Debjit Ghosh
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 February 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Kolkata, West Bengal, India | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | East Bengal (Assistant coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998–2002 | Mohun Bagan | ||
| 2002–2003 | Mahindra United | ||
| 2003–2006 | East Bengal | ||
| 2006–2007 | Mohammedan | ||
| National team | |||
| 1998–2004 | India | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2014–2015 | Bhawanipore | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Debjit Ghosh (born 23 February 1974) is a former Indian football player and is the current assistant coach of Indian I-League side East Bengal. During his playing days, Ghosh played for Mohun Bagan, Mahindra United, East Bengal, and Mohammedan in the National Football League from 1998 to 2007. He also represented India from 1998 to 2004.
Club career
Born in Kolkata, West Bengal, Ghosh started his playing career with Kolkata football giants Mohun Bagan in 1998.[1] 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 1998 to 2004.[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]
References
- ↑ "PK Banerjee vs Amal Dutta : The Battle Royale". Football Maidan. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ↑ "SQUAD DATABASE". Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- 1 2 Abhiseka, Arya (22 July 2003). "Near repeat of Foe tragedy mars LG Cup". Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ↑ "Debjit Ghosh". National-Football-Teams. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ↑ "Debjit to lead football team". Tribune India. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ↑ "Bhawanipore FC Started Pre-Season Training". THIF-Live. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ↑ "Ghosh Assistant Coach". Kolkata Football. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.