End of an era: Legendary footballer PK Banerjee dies at 83.

KOLKATA: With Pradeep Kumar Banerjee's death on Friday afternoon, Indian football lost its point of reference.

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Being a robust right-winger the best ever according to his teammate Tulsidas Balaram with a knack for goals, and an Indian captain who played two olympics and three Asian Games were only parts of a remarkable life which Fifa acknowledged with its Centennial Order of Merit in 2004.

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Banerjee was also a successful coach at East Bengal and Mohin Bagan, and to a lesser extent for India.

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