Anit Ghosh
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anit Kumar Ghosh | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Hooghly, West Bengal | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1995 | Tata Football Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | Mohun Bagan | ||
| 1997–1998 | Churchill Brothers | ||
| 1998–2004 | East Bengal | ||
| 2004–2005 | Mohammedan Sporting | ||
| 2005 | Fransa-Pax FC | ||
| 2006–2008 | Mohun Bagan | ||
| 2008–2009 | Mohammedan Sporting | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 1994–2004 | India | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 June 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 June 2020 | |||
Anit Ghosh (born 12 February 1977) is former international footballer from India who played as a defender for several NFL and I-League clubs during a career which spanned 20 years.[1]
Career[]
Anit Ghosh has been one of the best defenders of the country and even captained East Bengal F.C. in 2002-03 season. Under his captaincy, East Bengal FC won 5 tournaments in the season.[2]
1992 to 1995 he played for Tata Football Academy,1996-For Mohun Bagan Club, 1997 for Churchill Brothers, 1998-2004 he played for East Bengal Club. 2004-2005 he played for the Mohammedan club but in middle, he joined Goa Fansa Club. Again from 2006-2007, he played for Mohun Bagan Club and in 2008 for Mohammedan Club. In the year 2009, he played for Small (CFL) club till the year 2012. He has served the National team for 10 years. From 1994 to 1999 he played Asian Games. In 1998 Bangkok Asian Games and in 1996 pre World Cup. In the same year, he played the Asia Cup and in 1999 he played in pre-Olympics.
He did his captaincy from 2002 to 2003 for the East Bengal Club and during that time the club achieved five trophies, including National League. He is one of thecontenders who have a three times National League Champion title from the East Bengal club.
Honours[]
- East Bengal
- ASEAN Club Championship (1): 2003
- National Football League (3): 2000-01, 2002-03, 2003-04
- Calcutta Football League (6): 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003
- IFA Shield (3): 2000, 2001, 2002
- Durand Cup (2): 2002
- All Airlines Gold Cup (1): 2001
- Independence Day Cup (1): 2002-03
- McDowell Cup (1): 2000
References[]
- ^ Anit Ghosh at Soccerway
- ^ "Remembering 2002/03 when East Bengal FC bragged a Quintuple!". BADGEB. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
External links[]
- Anit Ghosh at Soccerway
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- Living people
- Indian footballers
- Mohun Bagan AC players
- SC East Bengal players
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- I-League players
- Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for India
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