Former Maharashtra football player Arthur Pereira died here Monday.
Pereira, 70, was fighting a battle against cancer for the past one year, sources said.
He was kept on ventilator support and died Monday morning at a private hospital in suburban Borivili, they said.
He is survived by wife and two daughters.
Pereira toured Russia as a striker with the Indian team in 1971.
He also represented Maharashtra in the national championships for the Santosh Trophy from 1971 to 1976.
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Pereira played for several clubs in the city, including the well-known Orkay Mills.
After his playing career, Pereira became a Physical Education teacher at St Joseph's School in suburban Malad.
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