Mihir Bose (footballer)

Mihir Bose
Personal information
Date of birth (1955-05-03) May 3, 1955 (age 69)
Place of birth West Bengal, India
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–74 Port Trust
1974–77 BNR[1]
1977–80 East Bengal
1980–82 Mohun Bagan
1982–85 East Bengal
1985–86 Mohun Bagan
1986–89 Mohammedan Sporting
International career
1981–1982 India 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mihir Bose (born 3 May 1955), is a retired Indian professional footballer who played as a forward. He played for the India national team, representing the country in the 1981 Merdeka Tournament in Kuala Lumpur and the 1982 Nehru Cup in Kolkata. In a domestic career spanning twelve years between 1977 and 1989, he had represented all three of Calcutta's football clubs, East Bengal, Mohun Bagan, and Mohammedan Sporting. Bose won twenty-four trophies while representing the big three of Kolkata.

Club career

Mihir Bose started his career at Port Trust in 1973, and joined Bengal Nagpur Railway in 1974 where he spent three seasons before joining East Bengal in 1977 and became a renowned name after scoring in the famous 2–0 win over Mohun Bagan in the Calcutta Football League Kolkata Derby on 7 July 1977 at the Mohun Bagan Ground. He also scored in the 1978–79 Durand Cup Final against Mohun Bagan as East Bengal won 3–0 to lift the title. In 1980, Mihir Bose joined Mohun Bagan and scored in the 1980 Indian Federation Cup Final against East Bengal which ended 1–1, and both teams were adjudged as joint champions.[2] After spending two seasons, he returned to East Bengal and played three more seasons, captaining the side in 1983–84. He rejoined Mohun Bagan for a single season in 1985.[3] Bose then signed for Mohammedan Sporting in 1986 where he played till 1989 before hanging up his boots.[4]

Bose won a total of twenty-four trophies playing for the big three and scored ninety-two goals for them with sixty-four of them for East Bengal, nineteen for Mohun Bagan, and nine goals for Mohammedan Sporting.[4] Mihir Bose was also part of the infamous match that cost the lives of sixteen football fans at the Eden Gardens on 16 August 1980, remembered as the Football Lovers' Day.[5]

He also represented West Bengal and Railways in the Santosh Trophy.

International career

Mihir Bose made his debut for the India national team in 1981 in a game against New Zealand national football team in the 1981 Merdeka Tournament in Kuala Lumpur.[6][7] He represented the country in eleven matches, including the 1981 Merdeka Tournament in Kuala Lumpur and the 1982 Nehru Cup in Kolkata and scored one goal against China on 16 February 1982 at Kolkata.[8]

Honours

East Bengal

Mohun Bagan

Mohammedan Sporting

See also

References

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  2. ^ Sengupta, Somnath (9 November 2018). "Majid Bishkar And Jamshid Nassiri : Indian Football's Iconic Iranian Duo". Goalden Times. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  3. ^ Banerjie, Indranil (15 May 1985). "Money, violence and politics enter Calcutta football". India Today. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  4. ^ a b "East Bengal Football Club – Famous Players". www.eastbengalfootballclub.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
  5. ^ Chakrabarty, Shamik (16 August 2020). "When a derby turned deadly in Eden Gardens in 1980". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Merdeka Tournament 1981". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Merdeka Cup". Football Database. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  8. ^ Garin, Erik; Chaudhuri, Arunava; Morrison, Neil; Tabeira, Martín (2 March 2005). "Nehru Cup 1982". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2023.

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