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Surajit Sengupta
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 August 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Hooghly, West Bengal, India | ||
| Date of death | 17 February 2022 (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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- ^ "East Bengal FC » Historical squads". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "East Bengal Club - The Official Site of East Bengal Club". eastbengalclub.co.in. Archived from the original on 8 November 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
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