Bhaskar Ganguly

Bhaskar Ganguly is a former Indian football goalkeeper from West Bengal. He was the captain of India national football team which participated in the 1982 Asian Games held in New Delhi.[1] He served in Indian team in several International soccer tournaments with great success during his career in the club from 1976 to 1989 and again from 1991 to 1992, and captained the team in 1984–85.[2][3][4] As one of the best Indian goalkeepers ever, he played under coaching of Sushil Bhattacharya.[5][6] He as goalkeeper and Monoranjan Bhattacharjee as stopper back made East Bengal defence absolutely impregnable.[7][8]

Ganguly during his playing days

Honours

East Bengal

Individual

See also

References
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  7. "THROWBACK: When East Bengal FC became the Champions of Central Asia!". BADGEB. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  8. "East Bengal Football Club – Famous Players". www.eastbengalfootballclub.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
  9. "East Bengal to confer Kapil Dev with Bharat Gaurav award". Outlook. Archived from the original on 19 October 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.


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