Personal information | |||
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Place of birth | India | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1982–1994 | East Bengal Club | ||
International career | |||
India | 53 | (0) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Tarun Dey is a retired Indian football defender who represented India at the 1984 Asian Cup. He also played for East Bengal Club and was awarded the Man of the tournament of the 1985 Coca-Cola Cup. [1] [2]
Dey is also a qualified AFC coach and managed East Bengal youth team as assistant coach. [3]
He joined Calcutta Football League club East Bengal in 1982 and captained the team in 1986–87. [4] [5] [6] They later won Federation Cup and qualified for 1985–86 Asian Club Championship. [7] As part of Central Asia Zone (tournament was named "Coca-Cola Cup"), the club managed by legendary footballer and Olympian P. K. Banerjee, [8] [9] [10] defeated New Road Team by 7–0, Abahani Krira Chakra 1–0, Club Valencia 9–0. [11] Dey was awarded the Man of the Tournament award.
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