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Bhutia Bagan captain

KOLKATA: India’s atar striker Baichung Bhutia will lead Mohun Bagan in the upcoming football season.

Bhutia signed his allegiance to the club for the second consecutive season here on Monday.

He will have midfielder Dharamjit Singh as his deputy. The club also announced the name of Brazilian Carols Roberto Silva as the new coach for the season.

Carlos, who had coached East Bengal last year, will arrive later this month and the team will start preparing for the domestic season from July 1.

Host of recruits

Mohun Bagan, which won two National-level titles last season, the Federation Cup and the Super Cup, also announced a host of new recruits, picked mainly from Mahindra United.

The club will now have the likes of Shanmugam Venkatesh, N.S. Manju, Peter Siddique, L. James Singh along side Bhutia and Brazilian Jose Barreto, who is the only foreigner in the list.

Ishfaq Ahmed (Dempo SC) is another prominent addition in the Bagan attack.

It was also announced that I.M. Vijayan will be donning the club colours once again.

Vijayan has apparently approached Bagan whishing to end his illustrious club career with a brief appearance in a National League encounter. — Principal Correspondent

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