Arun Ghosh (born 7 July 1941) is a former Indian football player who represented India internationally. He also played club football for both the

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and

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Playing career

He was part of the team that played in the

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under coaching of

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. He later appeared in 1964 Merdeka Cup, where they achieved second place. In the same year, he went on to represent his nation at the

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, where they also finished as runners-up as

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clinched the title. He was also a member of the squad that won gold medal at the 1962 Asian Games Football Championship in 1962. He also played in the final, where India defeated South Korea 2–1. Ghosh represented

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in Santosh Trophy, and played club football for then

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side

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. He shifted to the "red and gold brigade" after playing for

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in the early 1960s.

Managerial career

In 1974, Ghosh went on to became coach of the India U-20 team along with Syed Abdus Salam, ahead of the

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in Thailand. After a brief training camp in

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, his team participated in the tournament and reached the final. A 2–2 scoreline against Iran-20 insured that both the teams shared the trophy. Under his coaching, India U-20 team achieved their first ever continental title, in which

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scored five goals. Ghosh also served as director of

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in Jamshedpur from 1997 to 2003.

Honours

Player

India *

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Gold medal:

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runners-up:

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third-place: 1965, 1966

Manager

India U20 * AFC Asian U-19 Championship:

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East Bengal *

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: 1978–79 Mohun Bagan *

: 1980–81

Individual

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: 1965 * East Bengal "Bharat Gaurav Award": 2013

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ghosh, Arun Indian footballers 1964 AFC Asian Cup players India international footballers Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of India Living people 1941 births Medalists at the 1962 Asian Games Footballers at the 1962 Asian Games Footballers at the 1966 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for India Asian Games medalists in football East Bengal Club players Mohun Bagan AC players Footballers from Kolkata Calcutta Football League players Recipients of the Arjuna Award Association football defenders East Bengal Club managers Mohun Bagan AC managers Indian football managers India national football team managers