Bengaluru football hero Bhoopal passes away

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Bhoopal aged 85 passed away on Wednesday morning at his residence. A strict disciplinarian, Bhoopal never allowed players and clubs to get away with indiscipline on or off the field. He always sought reports and initiated penal action as soon as possible if only to serve as a deterrent for the future. He was a Governing Board member representing the BDFA in the KSFA.

Bhoopal encouraged former players to take to football refereeing or to become coaches. He also served on various sub-committees during major national and international tournaments organised in Bangalore and Karnataka by the KSFA and the AIFF.KSFA decided to cancel all BGDFA Matches and KSFA Women’s Matches as a mark of respect to S.T.Bhooap who had tireless served Karnataka Football in various capacities for the last 60 years. KSFA President and MLA NA Haris along with other authorities paid the condolence. They said it’s a great loss for the football fraternity in Karnataka.