Dipendu Biswas

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Dipendu Biswas
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Date of birth (1981-09-29) September 29, 1981

Dipendu Biswas (born 29 September 1981[1]) is an Indian footballer. He played a significant part in Indian football in the 1990s and is now a sports broadcaster.[2]

He graduated from the Tata Football Academy in 1996[3] and captained the under 19, under 21 and Indian senior teams, as well as East Bengal, Mohun Bagan and MD Sporting, and also played for Mahindra United.[2] His total goal score at national and international levels is 242.[2] He joined Mohun Bagan again in 2012.[3]

His earnings in 1998–1999 were reported to be Rs1.2 million and in 1999–2000 were Rs0.8 million.[4] In 2011 he was one of a handful of players who were gifted land by the government at subsidised prices because they had "made the state proud at national and international levels."[5]

Dipendu also plays the tabla.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Dipendu Biswas". goal.com. Retrieved 14 September 2012. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Dipendu Biswas". kolkatafootball.com. 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Abhishek Ganguly (15 July 2012). "Dipendu happy to be back with Mohun Bagan". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 September 2012. 
  4. ↑ Paul Dimeo (1 September 2001). Soccer in South Asia: Empire, Nation, Diaspora. Psychology Press. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-7146-8170-2. Retrieved 14 September 2012. 
  5. ↑ "Plots allotted to Poulami, Rahul". The Times of India. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2012. 
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