• 28 July 2022: Gulab Chauhan, former FIFA referee and ex-
AIFF Executive Committee member. • 5 August 2022:
Narender Thapa, 57, former
forward who represented the
India national team at the
1984 Asian Cup. • 7 August 2022: George Ambrose, former Indian international
defender who represented the
India national team was part of the Indian side that qualified for the
AFC Asian Cup Singapore 1984. • 20 August 2022:
Samar Banerjee, 92, a
forward who captained India at the
1956 Summer Olympics in
Melbourne, where they achieved fourth place. • 29 September 2022: Sumanta Ghosh, 70, a former FIFA referee. • 20 November 2022:
Babu Mani, 59, a
forward who represented the
National team at the
1984 AFC Asian Cup. • 1 February 2023:
Parimal Dey, 81, a
forward who represented the
National team in the
1966 Asian Games in
Bangkok. • 16 February 2023:
Tulsidas Balaram, 86, a
forward. Along with
P. K. Banerjee and
Chuni Goswami, Balaram was part of an acclaimed trio of players that helped propel India into what is widely regarded as its
golden age of football during the 1950s and 1960s. • 6 March 2023:
Kuppuswami Sampath, 75, a
goalkeeper who played for the
India national team squad that won a bronze medal at the
1970 Asian Games in
Bangkok. == Retirements ==