He was part of the team that played in the
1960 Rome Olympics under coaching of
Syed Abdul Rahim. He later appeared in 1964 Merdeka Cup, where they achieved second place. In the same year, he went on to represent his nation at the
1964 AFC Asian Cup, where they also finished as runners-up as
Israel clinched the title.[8][9] He was also a member of the squad that won gold medal at the 1962 Asian Games Football Championship in 1962. He also played in the final, where India defeated South Korea 2–1.[10][11]
When I was young, I used to play both badminton and football well. At that time, we did it, have proper grounds to play badminton so we used to organize matches with friends during evenings and football, I used to play at a local club. This was in 1954 or 1955. One day, one of my school friends named Tota had a trial in Howrah Union, then in the second division of Kolkata League. At that time I was very fit and strong and Dashu Mitra was impressed with my physique. He asked me if I played football. Hearing that I did, he asked me to come to practice the following day. Initially we were given the job of ball boys but
Howrah Union eventually became my first club.
— Ghosh, on the beginning of his playing career.[12]
In 1974, Ghosh went on to became coach of the
India U-20 team along with Syed Abdul Salam, ahead of the
1974 AFC Youth Championship in Thailand.[15] After a brief training camp in
Patiala, his team participated in the tournament and reached the final. A 2–2 scoreline against
Iran-20 insured that both the teams shared the trophy.[16] Under his coaching, India U-20 team achieved their first ever continental title, in which
Shabbir Ali scored five goals.[17]
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the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
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