Legendary Indian footballer Bhaichung Bhutia has expressed his desire to play one last match for East Bengal in their centenary year.
The former India captain began his professional career at East Bengal in 1993. He went on to become one of the most successful players in the history of the club as well as Indian football.
The Red and Golds will confer the ‘Identifying and Nurturing the Icon’ award to Bhutia at their centenary year celebration.
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Speaking about his early days at East Bengal, Bhutia said, “SBI had arranged a football camp in Sikkim in 1993 and club legends Surajit Sengupta and Bhaskar Ganguly spotted me from that camp.