Bikash Panji

Bikash Panji is a retired Indian professional football midfielder who represented the India national team and appeared with both the Kolkata-giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan.^[1]

Bikash Panji

Personal information
Place of birth	West Bengal, India
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Mohun Bagan
1985–1992	East Bengal Club		(65)
1994	East Bengal Club		(1)
International career
	India
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Panji represented India at the 1984 Asian Cup. He also played club football for Mohun Bagan^[2] and East Bengal.^[3][4] He scored two goals (both against Bangladesh) during the 1986 World Cup Qualification, as India finished second with 7 points. He has scored 66 goals for East Bengal Club, and captained the team in 1988–89.^[5][6][7] In East Bengal, he had a lethal combination with Krishanu Dey in the 1980s.^[8]

See also

• List of India national football team captains

References

1. Banerjie, Indranil (15 May 1985). "Money, violence and politics enter Calcutta football". India Today. Kolkata. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
2. Pillai, Manu S (8 June 2018). "How football kicked off in India | As with the English language, when the British transported the sport to India, they didn't expect the 'natives' to beat them at it". lifestyle.livemint.com. Delhi, India: Livemint Delhi. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
3. Bharadwaj, Sathvik K (31 August 2022). "Five most successful Indian football coaches". khelnow.com. Khel Now. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
4. Roy, Gautam; Ball, Swapan (2007). "East Bengal Football Club – Famous Players". www.eastbengalfootballclub.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
5. "Kolkatafootball.com :East Bengal League History: Indian Football Capital's News". kolkatafootball.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
6. "East Bengal FC » Historical squads". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
7. "East Bengal Club - The Official Site of East Bengal Club". eastbengalclub.co.in. Archived from the original on 8 November 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
8. Sengupta, Somnath (24 June 2013). "Legends Of Indian Football : Krishanu Dey". thehardtackle.com. Kolkata: The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2022.

External links

• Stats
• Profile on East Bengal site