Prasanta Sinha
Indian footballer
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Prasanta Sinha was an Indian association football player who represented India internationally, and played club football for East Bengal.
Date of birth
1938
Place of birth
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Date of death
22 September 2015 (aged 77)
Place of death
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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| Date of birth | 1938 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 22 September 2015 (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Kolkata, West Bengal, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left-half | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Railway[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964–1971 | East Bengal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| India | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career
He was part of the India national team that finished as runners-up at the 1964 AFC Asian Cup in Israel. He won the gold medal with the Indian team managed by Syed Abdul Rahim,[2] at the 1962 Asian Games football final, defeating South Korea 2–1.[3] In club football, he played for East Bengal FC, where he won Calcutta Football League once and IFA Shield three times. Played as a defender throughout his entire career, Sinha captained the team in 1967–68.[4][5][6]
Death
Honours
India
- Asian Games Gold medal: 1962
- AFC Asian Cup runners-up: 1964[8]
- Merdeka Tournament runner-up: 1964;[9] third-place: 1965,[10] 1966[11]
Eastern Railway
East Bengal
- IFA Shield: 1970
Individual
