[2][3] Venkatesh played for East Bengal[4] and the India national football team during his professional career.

[5] Venkatesh spent most of his club career in East Bengal,[6] and captained the team in 1952–53.

[7][8][9] He was part of the team that played against German side Kickers Offenbach[10] and FC Torpedo Moscow in 1953.

[17][18] He was also a part of Balaidas Chatterjee managed Indian team that participated in 1953 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament in Rangoon, and won the title.

Venkatesh also appeared with the Indian team in an exhibition match in December 1954 in an 1–0 defeat to Allsvenskan club AIK at CC&FC Ground in Kolkata.