India won the SAFF Cup in 1977 under the captainship of Carlton Chapman.
14 October 2020 Current Affairs:Former India football captain and midfielder Carlton Chapman passed away on 12 October, 2020. He died due to cardiac arrest. He was 49 years old.
About Carlton Chapman
Carlton Chapman formed a deadly trio at the club level with Bhaichung Bhutia and IM Vijayan in the 1990s. Carlton Chapman played for India between the years 1995 and 2001. India won the SAFF Cup in 1977 under the captainship of Chapman. He also had two successful matches with East Bengal and the other one with now-defunct JCT Mills at the club level. In 1993, Chapman joined East Bengal and scored a hat-trick in his team’s 6-2 win against Iraq club Al Zawra the Asian Cup Winners Cup that year.
Later after moving to JCT in 1995, Chapman won 14 trophies with the Punjab-based club, which includes the inaugural National Football League in 1996-97.He announced his retirement from his football profession in 2001. Chapman had been a coach for I-League 2nd Division club Tata Football Academy, Royal Wahingdoh FC of Shillong and Sudeva Moonlight FC of Delhi before and finally in 2017, He became the Technical Director of the Kozhikode-based Quartz International Football Academy.
About Carlton Chapman
Carlton Chapman formed a deadly trio at the club level with Bhaichung Bhutia and IM Vijayan in the 1990s. Carlton Chapman played for India between the years 1995 and 2001. India won the SAFF Cup in 1977 under the captainship of Chapman. He also had two successful matches with East Bengal and the other one with now-defunct JCT Mills at the club level. In 1993, Chapman joined East Bengal and scored a hat-trick in his team’s 6-2 win against Iraq club Al Zawra the Asian Cup Winners Cup that year.
Later after moving to JCT in 1995, Chapman won 14 trophies with the Punjab-based club, which includes the inaugural National Football League in 1996-97.He announced his retirement from his football profession in 2001. Chapman had been a coach for I-League 2nd Division club Tata Football Academy, Royal Wahingdoh FC of Shillong and Sudeva Moonlight FC of Delhi before and finally in 2017, He became the Technical Director of the Kozhikode-based Quartz International Football Academy.