Kulothungan (28 September 1977 – 28 July 2018) was an Indian
football
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er. At the time of his death, he was playing for
Bhawanipore F.C. in the 2nd Division
I-League.
Career
East Bengal
He was a member of the
East Bengal team which won the
ASEAN Club Championship 2003
The 2003 ASEAN Club Championship or the 2003 ACC was the first edition of the ASEAN Club Championship, an international association football competition between domestic champion clubs sides affiliated with the member associations of the ASEAN F ...
and won back to back
I-Leagues in 2002–03 and 2003–04 under the coaching of
Subhash Bhowmick
Subhash Bhowmick (2 October 1950 – 22 January 2022) was an Indian football player and manager. During his playing career, he represented the "Big Two" of Kolkata football, East Bengal and Mohun Bagan. He also represented India in various in ...
.
Mohammedan Sporting
Kalia scored the equalizer for his side in the pre-quarter final of the 29th Federation Cup in 2007, however his side had lost 1–3 to city rivals
East Bengal in the match.
Bhawanipore
In the quarter final of the 2012
Sikkim Gold Cup
The Sikkim Gold Cup, known as the Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup, is an Indian football tournament held in Sikkim and organized by Sikkim Football Association (SFA).
Past champions include New Road Team of Nepal in 2007, Three Star Club of Nepal in ...
, he scored in the 3–1 win over Dimapur United on 5 November.
Death
Kulothungan died in a road accident on 28 July 2018.
Honours
East Bengal
*
IFA Shield: 2002
References
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1977 births
2018 deaths
Indian footballers
I-League players
People from Thanjavur
Footballers from Tamil Nadu
East Bengal Club players
Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players
Mumbai FC players
Mohun Bagan AC players
Chirag United Club Kerala players
Association football midfielders
Road incident deaths in India