Arun Ghosh Explained

Arun Ghosh
Birth Date:	7 July 1941
Birth Place:	Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Kolkata, West Bengal, India)
Position:	Midfielder
Clubs1:	Howrah Union^[1]
Clubs2:	Mohun Bagan
Clubs3:	East Bengal
Nationalteam1:	India
Manageryears1:	1978^[2]
Managerclubs1:	India
Manageryears2:	1978–1980
Managerclubs2:	East Bengal
Manageryears3:	1980
Managerclubs3:	Mohun Bagan
Manageryears4:	1984^[3]
Managerclubs4:	India
Manageryears5:	1985^[4]
Managerclubs5:	India

Arun Ghosh (born 7 July 1941) is a former Indian football player who represented India internationally.^{[5] [6]} He also played club football for both the Kolkata giants Mohun Bagan and East Bengal Club. He later managed the India national team.^[7]

Playing career

He was part of the team that played in the 1960 Rome Olympics under coaching of Syed Abdul Rahim. He later appeared in 1964 Merdeka Cup, where they achieved second place. In the same year, he went on to represent his nation at the 1964 AFC Asian Cup, where they also finished as runners-up as Israel clinched the title.^{[8] [9]} He was also a member of the squad that won gold medal at the 1962 Asian Games Football Championship in 1962. He also played in the final, where India defeated South Korea 2–1.^{[10] [11]}

Ghosh represented Bengal in Santosh Trophy,^[12] and played club football for then Calcutta Football League side East Bengal. He shifted to the "red and gold brigade" after playing for Mohun Bagan in the early 1960s.^[13]

Managerial career

In 1974, Ghosh went on to became coach of the India U-20 team along with Syed Abdul Salam, ahead of the 1974 AFC Youth Championship in Thailand.^[14] After a brief training camp in Patiala, his team participated in the tournament and reached the final. A 2–2 scoreline against Iran-20 insured that both the teams shared the trophy.^[15] Under his coaching, India U-20 team achieved their first ever continental title, in which Shabbir Ali scored five goals.^[16]

Ghosh also served as director of Tata Football Academy in Jamshedpur from 1997 to 2003.^[17]

Honours

Player

India

• Asian Games Gold medal: 1962
• AFC Asian Cup runners-up: 1964^[18]
• Merdeka Tournament third-place: 1965,^[19] 1966^[20]

Manager

India U20

• AFC Asian U-19 Championship: 1974^[21]

East Bengal

• Federation Cup

1978–79

Mohun Bagan

• Federation Cup

1980–81

Individual

• Arjuna Award: 1965^{[22] [23]}
• East Bengal "Bharat Gaurav Award": 2013^[24]

See also

• History of Indian football
• History of the India national football team
• India national football team at the Olympics
• List of India national football team captains
• List of India national football team managers

Further reading

Bibliography

• Book: Kapadia . Novy . 2017. Barefoot to Boots: The Many Lives of Indian Football . Penguin Random House . 978-0-143-42641-7 .
• Book: Martinez. Mukharjiim . Projit B. 2009. Football: From England to the World: The Many Lives of Indian Football . . 978-1-138-88353-6 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220702174505/https://books.google.co.in/books?id=nbzhAQAAQBAJ&dq=kerala+footballer+in+Burma&source=gbs_navlinks_s . 2 July 2022 .
• Book: Nath, Nirmal. History of Indian Football: Upto 2009–10. 2011. Readers Service. 9788187891963. https://web.archive.org/web/20220722172604/https://books.google.co.in/books/about/History_of_Indian_Football.html?id=QbUFaAEACAAJ&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y. 22 July 2022.
• Book: Soccer in South Asia: Empire, Nation, Diaspora. 2001. Frank Cass Publishers. London, United Kingdom. 978-0-7146-8170-2. Dineo. Paul. Mills. James. 25 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220725072732/https://books.google.co.in/books/about/Soccer_in_South_Asia.html?id=71JHZiiP3hoC&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y.
• Book: Boria. Majumdar. Kausik. Bandyopadhyay. A Social History Of Indian Football: Striving To Score. https://web.archive.org/web/20210629140637/https://books.google.com/books?id=V-sMYjZkpigC&pg=PA69. 29 June 2021. Routledge. 2006. 9780415348355.
• Book: Jaydeep. Basu. Stories from Indian Football. https://web.archive.org/web/20221011131939/https://books.google.co.in/books/about/Stories_from_Indian_Football.html?id=QeovtKLi-1sC&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y. 11 October 2022. UBS Publishers' Distributors. 2003. 9788174764546.
• Web site: Triumphs and Disasters: The Story of Indian Football, 1889—2000. . 20 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120813081005/http://pierretristam.com/pdfs/wc10.pdf . 13 August 2012 . dead.
• Book: Mukhopadhay, Subir . সোনায় লেখা ইতিহাসে মোহনবাগান . 2018 . 978-93-850172-0-9.
• Book: Majumdar, Boria, Bandyopadhyay, Kausik . 2006 . Goalless: The Story of a Unique Footballing Nation . . 9780670058747 .
• Book: Banerjee . Argha . Basu . Rupak . মোহনবাগান: সবুজ ঘাসের মেরুন গল্প . 2022. Shalidhan . 978-81-954667-0-2.

Others

• Web site: Kolkata. Indranil. Banerjie. 15 May 1985. Money, violence and politics enter Calcutta football. India Today. 1 April 2023. 1 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230401133317/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/sport/story/19850515-money-violence-and-politics-enter-calcutta-football-770046-2013-12-09.

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