Kolkata: The former legendary Indian soccer player and coaches celebrated by Subhas Bhowmick died after a prolonged illness in Wee Saturday, according to family sources.
The former Indian mid-Fielder Fielder, which is part of the 1970 Asian game, a bronze medal winner, suffered from kidney disease and diabetes related to diabetes for a long time and exhaled at around 3:30 a.m., a family source said.
He is 72 years old.
“He must undergo dialysis regularly for about three and a half months.
He also underwent a bypass surgery about 23 years ago.
Recently, he was treated in a private hospital in Ekbalpur with a chest infection,” he said.
After hanging his boots, Bhowmick quickly turned to the coaching made his debut in the field as coach Mohun Bagan before joining East Bengal where he became the most successful guide red and gold to the title of ASEAN Cup in 2003.
Bengal Bhowmick also trained East Bengal for the title -It’s successive National League and replicate success with Churchill Brothers as a technical director because he is known as ‘Jose Mourinho’ from Kolkata Maidan.
A muscular right-winger, he shook the opponent’s defense with strong dribbling skills when he ruled Maidan for almost a decade after making a debut at the age of 19 from the Rajasthan club.
After playing a season for East Bengal, Bhowmick joined the rival club Mohun Bagan where he played there for three years and returned to the red and gold brigade.
For India, he is part of the Asian game medal medal squad in 1970 because he also represents the country in the next edition in 1974.
He also scored a hat-trick against the Philippines in the Merdeka Cup in 1971.
His career was also damaged by controversy when he was arrested After being found guilty in cases of bribery and imprisoned again in 2005.