Baichung Bhutia

Baichung Bhutia (born 15 December 1976) is an former Indian professional footballer. [3] He played for the India national football team.[4]

Bhaichung Bhutia
Bhutia in 2012
Personal information
Full name Bhaichung Bhutia[1]
Date of birth (1976-12-15) 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
 India
SAFF Championship
Winner1997 Nepal
Winner1999 India
Winner2005 Pakistan
Runner-up1995 Sri Lanka
Runner-up2008 Maldives & Sri Lanka
AFC Challenge Cup
Winner2008 India
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Bhutia retired from international competition in 2011.[5]

Career statistics

Club career statistics
Club statistics League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
IndiaLeague
1993–94East Bengal[3]
1994–95
1995–96JCT Mills[3]
1996–97I-League2014
1997–98East Bengal[3]168
1998–99157
EnglandLeague
1999–2000Bury[3]Second Division142
2000–01201
2001–0230
IndiaLeague
2002–03Mohun Bagan[3]I-League116
MalaysiaLeague
2003Perak[3]Premier 184
IndiaLeague
2003–04East Bengal[3]I-League2012
2004–05189
MalaysiaLeague
2005Selangor[3]Super League51
IndiaLeague
2005–06East Bengal[3]I-League1612
2006–07Mohun Bagan[3]124
2007–08169
2008–09
2009–10East Bengal[3]
2010–11
2011–12United Sikkim[3]I-League 2nd Div.
2012–13
CountryIndia 14481
England 373
Malaysia 135
Total 19489

National team statistics
National teamYearAppsGoals
India 19957[lower-alpha 1]2
199651
199784
199850
199944
200010
200152
200220
200310
200450
200552
200671
200773
2008125
200953
201020
201110
Total8227
List of international goals scored by Bhaichung Bhutia
Scores and results list India's goal tally first[8]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
129 March 1995Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo Sri Lanka1–02–21995 SAFF Championship
22–0
36 March 1996National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lampur Malaysia2–52–51996 Asian Cup qualifier
411 April 1997Nehru Stadium, Cochin China1–21–21997 Nehru Cup
57 September 1997Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu Bangladesh3–03–01997 SAFF Championship
69 September 1997Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu Maldives1–02–21997 SAFF Championship
713 September 1997Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu Maldives2–05–11997 SAFF Championship
826 April 1999Fatorda Stadium, Margao Pakistan1–02–01999 SAFF Championship
92–0
1029 April 1999Fatorda Stadium, Margao Maldives1–02–11999 SAFF Championship
111 May 1999Fatorda Stadium, Margao Bangladesh2–02–01999 SAFF Championship
1215 April 2001Bangalore Stadium, Bangalore Yemen1–11–12002 World Cup qualifier
1320 May 2001Bangalore Stadium, Bangalore Brunei3–05–02002 World Cup qualifier
1410 December 2005Peoples Football Stadium, Karachi Bhutan1–03–02005 SAFF Championship
1517 December 2005Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad Bangladesh2–02–02005 SAFF Championship
1618 February 2006Hong Kong Stadium, Wan Chai Hong Kong2–22–2Friendly
1717 August 2007Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi Cambodia2–06–02007 Nehru Cup
1820 August 2007Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi Bangladesh1–01–02007 Nehru Cup
1926 August 2007Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi Kyrgyzstan1–03–02007 Nehru Cup
203 June 2008Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé   Nepal2–04–02008 SAFF Championship
2122 July 2008Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad Malaysia1–01–1Friendly
223 August 2008Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad Turkmenistan1–02–12008 AFC Challenge Cup
232–0
2413 August 2008Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi Tajikistan2–04–12008 AFC Challenge Cup
2514 January 2009Hong Kong Stadium, Wan Chai Hong Kong1–11–2Friendly
2623 August 2009Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi Kyrgyzstan1–02–12009 Nehru Cup
2726 August 2009Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi Sri Lanka1–03–12009 Nehru Cup
  1. 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
Then President, Pratibha Patil, presenting the Padma Shri to Bhutia during Civil Investiture-II Ceremony, at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in 2008.

East 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

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
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  2. "IndianFootball.com Profile". IndianFootball.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
  3. NationalFootballTeams.com, "Bhutia, Baichung"; retrieved 2012-7-19.
  4. FIFA.com, "Baichung BHUTIA" Archived 2015-04-30 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-7-19.
  5. Soccerway.com, "Bhutia gets fitting farewell," 15 October 2011; retrieved 2012-7-19.
  6. "Olympic Tournament". linguasport.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  7. "FIFA Facts" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  8. "Bhaichung Bhutia – Century of International Appearances". Archived from the original on 21 October 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. "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.
  12. Chaudhuri, Arunava; Stokkermans, Karel (2001). "Afro-Asian Games 2003". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  13. "Ho Chi Minh City Cups". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  14. 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.
  15. "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.
  16. "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.
  17. "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.
  18. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  19. 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.
  20. "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.
  21. Ghoshal, Amoy (23 November 2016). "All time Indian XI". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.


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