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Former Indian soccer captain Sudip Chatterjee of the 80s, died at a city hospital here today after a protracted illness. He was 47. Chatterjee, who participated in the 1982 Asiad, also played for BNR, Mohun Bagan and East Bengal in the Kolkata maidan. He started off as a stopper, but switched over as a central midfielder under the coaching of Amal Datta while playing for East Bengal in 1984. India coach Cyric Milovan also utilised him in this position and he rose to become one of the great midfielders of the country. Chatterjee became a captain of the Indian team in 1990 and coached the Bengal team in the Santosh trophy in 1997-98. Former India international Arun Ghosh spotted him from a small club and got him into BNR. While playing for BNR, Chatterjee was selected for the Indian team that participated in the Merdeka football tournament in 1981. He was selected for the Indian team in 1982 Asian Games, while Indian coach P K Banerjee deputed him to right back position. Chatterjee joined Mohun Bagan in 1982, and switched over to East Bengal in 1984.
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