Kolkata, April 30: Former Indian national team assistant coach and East Bengal captain Shanto Mitra died here on Sunday (April 30) following a prolonged illness, club sources said. Mitra, 75, leaves behind his wife and a daughter.
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Mitra defied his lean frame to acquire fame as left back in national football - a strong power of anticipation and receiving skills being his forte - in the 1960s and early 1970s.