| Name(s) |
GOSTHA BIHARI PAUL |
| Date of
Birth |
August 20, 1896 |
| Date of
Death |
April 08, 1976 |
|
Identity |
Indian professional football
player. |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- 1924 - He was also appointed as the
captain of the Indian national football team.
- 1935 - He retired.
- April 27, 1962 - He was the first
Indian footballer to be honoured with the Padma Shri
on this day. (The second was Sailen Manna
in 1970)
- 1984 - A statue was
erected In his memory on the Gostho Paul Sarani in Kolkata.
- 2004 - Mohun Bagan awarded him the
Mohun Bagan Ratna posthumously, which is given to former
greats of that club.
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Commemorations |
- Nicknamed as "Chiner Pracheer"
(The Wall of China) he was one of
the best defenders of contemporary
Indian football.
- An archive was launched in his honour
and named the Gostho Paul Archive,
inside the Mohun Bagan club premises.
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Gostha Pal : Legends Of Indian Football |
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