Surajit Sengupta

Surajit Sengupta
Personal information
Date of birth (1951-08-30)30 August 1951
Place of birth Hooghly, West Bengal, India
Date of death 17 February 2022(2022-02-17) (aged 70)
Place of death Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971 Kidderpore
1972–1974 Mohun Bagan
1974–1980 East Bengal
1980–1981 Mohammedan Sporting
1981–1983 Mohun Bagan
International career
1973–1979 India 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Surajit Sengupta (30 August 1951 – 17 February 2022) was an Indian footballer who played as a winger.

He played for the India national team, representing the country in the 1974 Asian Games in Tehran and the 1978 Asian Games in Bangkok. In a domestic career spanning twelve years between 1971 and 1983, he had represented all three of Calcutta's football clubs, Mohun Bagan FC, East Bengal FC, and Mohammedan Sporting FC, and was considered one of the finest forwards of his time. Sengupta won the IFA Shield and the Calcutta Football League six times each and the Durand Cup thrice while representing East Bengal FC.

He appeared with East Bengal from 1974 to 1980 and captained the team in 1978–79.[1][2][3] He received the lifetime achievement award from East Bengal in 2018.

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