Runu Guha Thakurta Explained

Runu Guha Thakurta was a former Indian association football player. He was part of the squad that played at the 1952 Summer Olympics^[1] against Yugoslavia,^{[2] [3]} but he did not play in the match.^[4] He played for both the Calcutta Football League side George Telegraph SC,^[5] and Mohun Bagan AC.^[6]

Honours

India

• Asian Games Gold medal: 1951
• Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament: 1952

Bengal

• Santosh Trophy

1950-51Mohun Bagan

• Durand Cup

1953^[7]

Further reading

• Web site: Chuni Goswami: A legend in every sense of the word . theweek.in . The Week . 22 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181126011337/https://www.theweek.in/news/sports/chuni-goswami-legend-every-sense-indian-football.html . 26 November 2018 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sengupta. Somnath. Tactical Evolution of Indian Football (Part Two): Revolution Under Rahim Saab. Kolkata. 13 July 2011. 2021-03-16. thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle. en-US. 25 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211025021904/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/tactical-evolution-of-indian-football-part-two-revolution-under-rahim-saab/.
2. Web site: India football squad for 1952 Olympics: FIFA.com. 2 July 2021.
3. Web site: India 1951 Asian Games squad. 2 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20180709200512/http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1951asiangames.html. 9 July 2018.
4. Web site: Runu Guha Thakurta . Olympedia . 11 November 2021.
5. Web site: ফুটবলার তুলে আনতে জেলামুখী জর্জ টেলিগ্রাফ স্পোর্টস ক্লাব. insidesports.in. Inside Sports Bengali. bn. District oriented George Telegraph Sports Club to pick up footballers. Kolkata. 18 July 2021. 22 October 2022. 22 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221022070623/https://insidesports.in/archives/1892.
6. Web site: Mukherjee . Soham . 1960–1965: When Chuni Goswami & co propelled Mohun Bagan to the zenith of success . Goal.com . 26 August 2020 . 30 April 2020 . 7 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201207100844/https://www.goal.com/en/news/1960s-mohun-bagan-chuni-goswami-trophies-indian-football/1utzzq9j0icvgze2iw9ple0p1 .
7. Web site: Mohun Bagan's Historic Maiden Durand Win in 1953. Mohun Bagan AC. 17 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220327055911/https://www.themohunbaganac.com/mohun-bagans-historic-maiden-durand-win-in-1953/. 27 March 2022.