Pradyut Barman was an Indian footballer, known for his goalkeeping brilliance.[4] He was part of the team that won the gold medal at the 1962 Asian Games at Jakarta.[1][5] He played for Eastern Railway and Mohun Bagan[6] in domestic tournaments.[7][8][9]

Pradyut Barman
Personal information
Date of birth 1935
Place of birth Calcutta, Bengal, British India
Date of death 29 October 2016[1] (aged 81)
Place of death Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955 Uttarpara Bhadrakali AC
1957 Wari[2]
1957–1958 Eastern Railway[3]
1958–1963 East Bengal
1964–1968 Mohun Bagan
International career
India
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  India
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1962 Jakarta Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Honours

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India

East Bengal[11]

Bengal

Railway[11]

Eastern Railway

Mohun Bagan[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b Roy Chowdhury, Souvik (30 October 2016). "Indian football legend Pradyut Barman passes away". Sportskeeda.
  2. ^ "Wari Club that went up in flames was born after Partition". getbengal.com. Kolkata: Get Bengal Information Desk. 6 April 2019. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  3. ^ Sengupta, Somnath (14 May 2018). "Legends of Indian Football : Peter Thangaraj". thehardtackle.com. Mumbai: The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  4. ^ Sengupta, Somnath; Ghosh, Aindrila; Sengupta, Bhaktimoy (23 August 2013). ""Lack of Focus on Youth Development Is The Biggest Problem of Indian Football" – Arun Ghosh (Exclusive Interview)". thehardtackle.com. Kolkata: The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  5. ^ "The Indian Senior Team at the 1962 D'Jakarta Asian Games". Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  6. ^ Mukherjee, Soham (30 April 2020). "1960–1965: When Chuni Goswami & co propelled Mohun Bagan to the zenith of success". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  7. ^ Chakraborty, Debojyoti (29 August 2017). "WHEN EASTERN RAILWAY RAN ON FULL STEAM (1958)". www.goaldentimes.org. Goalden Times. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Mohunbagan.com". Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  9. ^ Mukherjee, Soham (30 April 2020). "1960 -1965: When Chuni Goswami & co propelled Mohun Bagan to the zenith of success". Goal.com.
  10. ^ "The Indian Senior Team at the 1965 Merdeka Cup". indiafootball.de. IndiaFootball. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  11. ^ a b c Das, G. C. (14 September 2008). "Indian Legendary Football Players Profile: Goalkeeper Pradyut Barman". www.kolkatafootball.com. Kolkata Football. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  12. ^ Karmakar, Rajat (21 December 2013). "ইস্টার্ন রেলওয়ে ফুটবল ক্লাব — ১৪১ বছরের পুরনো একটি ক্লাবের ইতিহাস ও ঐতিহ্য" [Eastern Railway Football Club — History and heritage of a 141-year-old club]. archives.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Kolkata: Anandabazar Patrika. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  13. ^ Chattopadhyay, Hariprasad (13 September 2019). "আটান্নর মতো কড়া লড়াই দেখা যাচ্ছে এই লিগেও" [A tough fight like 1958 is also being witnessed in this season's league]. abandabazar.com (in Bengali). Kolkata: Anandabazar Patrika. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022.

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