Kulothungan (28 September 1977 – 28 July 2018) was an Indian

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

er. At the time of his death, he was playing for

Bhawanipore F.C. Bhawanipore Club, also known as সংবাদ প্রতিদিন ভবানীপুর ক্লাব for sponsorship reasons, is an Indian professional football club based in Bhowanipore, Kolkata, West Bengal. The club was establi ...

in the 2nd Division

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Career

East Bengal

He was a member of the

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team which won the ASEAN Club Championship 2003 and won back to back

s in 2002–03 and 2003–04 under the coaching of

Subhash Bhowmick Subhash Bhowmick (2 October 1950 – 22 January 2022) was an Indian football player and manager. During his playing career, he represented the "Big Two" of Kolkata football, East Bengal and Mohun Bagan. He also represented India in various int ...

Mohammedan Sporting

Kalia scored the equalizer for his side in the pre-quarter final of the 29th Federation Cup in 2007, however his side had lost 1–3 to city rivals

in the match.

Bhawanipore

In the quarter final of the 2012

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, he scored in the 3–1 win over Dimapur United on 5 November.

Death

Kulothungan died in a road accident on 28 July 2018.

Honours

East Bengal *

IFA Shield The IFA Shield is a football competition organized by the Indian Football Association, the football governing body in the Indian state of West Bengal. The IFA came into existence in 1893, and was named after the association. The IFA Shield to ...

: 2002

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kulothungan, Kalia 1977 births 2018 deaths Indian men's footballers I-League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen People from Thanjavur Footballers from Tamil Nadu East Bengal Club players Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players Mumbai FC players Mohun Bagan Super Giant players Chirag United Club Kerala players Men's association football midfielders Road incident deaths in India