Debjit Ghosh

Born in Kolkata, West Bengal, Ghosh started his playing career with Kolkata football giants East Bengal in 1996.{{cite web|title=PK Banerjee vs Amal Dutta : The Battle Royale|url=http://footballmaidan.blogspot.com/2014/01/pk-banerjee-vs-amal-dutta-battle-royale.html|location=Kolkata|website=Football Maidan|date=26 January 2014|access-date=13 March 2015|archive-date=11 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711091123/http://footballmaidan.blogspot.com/2014/01/pk-banerjee-vs-amal-dutta-battle-royale.html}} He Joined Mohun Bagan in the Year 1997.He stayed at the club until 2002, becoming captain for one year in 2001.{{cite web|title=SQUAD DATABASE|url=http://www.mohunbaganac.com/squad-database|website=Mohun Bagan Athletic Club|access-date=13 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217014734/http://www.mohunbaganac.com/squad-database|archive-date=17 February 2015|url-status=dead}} He moved to Mumbai-based side Mahindra United for one season before moving to Mohun Bagan Kolkata rivals, East Bengal. He stayed at the club until 2006 before moving to the third Kolkata football giant, Mohammedan. He stayed at the club for one season before retiring.

On 21 July 2003, during a 2003 ASEAN Club Championship quarter-final match for East Bengal against Persita Tangerang of Indonesia, Ghosh was knocked-out unconscious by the elbow of Tangerang player Zaenal Arief. It took five minutes before the East Bengal club doctor was able to aide Ghosh as the players and the 8,000 spectators at the stadium feared the worst. Eventually Ghosh was stretched onto an ambulance and taken to Mintohardjo NAVY Hospital with a concussion. He managed to recover and was released from the hospital that same night at 9 pm.{{cite news|last1=Abhiseka |first1=Arya |title=Near repeat of Foe tragedy mars LG Cup |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2003/07/22/near-repeat-foe-tragedy-mars-lg-cup.html |access-date=13 March 2015 |date=22 July 2003 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402191302/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2003/07/22/near-repeat-foe-tragedy-mars-lg-cup.html |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}

The collapse was described to be similar to the collapse of Cameroonian international Marc-Vivien Foé who died after a heart-related collapse during the Confederations Cup only a month before.

Ghosh represented the India national football team from 1997 to 2006.{{cite web|title=Debjit Ghosh|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/3103/Debjit_Ghosh.html|website=National-Football-Teams|accessdate=13 March 2015|archive-date=2 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402112252/http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/3103/Debjit_Ghosh.html|url-status=live}} He captained the side in 2003 during the 2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup.{{cite web|title=Debjit to lead football team|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030103/sports.htm#10|website=The Tribune|location=India|accessdate=13 March 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001730/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030103/sports.htm#10|url-status=live}}

In 2014 it was confirmed that Ghosh was the new head coach of Calcutta Football League side Bhawanipore.{{cite web|title=Bhawanipore FC Started Pre-Season Training|url=http://thif-live.com/bhawanipore-fc-started-pre-season-training/|website=THIF-Live|access-date=13 March 2015|archive-date=2 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402170903/http://thif-live.com/bhawanipore-fc-started-pre-season-training/|url-status=dead}} After a year with the club, Ghosh left to sign as an assistant coach at his former club, East Bengal.{{cite news|title=Ghosh Assistant Coach|url=http://kolkatafootball.com/live_football/|access-date=6 July 2015|work=Kolkata Football|date=4 July 2015|archive-date=6 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706133515/http://kolkatafootball.com/live_football/|url-status=live}}

India

• SAFF Championship: 1997; third place: 2003

India U23

• LG Cup: 2002{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesh/hcmccup.html#02 |title=Ho Chi Minh City Cups |publisher=RSSSF |accessdate=19 September 2022 |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171224/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesh/hcmccup.html#02 |url-status=live }}

East Bengal

• Federation Cup: 1996

Individual

• IndianFootball.com 'player of the Year': 2003 (with Mahindra United){{cite web|url=http://indianfootball.de/data/ifc_awards/results2003.html|title=India – indianfootball.com AWARDS 2003 winners|archive-date=10 June 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030610034651/http://indianfootball.de/data/ifc_awards/results2003.html|date=2008|access-date=26 November 2016|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|url-status=dead}}

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