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{{Short description|Indian footballer (1947–2018)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Sukalyan Ghosh Dastidar
| caption = [[East Bengal FC]] captain Sudhir Karmakar (Left), [[Mohun Bagan]] captain Dastidar (Middle) and actor [[Dilip Kumar]] (Right) at the 1973 [[Rovers Cup]], [[Bombay]]
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth year|1947}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2018|09|10|1947|01|01}}
| death_place = [[Kalighat]], [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India
| birth_place = Babupara, [[Jalpaiguri]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]], [[attacking midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = 1960–1968
| youthclubs1 = Jalpaiguri Young Men's Association
| years1 = 1968–1969
| years2 = 1969–1975
| years3 = 1975–1979
| clubs1 = [[Rajasthan football team|Rajasthan]]
| clubs2 = [[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]]
| clubs3 = [[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]
| caps1 = (-)
| goals1 = -
| caps2 = (-)
| goals2 = 71
| caps3 = (-)
| goals3 = -
| totalcaps = -
| totalgoals = -
| nationalyears1 = (-)
| nationalteam1 = India
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|Football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[Football at the 1970 Asian Games|1970 Bangkok]]|[[Football at the 1970 Asian Games – Men's team squads|Team]]}}
}}
'''Sukalyan Ghosh Dastidar''' (born 1947) was an Indian professional [[footballer]]<ref>{{cite web| title = Former India striker Sukalyan Ghosh passes away| work = The Times of India| accessdate = 27 February 2022| url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/former-india-striker-sukalyan-ghosh-dastidar-passes-away/articleshow/65759724.cms| archive-date = 27 February 2022| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220227203448/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/former-india-striker-sukalyan-ghosh-dastidar-passes-away/articleshow/65759724.cms| url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = সুকল্যাণের গোলার মতো শট মনে রাখবে ময়দান| publisher = Anandabar Patrika| accessdate = 27 February 2022| url = https://www.anandabazar.com/sports/former-footballer-sukalyan-ghosh-dastidar-died-1.862178| archive-date = 27 February 2022| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220227162237/https://www.anandabazar.com/sports/former-footballer-sukalyan-ghosh-dastidar-died-1.862178| url-status = live}}</ref> from [[Jalpaiguri]], who played as a [[striker (association football)|striker]] for the [[India national football team]], alongside [[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sengupta|first=Somnath|title=Tactical Evolution of Indian Football (Part Three): PK Banerjee – Amal Dutta – Nayeemuddin|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/tactical-evolution-of-indian-football-part-three-pk-banerjee-amal-dutta-nayeemuddin/|location=Kolkata|date=13 July 2011|access-date=2021-03-16|website=thehardtackle.com|publisher=The Hard Tackle|language=en-US|archive-date=14 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714062345/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/tactical-evolution-of-indian-football-part-three-pk-banerjee-amal-dutta-nayeemuddin/}}</ref> and [[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]. He also represented Bengal in [[Santosh Trophy]].<ref>{{Cite web|first=Novy|last=Kapadia|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/memorable-moments-in-the-santosh-trophy-2|website=www.sportskeeda.com|publisher=[[Sportskeeda]]|date=27 May 2012|access-date=7 March 2021|title=Memorable moments in the Santosh Trophy|archive-date=12 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412140304/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/memorable-moments-in-the-santosh-trophy-2}}</ref>

He represented the bronze-medal winning [[India national football team]] at the [[1970 Asian Games]] held at [[Bangkok, Thailand]]. He was the star striker of Mohun Bagan and won numerous accolades during his career. He was captain of [[Mohun Bagan]] in 1973. In 1975, he left Mohun Bagan to join rival [[East Bengal FC]]. He won numerous trophies as part of the India national football team and Mohun Bagan and East Bengal, including the 1970 [[Asian Games]] Bronze, the [[IFA Shield]], the [[Santosh Trophy]], the [[Calcutta Football League]] and the [[Rovers Cup]].

==Early life==

He was born in Jalpaiguri District, [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]] in an affluential family to parents who migrated to the northern district of Jalpaiguri from [[Barisal]], [[Bengal Presidency]] before the [[Partition of India|Partition of 1947]]. In this quaint town, which has a history of nurturing great football talents like [[Pradip Kumar Banerjee]], he started his training at the Jalpaiguri Young Men's Association (JYMA), where he was mentored by Rabi Gathu (রবি গাঠু স্যার), the well-known [[Manager (association football)|football coach]] at JYMA. In his early days, he was a leading player in the inter-school football tournaments and the Jalpaiguri Amateur Football League. During these tournaments, Dastidar's footballing antics used to draw huge crowds notably at the Friends Union Club grounds, the JYMA and the Jalpaiguri Town Club. He was a student of [[Jalpaiguri Zilla School]]. He played for the [[Rajasthan football team]] in the [[Santosh Trophy]] for a short while after moving from Jalpaiguri. He was recruited by [[Mohun Bagan]] soon after.

==Career==

He was part of the [[Bronze]] winning Indian [[football team]] at the [[1970 Asian Games]] led by [[Syed Nayeemuddin]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian football's finest: 50 years on, remembering the stars of 1970 Asian Games bronze-winning team|website=www.scroll.in|publisher=Scroll|first=Jaydeep|last=Basu|access-date=27 February 2022|url=https://scroll.in/field/951976/indian-footballs-finest-50-years-on-remembering-the-stars-of-1970-asian-games-bronze-winning-team|date=3 February 2020|archive-date=24 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324024824/https://scroll.in/field/951976/indian-footballs-finest-50-years-on-remembering-the-stars-of-1970-asian-games-bronze-winning-team}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1970asiangames.html|title=The Indian Senior Team at the 1970 Bangkok Asian Games|website=IndianFootball.de|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|access-date=23 November 2021|archive-date=2 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002162324/http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1970asiangames.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Ghoshal|first=Amoy|title=Indian football team at the Asian Games: 1970 Bangkok|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-team-at-the-asian-games-1970-bangkok|website=www.sportskeeda.com|publisher=[[Sportskeeda]]|date=26 August 2014|access-date=10 July 2018|archive-date=10 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710195150/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-team-at-the-asian-games-1970-bangkok}}</ref> in [[Bangkok]], Thailand. After his first stint, he went on to play for the country five times.

Ghosh Dastidar joined [[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]] in 1970. He was part of the club's [[Bangladesh]] tour of May 1972, where they defeated [[Mohammedan SC (Dhaka)|Dhaka Mohammedan]], but lost to [[Shadhin Bangla football team]].<ref name="Mohun Bagan to Bangladesh">{{cite web|url=https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/%E0%A7%AD-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8|title=৭ কোটি মানুষের জন্য ভালোবাসা নিয়ে ঢাকায় এসেছিল মোহনবাগান|first=Masud|last=Alam|website=www.prothomalo.com|publisher=[[Prothom Alo|The Daily Prothom Alo]]|language=bn|trans-title=Mohun Bagan came to Dhaka with love for 7 crore people|location=Dhaka, Bangladesh|agency=|date=19 April 2022|access-date=19 October 2022|archive-date=2 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002192020/https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/%E0%A7%AD-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8}}</ref> He won a [[double (association football)|double crown]] ([[Calcutta Football League]] and [[IFA Shield]]) in his [[maiden]] season with [[Mohun Bagan]] and went on to play for the club until 1974. He scored a total of 71 goals for [[Mohun Bagan]] in all<ref>{{cite web| title = Indian football: Instances when the Kolkata derby got abandoned| publisher = Goal| accessdate = 27 February 2022| url = https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/indian-football-instances-when-the-kolkata-derby-got/1u7macomvii3q199rmaibjhwhc| archive-date = 1 December 2020| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201201234617/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/indian-football-instances-when-the-kolkata-derby-got/1u7macomvii3q199rmaibjhwhc| url-status = live}}</ref> competitions and was its captain in 1973.

He represented [[West Bengal football team|Bengal]] in the [[Santosh Trophy]]. With Bengal in 1969, the team led by Santo Mitra, Ghosh Dastidar won title.<ref name="Novy Kapadia">{{Cite web|first=Novy|last=Kapadia|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/memorable-moments-in-the-santosh-trophy-2|website=www.sportskeeda.com|publisher=[[Sportskeeda]]|date=27 May 2012|access-date=7 March 2021|title=Memorable moments in the Santosh Trophy|archive-date=12 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412140304/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/memorable-moments-in-the-santosh-trophy-2}}</ref> He won Santosh Trophy again in 1971–72 and 1972–73.<ref>{{cite web| title = Chance to end title wait| publisher = The New Indian Express| access-date = 27 February 2022| url = https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2012/may/28/chance-to-end-title-wait-372263.html| archive-date = 27 February 2022| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220227180830/https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2012/may/28/chance-to-end-title-wait-372263.html| url-status = live}}</ref> He switched allegiance to [[East Bengal Club]]<ref>{{cite web| title = The famous FIVE who saved East Bengal from going to debris| publisher = Shyamal Bhattacharjee| accessdate = 27 February 2022| url = https://shyamalbhattacharjee.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-famous-five-who-saved-east-bengal.html?spref=tw| archive-date = 27 February 2022| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220227180050/https://shyamalbhattacharjee.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-famous-five-who-saved-east-bengal.html?spref=tw| url-status = live}}</ref> in 1975.

He was famous<ref>{{cite web| title = Manjit Singh and Sukalyan Ghosh Dastidar| publisher = Newsclick| accessdate = 27 February 2022| url = https://www.newsclick.in/manjit-singh-and-sukalyan-ghosh-dastidar| archive-date = 27 February 2022| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220227175111/https://www.newsclick.in/manjit-singh-and-sukalyan-ghosh-dastidar| url-status = live}}</ref> for his precision long-distance shots ranging from 35 to 40 yards and he stormed the 1970s Calcutta football scene<ref>{{cite web| title = The enduring agony of a soccer fan| publisher = Mint| accessdate = 27 February 2022| url = https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/pz4SGRgkP4rVfKgK4FuXWN/The-enduring-agony-of-a-soccer-fan.html| archive-date = 27 February 2022| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220227161332/https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/pz4SGRgkP4rVfKgK4FuXWN/The-enduring-agony-of-a-soccer-fan.html| url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = Remembering Derbies| publisher = Mohun Bagan Athletic Club| accessdate = 27 February 2022| url = https://themohunbaganac.com/remembering-derbies/| archive-date = 28 June 2021| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210628161833/https://themohunbaganac.com/remembering-derbies/| url-status = live}}</ref> during his heyday as a [[Striker (association football)|striker]].

==Controversies==
In 1973, when Mohun Bagan took the lead for the first time in a game in four years (Mohun Bagan had a dry spell through 1970 to 1975), through a superb shot from 35 yards by Sukalyan Ghosh Dastidar, it just started [[raining cats and dogs]], and the match was abandoned. The same year, East Bengal [[centre-forward]] [[Subhash Bhowmick]] fell (that's what one would like to believe) on Mohun Bagan captain Shankar Banerjee. Banerjee's legs were smashed, his football career effectively over. Fights broke out in the stadium as the poorly refereed game went on. At the end of the match as Mohun Bagan embraced another heartbreaking and unfortunate defeat, Ghosh Dastidar walked up to the [[referee]] Bishwanath Dutta, and struck him a mighty blow on his nose. Ghosh Dastidar was arrested; but he had also ended Dutta's refereeing career. He had crushed Dutta's nose, and bone fragments had got into his eyes, affecting his vision irreparably. He has publicly apologised and repented for this mishap throughout his later life.

In 1975, he left [[Mohun Bagan]] to join arch-rival [[East Bengal FC]].

==Later life==
He settled in [[Kolkata]] after retiring from professional [[association football]] in 1979. He also served as an employee of the [[State Bank of India|Central Bank of India]]. He continued to actively mentor aspiring footballers in spite of dissonances with [[Mohun Bagan]] later on. In his public talks, he stressed<ref>{{cite web| title = Mohun Bagan Gorbo, Sukalyan Ghosh Dastidar's Address| publisher = Mohun BaganGorbo| accessdate = 27 February 2022| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0WwZPD1Z4E| archive-date = 22 September 2022| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220922102122/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0WwZPD1Z4E| url-status = live}}</ref> the need for transformation of the overall environment and sporting culture of the football scene in Calcutta and India, stressing how it was distinctly different and more constructive in the 1970s which enabled the football clubs then to successfully sustain and nurture new talents. In his later life, he was consistently critical of the present situation of [[football clubs]] in India and [[South Asia]].

He used to visit his hometown [[Jalpaiguri]] often.

==Personal life==
He has two daughters and two grandchildren. He was a pet lover.

==Death==

He died<ref>{{cite web| title = Former star Mohun Bagan and East Bengal player Sukalyan Ghosh Dastidar passes away| publisher = Xtratime| accessdate = 27 February 2022| url = https://xtratime.in/former-star-mohun-bagan-and-east-bengal-player-sukalyan-ghosh-dastidar-passes-away/| archive-date = 27 February 2022| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220227161344/https://xtratime.in/former-star-mohun-bagan-and-east-bengal-player-sukalyan-ghosh-dastidar-passes-away/| url-status = live}}</ref> from [[cardiac arrest]] at the age of 71, on 9 September 2018 in a private hospital in South Kolkata.

==Legacy==

His splendid performances and speedy [[midfield]] action inspired a generation of [[footballers]] and youngsters in Jalpaiguri, as well as in the Calcutta [[Maidan]] scene and nation-wide. He was part of the [[golden generation]] of [[Indian football]].

==Honours==

'''Mohun Bagan'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1960 to 1969 |url=http://www.mohunbaganclub.com/history/726-2/ |website=Mohun Bagan Club |access-date=6 May 2022 |archive-date=5 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505210606/http://www.mohunbaganclub.com/history/726-2/ }}</ref>
*[[Durand Cup]]: 1974
*[[IFA Shield]]: 1969
*[[Indian Super Cup]]: 1970, 1971, 1972
*[[Calcutta Football League]]: 1969
'''East Bengal'''
*Federation Cup: 1978
*[[IFA Shield]]: 1975, 1976
*[[Durand Cup]]: 1978
*[[Calcutta Football League]]: 1975, 1977
*[[Rovers Cup]]: 1975

'''India'''
*[[Asian Games]] Bronze Medal: [[Football at the 1970 Asian Games|1970]]

'''Bengal'''
*[[Santosh Trophy]]: 1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73

==See also==
* [[History of Indian football]]
* [[History of the India national football team]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

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