Baichung Bhutia
Indian footballer
Baichung Bhutia (born 15 December 1976) is an former Indian professional footballer. [3] He played for the India national football team.[4]
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Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Bhaichung Bhutia[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 15 December 1976 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Tinkitam, Sikkim, India[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993–1995 | East Bengal | 9 | (17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–1997 | JCT | 20 | (15) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997–1999 | East Bengal | 31 | (15) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2002 | Bury | 37 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Mohun Bagan | 11 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003 | → Perak F.A. (loan) | 8 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2005 | East Bengal | 38 | (21) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | Selangor MK Land | 5 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | East Bengal | 16 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2009 | Mohun Bagan | 45 | (19) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | East Bengal | 3 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | United Sikkim | 3 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | East Bengal | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 226 | (100) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992–1996 | India U23 | 4 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–2011 | India | 82 | (27) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams managed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | United Sikkim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Sikkim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Bhutia retired from international competition in 2011.[5]
Career statistics
changeClub career statistics
changeClub statistics | League | |||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
India | League | |||
1993–94 | East Bengal[3] | |||
1994–95 | ||||
1995–96 | JCT Mills[3] | |||
1996–97 | I-League | 20 | 14 | |
1997–98 | East Bengal[3] | 16 | 8 | |
1998–99 | 15 | 7 | ||
England | League | |||
1999–2000 | Bury[3] | Second Division | 14 | 2 |
2000–01 | 20 | 1 | ||
2001–02 | 3 | 0 | ||
India | League | |||
2002–03 | Mohun Bagan[3] | I-League | 11 | 6 |
Malaysia | League | |||
2003 | Perak[3] | Premier 1 | 8 | 4 |
India | League | |||
2003–04 | East Bengal[3] | I-League | 20 | 12 |
2004–05 | 18 | 9 | ||
Malaysia | League | |||
2005 | Selangor[3] | Super League | 5 | 1 |
India | League | |||
2005–06 | East Bengal[3] | I-League | 16 | 12 |
2006–07 | Mohun Bagan[3] | 12 | 4 | |
2007–08 | 16 | 9 | ||
2008–09 | ||||
2009–10 | East Bengal[3] | |||
2010–11 | ||||
2011–12 | United Sikkim[3] | I-League 2nd Div. | ||
2012–13 | ||||
Country | India | 144 | 81 | |
England | 37 | 3 | ||
Malaysia | 13 | 5 | ||
Total | 194 | 89 |
National team statistics
changeNational team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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India | 1995 | 7[a] | 2 |
1996 | 5 | 1 | |
1997 | 8 | 4 | |
1998 | 5 | 0 | |
1999 | 4 | 4 | |
2000 | 1 | 0 | |
2001 | 5 | 2 | |
2002 | 2 | 0 | |
2003 | 1 | 0 | |
2004 | 5 | 0 | |
2005 | 5 | 2 | |
2006 | 7 | 1 | |
2007 | 7 | 3 | |
2008 | 12 | 5 | |
2009 | 5 | 3 | |
2010 | 2 | 0 | |
2011 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 82 | 27 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 29 March 1995 | Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1995 SAFF Championship |
2 | 2–0 | |||||
3 | 6 March 1996 | National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lampur | Malaysia | 2–5 | 2–5 | 1996 Asian Cup qualifier |
4 | 11 April 1997 | Nehru Stadium, Cochin | China | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1997 Nehru Cup |
5 | 7 September 1997 | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu | Bangladesh | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1997 SAFF Championship |
6 | 9 September 1997 | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu | Maldives | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1997 SAFF Championship |
7 | 13 September 1997 | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu | Maldives | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1997 SAFF Championship |
8 | 26 April 1999 | Fatorda Stadium, Margao | Pakistan | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1999 SAFF Championship |
9 | 2–0 | |||||
10 | 29 April 1999 | Fatorda Stadium, Margao | Maldives | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1999 SAFF Championship |
11 | 1 May 1999 | Fatorda Stadium, Margao | Bangladesh | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1999 SAFF Championship |
12 | 15 April 2001 | Bangalore Stadium, Bangalore | Yemen | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2002 World Cup qualifier |
13 | 20 May 2001 | Bangalore Stadium, Bangalore | Brunei | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2002 World Cup qualifier |
14 | 10 December 2005 | Peoples Football Stadium, Karachi | Bhutan | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2005 SAFF Championship |
15 | 17 December 2005 | Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad | Bangladesh | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2005 SAFF Championship |
16 | 18 February 2006 | Hong Kong Stadium, Wan Chai | Hong Kong | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
17 | 17 August 2007 | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi | Cambodia | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2007 Nehru Cup |
18 | 20 August 2007 | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi | Bangladesh | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2007 Nehru Cup |
19 | 26 August 2007 | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi | Kyrgyzstan | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2007 Nehru Cup |
20 | 3 June 2008 | Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé | Nepal | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2008 SAFF Championship |
21 | 22 July 2008 | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad | Malaysia | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
22 | 3 August 2008 | Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad | Turkmenistan | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2008 AFC Challenge Cup |
23 | 2–0 | |||||
24 | 13 August 2008 | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi | Tajikistan | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2008 AFC Challenge Cup |
25 | 14 January 2009 | Hong Kong Stadium, Wan Chai | Hong Kong | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
26 | 23 August 2009 | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi | Kyrgyzstan | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2009 Nehru Cup |
27 | 26 August 2009 | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi | Sri Lanka | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2009 Nehru Cup |
- ↑ Since the 1992 Olypic Games the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the FIFA allowed under-23 players to participate at the Olympic football tournaments. Thus the Olympic qualifiers played by Bhutia are not FIFA full 'A' matches.[6][7]
Honours
changeEast Bengal
- ASEAN Club Championship: 2003[9]
- National Football League: 2003–04
- Federation Cup: 2009–10, 2010
- Indian Super Cup: 2011
- Calcutta Football League: 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011
- IFA Shield: 1994, 1995, 1997
- Wai Wai Cup: 1993
- San Miguel International Cup: 2004
Mohun Bagan
- Calcutta Football League: 2007, 2008, 2009
- IFA Shield: 2003
- Federation Cup: 2006, 2008
Bengal
- Santosh Trophy: 1995,[10] 1998–99[11]
India
- AFC Challenge Cup: 2008
- SAFF Championship: 1997, 1999, 2005; runner-up: 1995, 2008
- Nehru Cup: 2007, 2009
- South Asian Games gold medal: 1995
- Afro-Asian Games silver medal: 2003[12]
India U23
Individual
- AIFF Player of the Year: 1995, 2008[15]
- Arjuna Award: 1998[16][17]
- Padma Shri: 2008[18]
- AFC Challenge Cup Most Valuable Player: 2008
- Banga Bhushan: 2014[19]
- Asian Football Hall of Fame: 2014
- IFFHS 48 Football Legend Players: 2016[20]
- ASEAN Club Championship Top Scorer: 2003
- Sportskeeda All time Indian Football XI[21]
References
change- ↑ Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 59. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "IndianFootball.com Profile". IndianFootball.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 NationalFootballTeams.com, "Bhutia, Baichung"; retrieved 2012-7-19.
- ↑ FIFA.com, "Baichung BHUTIA" Archived 2015-04-30 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-7-19.
- ↑ Soccerway.com, "Bhutia gets fitting farewell,"[permanent dead link] 15 October 2011; retrieved 2012-7-19.
- ↑ "Olympic Tournament". linguasport.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ↑ "FIFA Facts" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ↑ "Bhaichung Bhutia – Century of International Appearances". Archived from the original on 21 October 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- ↑ Sengupta, Somnath (13 July 2011). "Tactical Evolution Of Indian Football: Part Four – Modern Era (1999—2011)". thehardtackle.com. Kolkata: The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ↑ Kapadia, Novy (27 May 2012). "Memorable moments in the Santosh Trophy". www.sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ↑ "Bengal lift record sixth crown". tribuneindia.com. The Tribune India. Press Trust of India. 5 April 1999. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ↑ Chaudhuri, Arunava; Stokkermans, Karel (2001). "Afro-Asian Games 2003". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ↑ "Ho Chi Minh City Cups". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ↑ TOI, Press Trust of India (10 August 2002). "India beat Vietnam to win LG Cup football". timesofindia. indiatimes.com. The Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ↑ "Jeje Lalpekhlua Is 2016 AIFF Player of the Year". the-aiff.com. AIFF. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ↑ "LIST OF ARJUNA AWARD WINNERS - Football | Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports". yas.nic.in. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Archived from the original on 25 December 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2007.
- ↑ "List of Arjuna Awardees (1961–2018)" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ↑ Staff Reporter (18 May 2014). "State government to confer Banga awards on May 20". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ↑ "IFFHS Announces the Phase One of Football Legend Players". iffhs.com. 25 January 2015. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ↑ Ghoshal, Amoy (23 November 2016). "All time Indian XI". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.