Pradyut Barman was an Indian
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...
, known for his goalkeeping brilliance. He was part of the team that won the gold medal at the
1962 Asian Games
The 1962 Asian Games ( id, Pesta Olahraga Asia 1962) also known as the 4th Asian Games, IV Asiad, and Jakarta 1962, was the fourth edition of pan-Asian multi-sport event sanctioned by the Asian Games Federation (AGF). The games were held from 24 Au ...
at Jakarta.
He played for
Eastern Railway and
Mohun Bagan
Mohun Bagan Athletic Club is an Indian professional sports club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded in 1889, its football section is one of the oldest in India and Asia. The club is most notable for its victory over East Yorkshire Regiment ...
in domestic tournaments.
Honours
India
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Asian Games
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Gold medal:
1962
Events January
* January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand.
* January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism.
* January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wo ...
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Merdeka Tournament
Merdeka Tournament or Pestabola Merdeka is a friendly football tournament held in Malaysia to commemorate the Independence Day. The competition bears the Malay word for independence. As of 2022, it has been held 40 times, and decreasingly in r ...
third-place: 1965
East Bengal
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IFA Shield
The IFA Shield is an annual football competition organized by the Indian Football Association. The IFA is the governing body of football in the state of West Bengal, came into existence in 1893. Named after the association, the IFA Shield t ...
: 1958
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Rovers Cup
The Rovers Cup was an annual association football, football tournament held in India, organized by the Western India Football Association. It was the List of oldest football competitions, second oldest tournament in India after Durand Cup.
Histor ...
: 1960
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DCM Trophy
The Delhi Cloth Mills Trophy, known simply as D.C.M. Trophy, was an invitational football tournament in India. It was held annually in New Delhi and was organised by the local Delhi Football Association. It was India's first football tournamen ...
: 1960
Bengal
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Santosh Trophy
The Santosh Trophy, officially known as Hero Senior Men's National Football Championship due to sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp, is a state football leagues in India, state-level association football, football competition contested by the L ...
: 1958–59, 1959–60
Railway
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Santosh Trophy
The Santosh Trophy, officially known as Hero Senior Men's National Football Championship due to sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp, is a state football leagues in India, state-level association football, football competition contested by the L ...
: 1961–62
Eastern Railway
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Calcutta Football League
The Calcutta Football League (CFL) is a ladder-based football competition in the Indian state of West Bengal, organised by Indian Football Association (WB), under state football leagues in India. Due to sponsorship reasons, the league is off ...
: 1958
Mohun Bagan
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Calcutta Football League
The Calcutta Football League (CFL) is a ladder-based football competition in the Indian state of West Bengal, organised by Indian Football Association (WB), under state football leagues in India. Due to sponsorship reasons, the league is off ...
: 1964, 1965
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Durand Cup
The Durand Football Tournament, commonly known as Durand Cup, is an annual domestic football competition in India which was first held in 1888 in Shimla. Hosted by the Durand Football Tournament Society (DFTS) and All India Football Federation ...
: 1964, 1965
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Rovers Cup
The Rovers Cup was an annual association football, football tournament held in India, organized by the Western India Football Association. It was the List of oldest football competitions, second oldest tournament in India after Durand Cup.
Histor ...
: 1964, 1968
References
Further reading
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1935 births
2016 deaths
Indian men's footballers
India men's international footballers
Footballers from Kolkata
Men's association football goalkeepers
Mohun Bagan Super Giant players
East Bengal Club players
Asian Games medalists in football
Medalists at the 1962 Asian Games
Footballers at the 1962 Asian Games
Asian Games gold medalists for India