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Noel Wilson - Carlton Chapman was a role model for the Anglo Indian community

Jamshedpur FC assistant coach and former India international footballer Noel Wilson fondly remembered Carlton Chapman who passed away on Monday at the age of 49 reportedly due to a heart attack.

Wilson, who is nine years younger than Chapman, is a relative and hails from the same area in Bengaluru as Chapman.

Wilson recalled some fond memories of his ‘cousin’ and how he had followed Chapman’s footsteps in his footballing career.

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“I am in Goa now and I got a call from my home in the morning regarding the incident,” Wilson told Goal.