Surajit Sengupta
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A brief biography
Nilesh Bhattacharya, February 18, 2022: The Times of India
Kolkata: Surajit Sengupta was the man who could “let the
ball talk”, dominated Indian football in the 1970s with his unique style of wing-play, mixing the art of dribbling with speed and creating a spectacle.
“To be a successful winger, you need to have a magajastra (weapon of the brain). You need to understand your time and space, which is just one side of the field, and at the same time, you must be aware of what others are doing. Because, as a winger, you must keep the heart of your team beating,” he often said, taking pride in his role as an attacking midfielder in a wide position.
Former India captain and goalkeeper Bhaskar Ganguly echoed the sentiment. “It’s sad that we don’t have video clippings from that era. This generation doesn’t know how great a player Surajit Sengupta was and how he used to create a spectacle with his sublime footwork,” Ganguly said.
Having been groomed in Kidderpore Club, Sengupta joined Mohun Bagan in 1972 and moved to East Bengal two years later.
