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Bikash Panji

Bikash Panji

Indian footballer

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]

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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]

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References

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