Years Team Name Debjit Ghosh 1998–2002 Mohun Bagan Current team East Bengal F.C. | 2002–2003 Mahindra United 2003–2006 East Bengal | |
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Date of birth (1974-02-23) 23 February 1974 (age 41) Place of birth Kolkata, West Bengal, India | ||
MOHUN BAGAN: DEBJIT GHOSH FEELS SUBRATA BHATTACHARYA IS THE BEST REMEDY FOR MOHUN BAGAN RIGHT NOW..
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.
Contents
- MOHUN BAGAN DEBJIT GHOSH FEELS SUBRATA BHATTACHARYA IS THE BEST REMEDY FOR MOHUN BAGAN RIGHT NOW
- Club career
- 2003 collapse
- International
- Bhawanipore 20142015
- References
Club career
Born in Kolkata, West Bengal, Ghosh started his playing career with Kolkata football giants Mohun Bagan in 1998. 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. 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.
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.
International
Ghosh represented the India national football team from 1998 to 2004. He captained the side in 2003 during the 2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup.
Bhawanipore: 2014–2015
In 2014 it was confirmed that Ghosh was the new head coach of Calcutta Football League side Bhawanipore. After a year with the club, Ghosh left to sign as an assistant coach at his former club, East Bengal.