Bikash Panji
Indian footballer
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Bikash Panji is a retired Indian professional football midfielder who represented the India national team and appeared with both the Kolkata-giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | West Bengal, India | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Mohun Bagan | |||
| 1985–1992 | East Bengal Club | (65) | |
| 1994 | East Bengal Club | (1) | |
| International career | |||
| India | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Panji represented India at the 1984 Asian Cup. He also played club football for Mohun Bagan[2] and East Bengal.[3][4] He scored two goals (both against Bangladesh) during the 1986 World Cup Qualification, as India finished second with 7 points. He has scored 66 goals for East Bengal Club, and captained the team in 1988–89.[5][6][7] In East Bengal, he had a lethal combination with Krishanu Dey in the 1980s.[8]
Panji made his debut in Santosh Trophy for the Railways team that finished second in 1982. After moving to Mohun Bagan the next year, he represented Bengal thereafter.[9]
