Atanu Bhattacharya is an Indian former footballer, Asian All Star Goalkeeper and captain of the India national team. He has played for India in the 1984 Asian Cup. During his playing career, he has represented all the three giants - Kingfisher East Bengal, Mohun Bagan and Mohammedan Sporting Club (Kolkata) for 5 years each. He has played for the India national team for over 12 years. He has also captained the national team to various triumphs. He is remembered for his immense contribution to the India national team and also for his selection into the Asian All Star team. He is one of those footballers who has played for all the three clubs. A fun fact being that he first played for India and then got a call for the Bengal team that later won the Santosh Trophy. He was only at BNR when he got selected for the India national team unlike most who were playing at big clubs. His performance in the game against Argentina in the year 1984 is highly recognised.He worked as deputy general manager and joint director–food in Food Corporation of India.
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