The midfielder played for Bagan for a year, before transferring to Viva Kerala, and ultimately Bhawanipore FC.
Kalia Kulothungan (Twitter: @MDSCOfficial)
Chennai:
In a shocking news to the nation, Former East Bengal football player and Tamil Nadu state captain Kalia Kulonthungan passed away in a road accident in his village. The midfielder last played for Kolkata-based side Bhawanipore FC.
Kulonthungan had a long an successful career, which included several titles as well.
Homages from sports fraterntiy and fans poured for Kulonthungan on social media, with former club Mohammedan amongst those paying their respects.
We at Mohammedan Sporting Club deeply saddened to hear about the untimely demise of former midfielder Kalia Kulothungan. Remembering his wonderful and gentle soul will forever remain in our hearts. May he rest in peace. pic.twitter.com/ORzrrZvOYC
— Mohammedan SC (@MDSCOfficial) July 28, 2018
Shocked to hear that Kalia Kulothungan the talented footballer from #Tamilnadu played for @eastbengalfc#MahindraUnited died in a road accident. Let us pray that the almighty gives strength to his family to bear this big loss 🙏🙏🙏 pic.twitter.com/3IMr2IoRmT
— Henry Menezes (@menezeshenry) July 28, 2018
Kalia Kulonthungan was born in small village in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The midfielder started his career with Kolkata side East Bengal, for whom he played for three years and then switched his allegiance to East Bengal's city rivals Mohammedan Sporting.
After two years at Mohammedan, Kulothungan went on to play for Mumbai FC, before returning to Kolkata to play for Mohun Bagan.
The midfielder played for Bagan for a year, before transferring to Viva Kerala, and ultimately Bhawanipore FC.