FC Pune City midfielder Tapan Maity is a seasoned campaigner, having achieved a modicum of success with the likes Mohun Bagan, Mohammedan Sporting, Prayag United and ONGC. A perfect utility man who can play either in the centre of the park or along the flanks, the 30-year-old player engaged in a rapid fire round of Q&A with Indiansuperleague.com. Here are the excerpts…Q: Your favourite city in India?A: Kolkata.Q: Your favourite holiday destination?A: Switzerland.Q: Your best friend in Indian football?A: Asif Kottayil, who now plays for Mumbai City FC.Q: Your favourite food?A: Dal-chawal (lentils and rice) and poshto, a Bengali dish.Q: Other than football, which other sports are you inclined towards?A: I love watching cricket and I am a big fan of Sachin Tendulkar. But I play a lot of badminton.Q: Your favourite actor?A: Aamir Khan.Q: Your favourite music?A: I like the old classics and songs by Lata Mangeshkar and Kishore Kumar.Q: Your inspiration?A: My elder brother, Buddhodev Maity.Q: If you were not a footballer, what would you be?A: I have always had an inclination towards sports. So if it wasn’t football, it would have been some other sport. Badminton, for example.Q: Three key qualities that define you as a footballer?Defensive, motivated and visionary.
