KOLKATA: Indian football became poorer with the passing away of Narendra Thapa in the city on Friday. The star forward, who became one of the biggest names of Indian football in the 1980s, reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest in his sleep and passed away before he could be taken to hospital. He was 58.
Hailing from Punjab, Thapa came to the city in the early 80s and went on to play for all the Big Three clubs of the Maidan -- Mohun Bagan, East Bengal and Mohammedan Sporting – at different times of his career. He was a member of the Santosh Trophy winning Bengal squad of 1986 too.
