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{{Short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mihir Bose
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|05|03}}
| birth_place = [[West Bengal]], India
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| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
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| years1 = 1973–74
| clubs1 = Port Trust
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| years2 = 1974–77
| clubs2 = [[Bengal Nagpur Railway FC|BNR]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thehardtackle.com/2013/lack-of-focus-on-youth-development-is-biggest-problem-of-indian-football-arun-ghosh-exclusive-interview/|date=23 August 2013|access-date=26 August 2022|website=thehardtackle.com|publisher=The Hard Tackle|title="Lack of Focus on Youth Development Is The Biggest Problem of Indian Football" – Arun Ghosh (Exclusive Interview)|first1=Somnath|last1=Sengupta|first2=Aindrila|last2=Ghosh|first3=Bhaktimoy|last3=Sengupta|location=Kolkata|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127020642/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2013/lack-of-focus-on-youth-development-is-biggest-problem-of-indian-football-arun-ghosh-exclusive-interview/|archive-date=27 January 2022}}</ref>
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| years3 = 1977–80
| clubs3 = [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
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| years4 = 1980–82
| clubs4 = [[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]]
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| years5 = 1982–85
| clubs5 = [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
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| years6 = 1985–86
| clubs6 = [[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]]
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| years7 = 1986–89
| clubs7 = [[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting]]
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| nationalyears1 = 1981–1982
| nationalteam1 = [[India national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps1 = 11
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'''Mihir Bose''' (born 3 May 1955), is a retired Indian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]]. He played for the [[India national football team|India national team]], representing the country in the [[1981 Merdeka Tournament]] in [[Kuala Lumpur]] and the [[1982 Nehru Cup]] in [[Kolkata]]. In a domestic career spanning twelve years between 1977 and 1989, he had represented all three of Calcutta's football clubs, [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]], [[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]], and [[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting]]. Bose won twenty-four trophies while representing the big three of Kolkata.

== Club career ==
Mihir Bose started his career at Port Trust in 1973, and joined [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]] in 1974 where he spent three seasons before joining [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]] in 1977 and became a renowned name after scoring in the famous 2–0 win over [[Mohun Bagan]] in the [[Calcutta Football League]] [[Kolkata Derby]] on 7 July 1977 at the [[Mohun Bagan Ground]]. He also scored in the [[1978–79 Durand Cup Final]] against Mohun Bagan as East Bengal won 3–0 to lift the title. In 1980, Mihir Bose joined Mohun Bagan and scored in the [[1980 Indian Federation Cup Final]] against East Bengal which ended 1–1, and both teams were adjudged as joint champions.<ref>{{cite web |first=Somnath |last=Sengupta |date=9 November 2018 |url=http://www.goaldentimes.org/majid-bishkar-and-jamshid-nassiri/ |title=Majid Bishkar And Jamshid Nassiri : Indian Football's Iconic Iranian Duo |work=Goalden Times |accessdate=1 April 2023 |archive-date=14 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214204839/https://www.goaldentimes.org/majid-bishkar-and-jamshid-nassiri/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After spending two seasons, he returned to East Bengal and played three more seasons, captaining the side in 1983–84. He rejoined Mohun Bagan for a single season in 1985.<ref>{{cite web|first=Indranil|last=Banerjie|date=15 May 1985|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/sport/story/19850515-money-violence-and-politics-enter-calcutta-football-770046-2013-12-09|title=Money, violence and politics enter Calcutta football|work=India Today|accessdate=1 April 2023|archive-date=1 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401133317/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/sport/story/19850515-money-violence-and-politics-enter-calcutta-football-770046-2013-12-09|url-status=live}}</ref> Bose then signed for [[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting]] in 1986 where he played till 1989 before hanging up his boots.<ref name=ebfamous>{{cite web|url=http://www.eastbengalfootballclub.com/club/famousPlayers5.asp|title=East Bengal Football Club – Famous Players|access-date=25 February 2009|website=www.eastbengalfootballclub.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090901194505/http://www.eastbengalfootballclub.com/club/famousPlayers5.asp|archive-date=1 September 2009}}</ref>

Bose won a total of twenty-four trophies playing for the big three and scored ninety-two goals for them with sixty-four of them for East Bengal, nineteen for Mohun Bagan, and nine goals for Mohammedan Sporting.<ref name=ebfamous/> Mihir Bose was also part of the infamous match that cost the lives of sixteen football fans at the [[Eden Gardens]] on 16 August 1980, remembered as the [[Football Lovers' Day]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Shamik |last=Chakrabarty |date=16 August 2020 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/when-kolkata-derby-turned-deadly-mohun-bagan-east-bengal-tragedy-6556256/ |title=When a derby turned deadly in Eden Gardens in 1980 |work=Indian Express |accessdate=1 April 2023 |archive-date=28 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228163007/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/when-kolkata-derby-turned-deadly-mohun-bagan-east-bengal-tragedy-6556256/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

He also represented [[West Bengal football team|West Bengal]] and [[Railways football team|Railways]] in the [[Santosh Trophy]].

== International career ==

Mihir Bose made his debut for the [[Indian national football team|India national team]] in 1981 in a game against [[New Zealand national football team]] in the [[1981 Merdeka Tournament]] in [[Kuala Lumpur]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Merdeka Tournament 1981|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/merdeka81.html|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|access-date=21 August 2020|archive-date=13 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813203209/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/merdeka81.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.footballdatabase.eu/en/competition/overall/8376-merdeka_cup/1981/-|title=Merdeka Cup|work=Football Database|access-date=27 November 2022|archive-date=12 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412033153/https://www.footballdatabase.eu/en/competition/overall/8376-merdeka_cup/1981/-|url-status=live}}</ref> He represented the country in eleven matches, including the [[1981 Merdeka Tournament]] in [[Kuala Lumpur]] and the [[1982 Nehru Cup]] in [[Kolkata]] and scored one goal against [[China national football team|China]] on 16 February 1982 at Kolkata.<ref name=nehru82>{{cite web |first1=Erik |last1=Garin |first2=Arunava |last2=Chaudhuri |first3=Neil |last3=Morrison |first4=Martín |last4=Tabeira |date=2 March 2005 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nehru82.html |title=Nehru Cup 1982 |work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |accessdate=1 April 2023 |archive-date=8 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008190256/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nehru82.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Honours==
'''East Bengal'''
*[[Calcutta Football League]]: 1977, 1982
*[[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]]: 1978
*[[Durand Cup]]: 1978, 1982
*[[IFA Shield]]: 1983, 1984
*[[Bordoloi Trophy]]: 1978
*[[Darjeeling Gold Cup]]: 1982
*[[DCM Trophy]]: 1983
*Sanjay Gandhi Gold Cup: 1983

'''Mohun Bagan'''
*[[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]]: 1980, 1981
*[[Durand Cup]]: 1980, 1985
*[[IFA Shield]]: 1981
*[[Rovers Cup]]: 1981, 1985
*[[Sikkim Gold Cup]]: 1984
*[[Sait Nagjee Football Tournament]]: 1981

'''Mohammedan Sporting'''
*[[Bordoloi Trophy]]: 1986
*[[All Airlines Gold Cup]]: 1986
*[[Rovers Cup]]: 1987
*[[Independence Day Cup]]: 1988

==See also==
* [[List of East Bengal Club captains]]

==References==
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==Bibliography==
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==Further reading==
*{{Cite web|date=18 August 2012|title=Kingfisher East Bengal FC {{!}} Legacy-History|url=http://eastbengalfootballclub.com/legacy.php|access-date=16 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818124203/http://eastbengalfootballclub.com/legacy.php|archive-date=18 August 2012|website=eastbengalfootballclub.com}}

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[[Category:1955 births]]
[[Category:Indian men's footballers]]
[[Category:India men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers from West Bengal]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
[[Category:Mohun Bagan AC players]]
[[Category:East Bengal Club players]]
[[Category:Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players]]
[[Category:Living people]]

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