Kolkata, Sep 13 - Noted football commentator Noel De Lima Leitao was found dead in his hotel a day after the final of the IFA Shield here Sunday.

The 52-year-old Goan was found dead sitting on the commode of the hotel washroom around 9 am at Hyatt Regency. Police have registered a case of unnatural death and his body has been sent for post-mortem examination.

Noel was in the city as a commentator for ESPN for the semifinals and final of the just concluded IFA Shield.

Noel had been a football commentator with ESPN-Star Sports since 1996 and was also a former president of Goa's Vasco Sports Club. He was also the treasurer of the Goa Football Association (GFA).