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Dilip Barua (footballer)

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Dilip Barua
Dilip Barua during his playing days
Personal information
Full name Dilip Kumar Barua
Date of birth (1946-08-02)2 August 1946
Place of birth Cox's Bazar, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Bangladesh)
Date of death 28 October 2015(2015-10-28) (aged 69)
Place of death Chittagong, Bangladesh
Position(s) Center-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1966 Young Star Club
1967 Chittagong Customs
1968–1982 Chittagong WAPDA
1968–1969 Azad Sporting Club
1970–1979 Dhaka WAPDA
1975 Abahani Krira Chakra
International career
1973[1] Bangladesh
Managerial career
?–? Chittagong WAPDA
?–? Chittagong Mohammedan
2011–? City Corporation FT
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dilip Barua (Bengali: দিলীপ বড়ুয়া; 2 August 1946 – 28 October 2015) was a Bangladeshi football player who played as a center-back. He was a member of the first Bangladesh national football team in 1973.[2]

Playing career

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Dilip Barua was born on 2 August 1946, in Purva Gujra village of Cox's Bazar. In 1964, he started his football career in Chittagong's First Division League with at Young Star Club. From then till 1979, he played regularly as an essential player for established teams in Dhaka and Chittagong. He was a member of the Chittagong District team from 1967 to 1978 and captained them 5 times. In 1970, he played for East Pakistan Combined University in divisional level.[3]

He played for WAPDA SC in both the Chittagong League and Dhaka League. He played for the Chittagong-based side for almost 14 years starting from 1968, while being an employee of WAPDA. He was also the team's captain from 1972 to 1979. He was one of the four players selected from WAPDA by coach Sheikh Shaheb Ali for the first Bangladesh national football team in 1973 and went onto participate in Malaysia's Merdeka Cup that year. In 1975, he represented Abahani Krira Chakra at the Aga Khan Gold Cup. He captained Chittagong District to the runners-up position at the Sher-e-Bangla Cup in 1977.[4]

Coaching career

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Dilip retired from playing in 1982 and turned to coaching. He served as the coach of the Chittagong District team, while also coaching Chittagong Mohammedan SC, WAPDA and City Corporation teams in the Chittagong Football league. In 2011, under his guidance, City Corporation became league champions.[3]

Death

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On 28 October 2015, Dilip died after suffering from lung cancer.[5]

Honours

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Player

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Chittagong WAPDA

  • Chittagong League: 1972[6]

Manager

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City Corporation FT

  • Chittagong League: 2011

References

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  1. ^ "Ex-footballer Dilip Barua passes away". theindependentbd.com. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  2. ^ "দিলীপ বড়ুয়া আর নেই". Prothomalo (in Bengali). 28 October 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b "প্রথম জাতীয় ফুটবল দলের খ্যাতিমান ব্যাক দীলিপ বড়ুয়ার চীর বিদায়". Kiron's Sports Desk (in Bengali). 29 October 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  4. ^ "সাবেক জাতীয় ফুটবলার দিলীপ বড়ুয়া আর নেই". Daily Janakantha (in Bengali). 28 October 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  5. ^ "দিলীপ বড়ুয়া আর নেই". Kalerkantho (in Bengali). 28 October 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  6. ^ "চট্ট্রগ্রাম ফুটবলের দোল বদল এর পালা শেষ" (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 January 2024 – via Facebook.