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Baichung Bhutia
Bhutia jubiliant after scoring for Mohun Bagan AC against East Bengal.Photo owned and submitted by Soumyadeb Sinha.
Personal information
Date of birth 15 December 1976 (1976-12-15) (age 32)
Place of birth    Tinkitam, Sikkim[1], India
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Playing position Striker
Senior career1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1993–1995
1995–1997
1997–1999
1999–2002
2002–2003
2003–2006
2006
2006–2009
2009–		 East Bengal Club
JCT Mills
East Bengal Club
Bury
Mohun Bagan
East Bengal Club
→ Perak (loan)
Mohun Bagan
East Bengal Club		 0? 0(?)
0? 0(?)
31 (15)
37 0(3)
11 0(6)
54 (33)
08 0(4)
0? 0(?)
0? 0(?)   
National team2
1995– India 58 (41)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 8 July 2006.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 11 January 2009.
* Appearances (Goals)

Baichung Bhutia (Hindi: बाईचुंग भुटिया) (born 15 December 1976 in Tinkitam, Sikkim, India) is an Indian footballer. He is considered to be the torchbearer of Indian football in the international arena.[2] He is currently the captain of the Indian team[3] and plays for East Bengal. He is often nicknamed the Sikkimese Sniper because of his shooting skills.[4][5]

During his career Bhutia has had four spells at I-League football team East Bengal Club, the club where he started his career. When he signed for English club Bury F.C. in 1999 he became the first Indian footballer to play professional football in Europe. In addition to this he had a short loan spell at the Malaysian football club Perak FA. As well as this he has played for JCT Mills, where he won the league once, and Mohun Bagan, where he failed to win the league once in two spells, in his native India. He is also India's most capped player and is currently their captain. His international footballing honours include winning the Nehru Cup, LG Cup, South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship (3 times) and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Challenge Cup.

Off the field, Bhutia is known for winning the reality television programme Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, which caused much controversy with his then-club Mohun Bagan, and for refusing to carry the Olympic torch in support of the Tibetan independence movement. He also has a football stadium named after him in honour of his contribution to Indian football, in addition to this Bhutia has won many awards such as the Arjuna Award and the Padma Shri.

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[edit] Early life

Baichung Bhutia was born in Tinkitam on 15 December 1976 to Dorji Dorma and Sonam Topden.[6][7] His elder brother was a footballer at local level.[6] As well as football, Baichung also represented his school at badminton, basketball and athletics.[8] His parents were both farmers in Sikkim and originally were not keen on Baichung's interest in sports.[9] However, after encouragement from his uncle Karma Bhutia, he started his education in St. Xaviers School, Pakyong, East Sikkim and eventually won a football scholarship SAI to attend the Tashi Namgyal Academy in Gangtok.[9][10]

[edit] Club career

[edit] Early career

He went on to play for several school and local clubs in his home state of Sikkim including the Gangtok-based Boys Club, which was coached by Karma Bhutia.[8] His performance at the 1992 Subroto Cup brought him to the notice of the football establishment. Former India goalkeeper Bhaskar Ganguly spotted his talent and helped him make a move to Calcutta football.[10]

[edit] Professional career

Yuva Bharati Krirangan - Home stadium of East Bengal Club and Mohun Bagan

In 1993, at the age of sixteen, he left school to join the professional East Bengal Club in Calcutta.[6] Two years later he moved to JCT Mills in Phagwara, which went on to win the India National Football League in the 1996-97 season.[8][11] Bhutia was the top goalscorer in the league, and was chosen to play in the Nehru Cup.[9] He was named "1996 Indian Player of the Year" and has won numerous other awards since then including the Arjuna Award in 1999.[9][10]

In 1997 he returned to East Bengal.[8] Baichung Bhutia has the distinction of scoring the only ever hat-trick in the local derby between East Bengal and Mohun Bagan, when he registered one in East Bengal's 4-1 victory in the 1997 Federation Cup semi-final.[12] He became team captain in the 1998-99 season[8] where East Bengal finished second behind Salgaocar in the league.[13]

[edit] Bury F.C

"His presence will be a big boost to the confidence of many Asian youngsters."
—Piara Power, Let's Kick Racism Out Of Football campaign co-ordinator after Bhutia signed for Bury.[14]

On 30 September 1999, Baichung travelled overseas to play for Bury F.C., signing a three-year contract[14] therefore becoming the first Indian footballer to play professionally in Europe.[14] This followed unsuccessful trials with Fulham F.C.,[15] West Bromwich Albion[16] and Aston Villa F.C..[16] He had difficulty obtaining a visa[17] and couldn't make his debut until 3 October 1999 against Cardiff City,[18] coming on as a substitute for Ian Lawson and being shown a yellow card after 30 seconds.[19] On 15 April 2000 he became the first Indian player to score in the English league.[20] A recurring knee injury limited him to only 3 games in his final season at Bury and he was released after the club was placed in administration.[21] His final appearance was a 3-0 defeat to Swindon on 27 August 2001.[21]

[edit] Return to India

In 2002 he returned to India and played for the Mohun Bagan AC for a year.[22] However this was largely unsuccessful as Bhutia was injured early in the season and failed to play again that season, missing Mohun Bagan's victory in the All Airlines Gold Cup.[22] Afterwards he again returned to the East Bengal Club,[10] helping them to win the ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) Cup 2003. Bhutia scored a goal in the final, a 3-1 win over BEC Tero Sasana, and was named man of the match. He also finished as the top scorer with 9 goals.[23] Bhutia also scored in the 1-1 draw against Petrokimia Putra and scored 5 goals in a 6-0 win against Army FC in the same tournament.[24][25]

He signed up to play for Perak, the Malaysian championship club, from August to October 2003 on loan and returned to East Bengal for the regular season.[26] However his stint at Perak ended in a 3-1 defeat to Sabah FA in the Malaysia Cup semi-finals with Bhutia describing himself as "the villain of the piece".[27] In the 2003-04 season Bhutia scored 12 goals as East Bengal won the league by 4 points from second-placed Dempo SC.[28][29] The 2004-05 season saw East Bengal finish in third place behind SC Goa and champions Dempo SC with Bhutia scoring 9 goals.[30] He continued to play for East Bengal until the end of the 2005-06 season. In his final season there he was awarded the "Player of the National Football League" by AIFF in a season where he scored 12 goals.[31] Despite this, East Bengal finished runners-up to Mahindra United in the league.[32]

"I will try to live up to the expectations of Mohun Bagan supporters and bring success to the team this time."
—Baichung Bhutia, on signing for Mohun Bagan a second time.[33]

On 15 June 2006, he joined Mohun Bagan AC and formed an attacking partnership with Jose Ramirez Barreto.[33] However the 2006-07 season was a poor one for Bhutia and Mohun Bagan as they finished 8th in the league, just one position above relegation.[34] The 2007-08 season (the league was now known as the I-League) saw Mohun Bagan finish slightly higher in the league in 4th place, with Bhutia scoring in 7 of the 18 matches.[35] Bhutia won the Indian Player of the Year for the second time in 2008.[36] In winning the award he became only the second footballer to win it more than once, the other being I. M. Vijayan.[37] In the 2008-09 season, despite a 10 match winning streak, Mohun Bagan finished in 2nd place behind Churchill Brothers because of a final day loss to Mahindra United.[38] Bhutia finished the season with 6 goals.[39]

"I want to tell the millions of East Bengal supporters that I am going to finish my career here. It is not going to be a matter of few months but for the rest of my life."
—Baichung Bhutia, on signing for East Bengal a fourth time.[40]

On 18 May 2009, Bhutia announced he would quit Mohun Bagan, due to the questioning of his footballing commitment by the club's officials.[41] As a result of the Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa incident he was suspended for 6 months by Mohun Bagan.[42] Bhutia is set to appeal the decision on 29 June and has accused the club of trying to keep him at the club for another season against his wishes.[43] Bhutia was quoted saying "It is just a ploy to keep me at Mohun Bagan for another season. But I will not play for them any more."[44]

[edit] East Bengal "Homecoming"

Bhutia officially signed for East Bengal on 22 June 2009, on a one-year contract, announcing that he would end his playing career at the club.[43] Upon signing for East Bengal, Bhutia declared it to be his homecoming, "This is really my homecoming. This is the club from where it all started and it is here where it is going to end."[40]

[edit] International career

Bhutia scored on his international debut for India against Uzbekistan in the 1995 Nehru Cup becoming India's youngest ever goalscorer.[45] He also netted two goals in the final of the 2002 LG Cup held in Vietnam, India beat the host nation 3-2 with Bhutia scoring on either side of half-time.[46] The football tournament of the 2003 Afro-Asian Games saw India finish as runners-up behind Uzbekistan. Bhutia scored 2 goals in the tournament, both of which came in the 5-3 semi-final win over Zimbabwe.[47] In the 2007 Nehru Cup, Bhutia scored a penalty in a 6-0 victory over Cambodia in the opening match of the tournament.[48] He also scored in a 1-0 win over Bangladesh[49] and a 3-0 win over Kyrgyzstan.[50] Bhutia played a part in the final as he was involved in the build-up to N. P. Pradeep's winning goal against Syria where India won 1-0 to become champions.[51]

In the 1997 SAFF Championship, India beat the Maldives 5-1 in the final with Bhutia scoring a goal.[52] 2 years later the tournament was held in Goa and India successfully defended their title by beating Bangladesh 2-0 in the final. Baichung Bhutia scored the second goal for India after Bruno Coutinho opened the scoring and Bhutia was named as the tournament's most valuable player.[53] The next successful SAFF Championship was in 2005 where Bhutia was captain, in the group stages he scored a goal in a 3-0 victory over Bhutan but did not score in the other two matches.[54] India progressed to the semi-finals where Bhutia played in the 1-0 win over the Maldives.[54] The final was a repeat of the 1999 final, as Bangladesh were the opposition, and once again India triumphed 2-0 with Bhutia scoring the second goal in the 81st minute from close range after Mehrajuddin Wadoo's 33rd minute opener.[55] He received the award for the Most Valuable Player and also the Fair Play trophy.[55] The 2008 SAFF Championship started with a 4-0 win over Nepal with Bhutia scoring the second goal in the 34th minute.[56] It turned out to be Bhutia's only goal of the tournament, however he did have several chances to score in the semi-final against Bhutan where India won 2-1 to reach the final.[57] In the final India failed to defend their title after losing 1-0 to the Maldives.[58]

He scored twice in a 2-1 victory in the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup against Turkmenistan to reach the semi-finals.[59] He scored a goal in the final against Tajikistan where India won 4-1 thanks to a Sunil Chhetri hat-trick,[60] the victory also allowed them to automatically qualify for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.[61] He was also selected as the most valuable player of the tournament where he finished with 3 goals.[37][61]

[edit] Personal life

Bhutia is a supporter of the Tibetan independence movement

As his surname suggests Bhutia comes from a Buddhist Bhutia background but is, by conviction, an atheist.[62] The name "Baichung" literally means "little brother".[63] He married his longtime girlfriend Madhuri Tipnis, a hotel professional, on 30 December 2004 in his native village of Tinkitam in South Sikkim.[64] He played in the Goal 4 Africa match held in the Allianz Arena, Munich, on 12 July 2008, for the Edu team, led by Clarence Seedorf, and scored twice.[65] Bhutia set up a foundation called the "Indian Sports Foundation" to help footballers overcome serious injuries.[66] He is also the president of the Football Players’ Association of India,[66] an organisation that promises "fair treatment" of Indian footballers by dealing with financial aspects such as pension plans.[67] His fictional hero is Howard Roark, a character from Ayn Rand's novel The Fountainhead, and he has a tattoo of a footballer on his arm.[68]

Baichung Bhutia with his wife Madhuri at the Mohun Bagan Ground

He signed an endorsement deal with Adidas India Marketing Pvt. Ltd in November 2003.[69] Currently he is endorsing Nike India.[70] After the deal, where Bhutia becomes the brand's ambassador for India, Bhutia said "I am confident that Nike will help elevate the sport in the country."[71] The Sikkimese government has built a stadium, the Baichung Stadium in Namchi, the district headquarters, in honour of Baichung.[2][72] He is one of the most popular figures in the state and is considered as a role model to many Sikkimese as well to people from other states of India.[73] On 23 January 2008, Bhutia was nominated for the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, in 2008 for his contribution to Indian football.[74][75] Three days later on 26 January, India's Republic Day, he was chosen for the Padma Shri along with Bula Choudhury.[76]

In 2008, Bhutia was solicited to run with the Olympic torch in India, but he refused to carry the torch to show support for the Tibetan independence movement. "I sympathise with the Tibetan cause. I'm against violence but I thought I should stand by the Tibetan people in their fight," Bhutia said.[77] He was the first sportsman to refuse carrying the Olympic torch. His actions have won him little praise from his colleagues in India however, who criticised him for mixing sports with politics.[78]

[edit] Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Controversy

In 2009 he won the 3rd season of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, with choreographer Sonia Jaffer,[79] which is the Indian version of the international series Dancing With the Stars. Bhutia earned Rs. 4 million for winning the competition, beating Karan Singh Grover and Gauhar Khan in the final.[80] Bhutia donated half of the money to charity and the other half was shared with his choreographer, he also said some money would go towards areas hit by Cyclone Aila.[81] It was reported that an "SMS Frenzy" allowed him to win after many organisations in Sikkim conducted mass voting events to increase Bhutia's chance of winning the trophy.[82][83] However this performance put Bhutia's relationship with his club Mohun Bagan in jeopardy as he missed an exhibition match as well as practice sessions due to his participation on the reality show.[84]

[edit] See also

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