Template:Infobox football biography Abdul Majid "Bachan" was an Indian association football player who played as a forward for Mohammedan SC and the India football team. He is the first footballer from Odisha to play internationally for India.[1] The Bachan Memorial Football Tournament, organised by the Cuttack District Athletic Association (CDAA) at Cuttack is held in his memory.[2][3]
Club career
Bachan played for the Calcutta club Mohammedan SC and was the captain of the squad that won their 8th Calcutta Football League title in 1948.[4] He was the top scorer of that season with 21 goals.[5]
Bachan represented the Orissa state in the Santosh Trophy.[6] He was part of the team which reached the semi-finals of the Santosh Trophy for the first time in the 1950–51 edition held at Calcutta.[7][8][9]
International career
Bachan was part of the India national squad that played at the 1951 Asian Games.[10][11][12]
Honours
India
- Asian Games Gold medal: 1951[13]
Mohammedan Sporting
- Calcutta Football League: 1948
References
- ↑ Fans through and through, Rout, Atri Prasad. Orissapost. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ↑ Maa Bhuasuni Club lift Bachan Memorial Trophy. Orisports. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ↑ Rohit Academy win Bachan Memorial Football. Daily Pioneer(8 January 2015). Retrieved 16 September 2022.
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- ↑ Mohammedan Sporting Club, Kolkata: A New Horizon, Chakrabarty, Kushal. kolkatafootball.com. Kolkata Football(12 July 2012). Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ↑ The Indian Senior Team at the 1951 New Delhi Asian Games. indiafootball.de. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ↑ Mewalal's hat-trick in Natl. Soccer. The Indian Express(20 August 1950). Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ↑ The Bombay Chronicle, 19 August 1950. The Bombay Chronicle(19 August 1950). Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ↑ Nirbhay Daily, 23 February 2023. Nirbhay(23 February 2023). Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ↑ Abdul Majid Bachan. Orisports. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ↑ Rakesh Oram plays for Mumbai City FC, but he's putting Odisha on the Indian football map, Mitra, Atanu. Scroll.com(23 October 2016). Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ↑ The Best way forward: for India's Football{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. HSRA(2020). ISBN 978-81-947216-9-7
- ↑ Indian football team at the Asian Games: 1951 New Delhi, Ghoshal, Amoy. Sportskeeda(15 August 2014). Retrieved 14 September 2022.