Dilip Barua (; 2 August 1946 – 26 October 2015) was a Bangladeshi

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player who played as a

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. He was a member of the first

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in 1973.

Playing career

Dilip Barua was born on 2 August 1946, in Purva Gujra village of

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. In 1964, he started his football career in Chittagong's First Division League with Young Star Club. From then till 1979, he played regularly as an essential player for established teams in Dhaka and Chittagong. He was a member of the

Chittagong District Chittagong District (), ( Chatgaiya: Sitang/Chatga), officially Chattogram District, is a district located in south-eastern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chittagong Division. Due to its geographical location, Chittagong is classified as a s ...

team from 1967 to 1978 and captained them 5 times. In 1970, he played for East Pakistan Combined University in national level. He played for

WAPDA SC WAPDA Sports Club () is a multi-sports club based mainly in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The club is owned by the Bangladesh Power Development Board. The club was well known for its football team which participated in domestic football prior to the turn of ...

in both the Chittagong and Dhaka First Division Leagues. He played for the Chittagong-based side for almost 14 years starting from 1968, while being an employee of

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. He was also the team's captain from 1972 to 1979. He was one of the four players selected from WAPDA by coach

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for the first Bangladesh national football team in 1973 and went on to participate in Malaysia's

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that year. In 1975, he represented

Abahani Krira Chakra Abahani Limited Dhaka (), also referred as Dhaka Abahani or Abahani Limited, is a Bangladeshi professional football club based in the Dhanmondi area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The club currently competes in the Bangladesh Premier League, the top ...

in the

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. He captained Chittagong District to a runners-up position in the

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in 1977.

Coaching career

In 1981, Dilip coached WAPDA in the Dhaka First Division League. Dilip officially retired from playing in 1982 and turned to coaching. He served as the coach of the Chittagong District team, while also coaching Chittagong Mohammedan, WAPDA and City Corporation teams in the Chittagong Football league. In 2011, under his guidance, City Corporation became Chittagong First Division League champions.

Death

On 26 October 2015, Dilip died after suffering from lung cancer.

Honours

Manager

City Corporation * Chittagong League: 2011

References

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