Rajib Ghosh (footballer) explained

Rajib Ghosh
Birth Date:12 July 1989[1]
Birth Place:West Bengal, India
Currentclub:Mohun Bagan
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:2004–2006
Youthclubs1:Ballygunge AC
Youthyears2:2006–2008
Youthclubs2:Calcutta Port Trust
Years1:2008–2009
Clubs1:Kolkata Mohammedan
Years2:2009–2010
Clubs2:Dhaka Mohammedan
Years3:2010
Clubs3:Mohun Bagan
Years4:2010–2011
Clubs4:East Bengal
Years5:2011–2012
Clubs5:Pailan Arrows
Caps5:14
Goals5:0
Years6:2012–2013
Clubs6:Mohun Bagan
Caps6:2
Goals6:0
Years7:2013–2016
Clubs7:Bhawanipore
Nationalyears1:2007–2008
Nationalteam1:India U19
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:0

Rajib Ghosh (born 12 July 1989) is an Indian professional footballer who last played as a defender for Calcutta Premier Division side Bhawanipore. He also represented West Bengal in Santosh Trophy, winning the 2009–10 season.

Club career

Early career

Born in West Bengal, Ghosh started playing football very early, when he was 6–7 years old. He played Nursery League for the Avenue Lake Gardens team, where they finished runners-up. He played as a midfielder in that tournament.

After that stint, he joined Ballygunge AC, a 5th Division team in Kolkata where he played as a stopper. He then switched over to Milan Samity next season, where he played for two years. There also he played in centre-back.

He then moved to Kidderpore, where he spent two seasons. He played both as right back as well as defensive midfielder in that team. In his second season in Khidirpur (2005–06), they reached the Super Division (now Premier Division).

Ghosh first played in the CFL Premier Division during 2006–07 season, when he joined Calcutta Port Trust. The team was managed by Alok Mukherjee, who used him as left back. He got an offer to play for Mohammedan Sporting After that season, he got offer from Mohun Bagan and Salgaocar, but he had to stay in Mohammedan since he had two more years on his contract with them.

After that, he spent a year with East Bengal.[2]

Dhaka Mohammedan

In 2009, Ghosh moved to Bangladesh and joined Premier League side Mohammedan Sporting Dhaka.[3] [4] He played there until 2010, before signing with Mohun Bagan.

Pailan Arrows

After his stint in Mohammedan, Ghosh joined Pailan Arrows in 2011.[5] They played under the coaching of Sukhwinder Singh.[6] Pailan participated in the 2011 Indian Federation Cup and finished second in group stages behind Salgaocar.[7] They then began their 2011–12 I-League campaign against Mohun Bagan at the Salt Lake Stadium on 23 October 2012 in which they lost 1–3.[8] [9] Towards the end of the season, Pailan managed to win two matches, one against Chirag United Club Kerala and another against HAL to finished the season in 13th place out of 14 teams and were not relegated being a developmental team.[10] [11]

Mohun Bagan

Ghosh signed for Mohun Bagan AC of the I-League on 14 May 2012.[12] He played only 2 matches.

Bhawanipore

In 2013, he moved to Calcutta Football League side Bhawanipore. In the I-League 2nd Division, the club achieved runners-up finish in 2014–15, with 17 points in 8 matches.[13] [14] [15] They later achieved third place in 2012–13.[16] [17]

West Bengal

Ghosh also appeared with the West Bengal team in the 46th edition (2009–10 season) of Santosh Trophy.[2] In the final on 8 August 2010, they clinched the title edging past Punjab 2–1 at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan.[18] [19] [20]

International career

While Rajib was in Mohammedan Sporting, Colin Toal called him to the India U19 national camp in Goa.[21] He was also part of the team that participated in 2008 AFC Youth Championship qualification, where he appeared in five matches.[22]

Career statistics

Club

Statistics accurate as of 1 June 2013

ClubSeasonLeagueCupAFCTotal
AppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssists
Pailan Arrows2011–121400000———1400
Mohun Bagan2012–13200000---200
Career total16000000001600

Honours

Mohun Bagan

West Bengal

2009–10[20]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player profile: Rajib Ghosh. www.worldfootball.net. WorldFootball. 4 September 2022. 29 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211029215130/https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/rajib-ghosh/. live.
  2. Web site: Interview of Rajib Ghosh. www.mohunbaganac.com. Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. 21 August 2012. 5 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20160206035551/http://mohunbaganac.com/interview-detail/interview-of-mcdowell-mohun-bagan-defender-rajib-ghosh. 6 February 2016. Kolkata.
  3. Web site: Player profile – Career – Stats: Rajib Ghosh. www.playmakerstats.com. Playmaker Stats. 4 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220904142613/https://www.playmakerstats.com/player.php?id=344184&search=1. 4 September 2022.
  4. Web site: Mohammedan Sporting Club Dhaka (2009–10 season): Summary – Squad – Nationalities. www.playmakerstats.com. Playmaker Stats. 4 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220904143931/https://www.playmakerstats.com/equipa.php?id=28384&epoca_id=139. 4 September 2022.
  5. Web site: Pailan Arrows 1-1 HAL – Hamza Wins A Point For The Away Side. goal.com. 6 August 2012. 14 December 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111214031937/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69218/pailan-arrows-vs-hal-bangalore/report. live.
  6. Web site: Football coach Desmond Bulpin sacked by AIFF. Zee News. 31 August 2012. 20 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130620190336/http://zeenews.india.com/news/football/football-coach-desmond-bulpin-sacked-by-aiff_726015.html. live.
  7. Web site: Salgaocar beat Pailan Arrows to enter Federation Cup semis. https://web.archive.org/web/20120405030501/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-22/top-stories/30189224_1_mumbai-fc-salgaocar-sc-federation-cup. dead. 5 April 2012. The Times of India. 31 August 2012.
  8. Web site: lahiri. Debjit. I-League: Pailan Arrows 1–3 Mohun Bagan AC – Odafa Okolie Hat-trick Powers A Second Half Bagan Rally. Goal.com. 31 August 2012. 12 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120412134154/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69203/pailan-arrows-vs-mohun-bagan/report. live.
  9. Web site: Bali. Rahul. I-League: Sukhwinder Singh resigns from Pailan Arrows. www.goal.com. Goal. 31 August 2012. 26 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120426102437/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2012/02/07/2890971/i-league-sukhwinder-singh-resigns-from-pailan-arrows. live.
  10. Web site: Noronha. Anselm. Chirag United Kerala 0–3 Pailan Arrows: CS Sabeeth's hat-trick sinks his former side into second division. Goal.com. 31 August 2012. 24 January 2013. https://archive.today/20130124170257/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69619/chirag-united-club-kerala-vs-pailan-arrows/report. live.
  11. Web site: Noronha. Anselm. HAL Bangalore 1–2 Pailan Arrows: Allwyn scores late in his side's second successive win. Goal.com. 31 August 2012. 30 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120630232949/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69667/hal-bangalore-vs-pailan-arrows/report. live.
  12. Web site: Bhutani. Rahul. Indian Football Transfers – Live Updates, May 14th. The Hard Tackle. 18 May 2012. 17 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120517023733/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2012/indian-football-transfers-live-updates-may-14th/. live.
  13. Web site: 2nd Division League Starts in February 14. 2014-02-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20140111052218/http://i-league.org/?p=10459. 2014-01-11. dead.
  14. Web site: 2nd Div League: Teams Qualified. 2014-02-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20140221184619/http://i-league.org/?p=11137. 2014-02-21. dead.
  15. Web site: ROYAL WAHINGDOH ARE SECOND DIVISION CHAMPIONS. 11 April 2014. I-League. 2014-04-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20140413123202/http://i-league.org/?p=12667. 2014-04-13. dead.
  16. https://www.indiafooty.com/2014/03/24/fixtures-results-of-2nd-division-i-league-2013-14-final-round/ Fixtures, results and table of 2013 I-League 2nd Division final round
  17. Web site: India 2012/13: I-League 2nd Division. RSSSF. 7 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211007160441/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/india2013.html.
  18. Web site: AIFF (The All India Football Federation) webpage. 8 August 2010. 18 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110718104058/http://www.the-aiff.com/pages/news/index.php?N_Id=1652. dead.
  19. Web site: AIFF webpage. 8 August 2010. 3 January 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100103145824/http://the-aiff.com/pages/tournament/tournament-fixtures.php?tournamentdetail=22. dead.
  20. News: Bengal beat Punjab to win Santosh Trophy after 11 years. https://web.archive.org/web/20110811095502/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-08/top-stories/28318818_1_nilendra-dewan-bengal-punjab. dead. Press Trust of India. 11 August 2011. 8 August 2010. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India. Kolkata, West Bengal. 8 August 2010.
  21. Web site: Exclusive Interview With The Technical Director Of Indian Football – Colin Toal. www.goal.com. 26 October 2009. Goal. 11 June 2017. 30 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170830062341/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1116/interviews/2009/10/26/1584633/exclusive-interview-with-the-technical-director-of-indian.
  22. Web site: 2008 AFC U19 qualification results. 2008. 5 December 2013. Arunava. Chaudhuri. www.indianfootball.de. Indian Football. dead. 3 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140203100620/http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/news/news200711.html.
  23. Web site: Player profile – Passport – Career – Trophies – Matches: Rajib Ghosh. int.soccerway.com. Soccerway. 4 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20170703060042/http://int.soccerway.com/players/rajib-ghosh/73744/. 3 July 2017. live.
  24. News: East Bengal beat Mohun Bagan to win 32nd Federation Cup and gets AFC ticket.. Kolkata Football . 2 October 2010 . 5 November 2020 . 5 October 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101005220319/http://kolkatafootball.com/indiafootball_news_2010/oct2ndpart_2010.html#mohunbagan_eastbengal_fed_final . live .

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