Udupi (Karnataka): Former Indian Football captain Shekhar Bangera succumbed to Covid-19 on Wednesday night. He breathed his last at the age of 74 in Udupi, Karnataka.
According to a statement issued here by city-based club Karnataka Sporting Association, Bangera was under treatment for COVID-19 at Mahesh Hospital, Brahmavar and lost his fight against the virus on Wednesday.
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Bangera, who showed a safe pair of hands as goal-keeper, was later roped in by Bombay's (now Mumbai) leading football club Orkay Mills and also represented Maharashtra in the Santosh Trophy for the National Championships.
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He was also associated with the Dhanbad Football Academy, which he was instrumental in setting up. He was laid to rest on Thursday morning.
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(Agency Inputs)