Prasanta Sinha

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|birth_date = 1938

|birth_place = Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India

|death_date = 22 September 2015 (aged 77)

|death_place = Kolkata, West Bengal, India

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Prasanta Sinha was an Indian association football player who represented India internationally, and played club football for East Bengal.

Playing career

He was part of the India national team that finished as runners-up at the 1964 AFC Asian Cup in Israel. He won the gold medal with the Indian team managed by Syed Abdul Rahim,{{Cite web|last=Sengupta|first=Somnath|title=Tactical Evolution of Indian Football (Part Two): Revolution Under Rahim Saab|url=https://thehardtackle.com/2011/tactical-evolution-of-indian-football-part-two-revolution-under-rahim-saab/|location=Kolkata|date=13 July 2011|access-date=2021-03-16|website=thehardtackle.com|publisher=The Hard Tackle|language=en-US|archive-date=25 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025021904/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/tactical-evolution-of-indian-football-part-two-revolution-under-rahim-saab/}} at the 1962 Asian Games football final, defeating South Korea 2–1.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/prasanta-nbsp-dies-in-hospital/cid/1493334|title=Prasanta dies in hospital|access-date=2 July 2021|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182630/https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/prasanta-nbsp-dies-in-hospital/cid/1493334|url-status=live}} In club football, he played for East Bengal FC, where he won Calcutta Football League once and IFA Shield three times. Played as a defender throughout his entire career, Sinha captained the team in 1967–68.{{cite web|url=https://www.kolkatafootball.com/capeb.htm|website=kolkatafootball.com|title=Kolkatafootball.com :East Bengal League History: Indian Football Capital's News|access-date=2019-02-11|archive-date=12 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011211/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/capeb.htm}}{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/east-bengal-fc/20/|title=East Bengal FC » Historical squads|website=worldfootball.net|access-date=2019-02-11|archive-date=12 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011647/https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/east-bengal-fc/20/}}{{cite web|url=http://eastbengalclub.co.in/teamarchives.html|title=East Bengal Club - The Official Site of East Bengal Club|website=eastbengalclub.co.in|access-date=2019-02-11|archive-date=8 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108213722/http://eastbengalclub.co.in/teamarchives.html}}

Death

He died in Kolkata at the age of 75 in 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/football/former-india-footballer-prashanta-sinha-dies-in-kolkata-1108672.html|title=Former Indian football player dies away|access-date=2 July 2021|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184742/https://www.news18.com/news/football/former-india-footballer-prashanta-sinha-dies-in-kolkata-1108672.html|url-status=live}}

Honours

India

Asian Games Gold medal: 1962
AFC Asian Cup runners-up: 1964{{cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/indian-football-down-the-years-looking-back-at-the-glorious-moments#|title=Indian Football Down the Years: Looking back at the glorious moments|first=AIFF|last=Media Team|website=www.the-aiff.com|publisher=All India Football Federation|language=en|trans-title=|location=New Delhi|agency=|date=15 August 2022|access-date=20 October 2022|archive-date=21 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921011335/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/indian-football-down-the-years-looking-back-at-the-glorious-moments}}
Merdeka Tournament runner-up: 1964;{{cite web |title=The Indian Senior Team at the 1964 Merdeka Cup |url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1964merdekacup.html |website=indiafootball.de |publisher=IndiaFootball |access-date=30 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122051912/http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1964merdekacup.html |archive-date=22 November 2018 |url-status=live }} third-place: 1965,{{cite web |title=The Indian Senior Team at the 1965 Merdeka Cup |url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1965merdekacup.html |website=indiafootball.de |publisher=IndiaFootball |access-date=30 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233522/http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1965merdekacup.html |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=live }} 1966{{cite web |title=The Indian Senior Team at the 1966 Merdeka Cup |url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1966merdekacup.html |website=indiafootball.de |publisher=IndiaFootball |access-date=30 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819155050/http://indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1966merdekacup.html |archive-date=19 August 2016 |url-status=live }}

Eastern Railway

Calcutta Football League: 1958{{Cite web|url=https://bengali.indianexpress.com/sports/indian-football-problems-article-part-two-mithun-bhowmick-58095/|title=ভারতীয় ফুটবলের অসুখসমূহ: পর্ব – ২|trans-title=Diseases of Indian football: Episode – 2|first1=Mithun|last1=Bhowmick|location=Kolkata|publisher=IE Bangla Sports Desk|website=bengali.indianexpress.com|agency=Indian Express News Service|language=bn|date=15 December 2018|access-date=31 January 2019|archive-date=15 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115165835/https://bengali.indianexpress.com/sports/indian-football-problems-article-part-two-mithun-bhowmick-58095/}}{{cite web|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/sports/cfl-2019-resembles-1958-league-matches-1.1044901|title=আটান্নর মতো কড়া লড়াই দেখা যাচ্ছে এই লিগেও|trans-title=A tough fight like 1958 is also being witnessed in this season's league|language=bn|website=abandabazar.com|publisher=Anandabazar Patrika|location=Kolkata|date=13 September 2019|first1=Hariprasad|last1=Chattopadhyay|archive-date=26 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926054109/https://www.anandabazar.com/sports/cfl-2019-resembles-1958-league-matches-1.1044901}}

East Bengal

IFA Shield: 1970

Individual

East Bengal "Lifetime Achievement Award": 2012{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2012/08/03/3281514/east-bengal-foundation-day-celebrating-93-years-of|title=East Bengal Foundation Day: Celebrating 93 years of consistent achievement|work=Goal|access-date=19 December 2019|archive-date=19 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219122528/https://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2012/08/03/3281514/east-bengal-foundation-day-celebrating-93-years-of}}{{cite web|author=Saikat|date=23 July 2012|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/east-bengal-to-celebrate-foundation-day-on-1st-august|title=East Bengal to celebrate Foundation Day on 1st August|work=Sportskeeda|access-date=21 January 2021|archive-date=3 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903172322/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/east-bengal-to-celebrate-foundation-day-on-1st-august}}