Prasanta Sinha

Prasanta Sinha was an Indian association football player. He was part of the team that finished as runners-up at the 1964 AFC Asian Cup. He won a gold medal at the 1962 Asian Games football final by defeating South Korea 2-1.[1] In club football, he played for East Bengal FC, where he won Calcutta Football League once and IFA Shield three times. He played as a defender through out his entire career. He died at the age of 75 in 2015.[2]

Prasanta Sinha

Personal information
Date of birth	1938
Place of birth	Bengal, British India
Date of death	22 September 2015 (aged 77)
Place of death	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Position(s)	Left-half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Eastern Railways
1964–1971	East Bengal
National team
	India
Honours Men's football Representing  India Asian Games 1962 Jakarta Team AFC Asian Cup Runner-up 1964 Israel Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only