Debjit Ghosh (born 23 February 1974) is a former Indian

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player. During his playing days, Ghosh played for

Mohun Bagan Mohun Bagan Athletic Club is an Indian professional sports club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded in 1889, its football section is one of the oldest in India and Asia. The club is most notable for its victory over East Yorkshire Regiment ...

, Mahindra United,

East Bengal ur, , common_name = East Bengal , status = Province of the Dominion of Pakistan , p1 = Bengal Presidency , flag_p1 = Flag of British Bengal.svg , s1 = East ...

, and

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in the

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from 1996 to 2007. He also represented

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between 1997 and 2006.

Club career

Born in

Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...

, Ghosh started his playing career with Kolkata football giants

East Bengal ur, , common_name = East Bengal , status = Province of the Dominion of Pakistan , p1 = Bengal Presidency , flag_p1 = Flag of British Bengal.svg , s1 = East ...

in 1996. He Joined Mohun Bagan in the Year 1997.He stayed at the club until 2002, becoming captain for one year in 2001. He moved to Mumbai-based side Mahindra United for one season before moving to Mohun Bagan Kolkata rivals,

East Bengal ur, , common_name = East Bengal , status = Province of the Dominion of Pakistan , p1 = Bengal Presidency , flag_p1 = Flag of British Bengal.svg , s1 = East ...

. He stayed at the club until 2006 before moving to the third Kolkata football giant,

. He stayed at the club for one season before retiring.

2003 collapse

On 21 July 2003, during an

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quarter-final match for East Bengal against Persita Tangerang of Indonesia, Ghosh was knocked-out unconscious by the elbow of Tangerang player

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. 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. 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

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only a month before.

International

Ghosh represented the

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from 1997 to 2006. He captained the side in 2003 during the

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Coaching career

Bhawanipore: 2014–2015

In 2014 it was confirmed that Ghosh was the new head coach of Calcutta Football League side

Bhawanipore Bhowanipore (also Bhowanipur; bn, ভবানীপুর) is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata in Kolkata district of West Bengal, India. History In 1717, the East India Company obtained the right to rent from 38 villages surrounding their s ...

. After a year with the club, Ghosh left to sign as an assistant coach at his former club, East Bengal.

Honours

India *

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; third place:

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India U23 * LG Cup: 2002 East Bengal *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ghosh, Debjit 1974 births Living people Footballers from Kolkata Mohun Bagan AC players Mahindra United FC players East Bengal Club players Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players Association football defenders Indian footballers India international footballers India youth international footballers Indian football managers Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for India