Barun Bikash Dewan
Personal information
Full name Barun Bikash Dewan
Date of birth (1973-10-02) 2 October 1973
Place of birth Rangamati, Bangladesh
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Right-Midfielder, Right-Back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1990 Muktijoddha Sangsad
1990–1994 Mohammedan SC
1994–1995 Muktijoddha Sangsad
1995–1999 Abahani Limited Dhaka
1999 Brothers Union
International career
1988 Bangladesh U16
1990 Bangladesh U19
1991 Bangladesh U23
1990–1995 Bangladesh
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Barun Bikash Dewan (Bengali: বরুন বিকাশ দেওয়ান; born 2 October 1973) is a retired Bangladeshi footballer who played as a right-midfielder. He represented the Bangladesh national team between 1990 and 1995.

Club career

In 1988, Barun began his career with Muktijoddha Sangsad KC in the Dhaka Premier Division League. In 1991, he played as a guest player for Abahani Limited Dhaka in the BTC Club Cup. He won the league in both 1993 and 1995, with Abahani and Mohammedan SC, respectively. He retired after playing for Brothers Union in 1999.[1]

International career

Barun represented in youth level at the 1988 AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers and 1990 AFC Youth Championship qualifiers. He made his debut for the Bangladesh national team during the 1990 Asian Games held in Beijing, China. Barun was also part of the first Bangladesh U23 team during the 1992 Summer Olympics qualifiers.[1] In 1994, he was part of the Muktijoddha Sangsad KC team that represented Bangladesh in the Qatar Independence Cup.[2] In 1995, he won the 4-nation Tiger Trophy in Myanmar, which was the country's first international trophy.[3][4]

Personal life

Barun's elder brother Arun Bikash Dewan and nephew Kingsuk Chakma were both footballers who played in the Dhaka Premier Division League.[5][6]

In 2010, he was elected general Secretary of Rangamati District Sports Association (RDSA).[5][7][8]

In 2015, Barun was awarded with the National Sports Award.[9]

Honours

Mohammedan SC

Muktijoddha Sangsad KC

Abahani Limited Dhaka

Bangladesh

Awards and accolades

References

  1. 1 2 "উজ্জ্বল মুখ". www.kalerkantho.com (in Bengali). August 1, 2015.
  2. ↑ ইকবাল, নাইর (July 17, 2023). "'বাংলাদেশ' নাম নিয়ে মুক্তিযোদ্ধার ইয়েমেনকে হারানোর সেই গল্প". Prothomalo (in Bengali).
  3. ↑ "পাহাড়ের চ্যাম্পিয়নরা: দুর্গম পথ পেরিয়ে আদিবাসী ক্রীড়াবিদদের দুর্বার পথচলা". The Business Standard. July 7, 2022.
  4. ↑ 'আন্তর্জাতিক' ফুটবলে প্রথম শিরোপা. Utp al Shuvro (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  5. 1 2 "'ভাঙা নাক নিয়েই খেলেছিলাম'". Prothomalo (in Bengali). August 9, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Dhaka teams bag the elite". The Daily Star. January 3, 2000.
  7. ↑ Anando, Shudipto (April 21, 2023). "ফুটবল নিয়ে আগ্রহ কমে গেছে পাহাড়িদেরও" (in Bengali).
  8. ↑ Ahmed, Monsur (May 11, 2022). "ফুটবলে জাতীয় ক্রীড়া পুরস্কার পেলেন রাঙ্গামাটির খেলোয়াড় বরুন বিকাশ দেওয়ান". paharer-alo.com (in Bengali).
  9. ↑ "জাতীয় ক্রীড়া পুরুস্কার পেলেন ফুটবলার বরুন বিকাশ দেওয়ান". chttoday.com (in Bengali).
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