Footballer Surajit Sengupta Passes Away on 17 February

Surojit Sengupta is dead. Surojit passed away at 1:54 pm on Thursday. Bengal's sports lovers mourns Surojit's death.

Surojit was an extraordinary artistic wing player.

Birth of Surajit Sengupta: 30 August 1951

1st club football of Surajit Sengupta: Khidirpur Club

Surajit Sengupta in Top three clubs in Bengal

1972-73: Mohan Bagan

1974-79: East Bengal (Caption of East Bengal in 1978)

1980: Mohammedan Sporting 

1981-83: Mohan Bagan

Represented Indian Football team: 1973-79

Surajit Sengupta has been kept in artificial respiration. The 70-year-old former footballer has been hospitalized on the side of the bypass for the past few days. 

Surajit Sengupta's physical condition is critical. He has been kept on ventilation. His condition has been deteriorating since Friday night.

There are problems with the breathing process. With the help of ventilation, the former footballer has an oxygen level of 94 to 98 percent. Besides, he is talking incoherently. There are also symptoms of encephalopathy. Blood pressure is also not normal. In that case also the help of artificial process has been taken.

Surajit was admitted to a hospital near the bypass on Monday afternoon. On Tuesday, Sports Minister Arup Biswas held a meeting on Surajit's medical condition. The meeting decided that a medical board would be set up for the former footballer.

Surajit has been admitted to a private hospital under the care of Dr. Ajay Krishna Sarkar. He is also being cared for by various cardiologists, pulmonologists and others.

Surajit used to play in wings position and he was an artistic player.