosh represented the India national football team from 1997 to 2006. [4] He captained the side in 2003 during the 2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup. [5]

Coaching career

Bhawanipore: 2014–2015

In 2014 it was confirmed that Ghosh was the new head coach of Calcutta Football League side Bhawanipore. [6] After a year with the club, Ghosh left to sign as an assistant coach at his former club, East Bengal. [7]

Honours

India

India U23

East Bengal

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  3. 1 2 Abhiseka, Arya (22 July 2003). "Near repeat of Foe tragedy mars LG Cup". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
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