Mehtab Hossain announces retirement from club football

Kolkata: Not winning the I-League and playing insufficient matches for India are the two regrets veteran midfielder Mehtab Hossain has as he announced on Wednesday that he will retire from club football after this season.

Mehtab, who plays for Mohun Bagan after plying his trade for arch-rivals East Bengal for almost a decade, announced his decision on the eve of their match against Indian Arrows.

“Football has always been my passion. Whatever I am today is because of football. I don’t want to warm the benches, the time has come for me to announce the decision,” the 36-year-old told reporters.

“Not winning the I-League will be the biggest regret and I wish I could have played more matches for the national team,” Mehtab said.

Mehtab donned the East Bengal jersey from 2007-2016 when he was in top form and in 2015, he called it quits from international football after he was dropped from the 26-man squad for the World Cup qualifiers. (IANS)

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