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	~~{{Portal\|Biography\|India\|Association football}}~~
	*[[List of Indian football players in foreign leagues]]		*[[List of Indian football players in foreign leagues]]
	*[[List of India national football team captains]]		*[[List of India national football team captains]]

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{{Short description|Indian footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Pem Dorji
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1959|1|1|}}
| birth_place = Ben, [[South Sikkim district|South Sikkim]], [[Kingdom of Sikkim]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2001|10|18|1959|1|1}}<ref>{{cite news |title=PEM DORJI PASSES AWAY |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/pem-dorji-passes-away/cid/1228483 |website=The Telegraph |date=October 18, 2001 |access-date=24 July 2021 |archive-date=24 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724212657/https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/pem-dorji-passes-away/cid/1228483 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| death_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India
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| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]] / [[Midfielder]]
| years1 = 1978–1979
| clubs1 = [[Mahendra Police Club]]
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| clubs2 = [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting]]
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| clubs5 = [[Mohun Bagan AC]]
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| clubs6 = [[Food Corporation of India]]
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'''Pem Dorji''' was a celebrated [[India]]n professional [[association football|football]] [[Defender (association football)|defender]] from the state of [[Sikkim]], who represented the [[India national football team]] in international tournaments including the [[1984 Asian Cup]] in Singapore.<ref>{{cite news |first=Yougan |last=Tamang |title=Recalling Sikkim's legendary football player Late Pem Dorji who captained India for a brief time |url=https://thenortheasttoday.com/states/sikkim/recalling-sikkims-legendary-football-player-late-pem-dorji/cid2532624.htm |website=thenortheasttoday.com |publisher=The Northeast Today |date=28 May 2017 |access-date=7 September 2021 |archive-date=24 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724212703/https://thenortheasttoday.com/states/sikkim/recalling-sikkims-legendary-football-player-late-pem-dorji/cid2532624.htm }}</ref> He also played for [[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.playmakerstats.com/player.php?id=536403&edicao_id=1939|title=Player profile – Career – Current club: Pem Dorji|website=www.playmakerstats.com|publisher=Playmaker Stats|access-date=12 September 2022|language=pt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912143154/https://www.playmakerstats.com/player.php?id=536403&edicao_id=1939|archive-date=12 September 2022}}</ref>

==Early life and career==

Born in 1959 in a small hamlet of Ben in [[South Sikkim]] to parents Ganesh Kumari Gurung and Gyampu T Chingapa, Pem Dorji completed his education from Scottish University Mission Institute (SUMI) in [[Kalimpong]] and later from Pelling Senior Secondary School in West [[Sikkim]].<ref>[https://lateybhakundo.blogspot.com/2011/?m=1 Latey Bhakundo: 2011] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210907104834/https://lateybhakundo.blogspot.com/2011/?m=1 |date=7 September 2021 }}. ''lateybhakundo.blogspot.com''. Retrieved 7 September 2021.</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Sayan|last=Chatterjee|url=https://thebridge.in/amp/arunachal-pradesh/meet-the-man-who-inspired-bhaichung-bhutia-to-take-up-football/|title=Meet the man who inspired Bhaichung Bhutia to take up football|publisher=The Bridge|website=thebridge.in|access-date=7 September 2021|date=22 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210907105720/https://thebridge.in/arunachal-pradesh/meet-the-man-who-inspired-bhaichung-bhutia-to-take-up-football/|archive-date=7 September 2021}}</ref> From his early childhood days, Dorji started playing football.

His passion for the game made him the part of the first Sikkimese football team which played at the National Championship at [[Coimbatore]] in 1976. The game passaged his entry towards the world of football as a professional player. Dorji played predominantly as a defender and midfielder and scripted many memorable performances during a career which stretched almost for a decade.

==Club career==
Dorji started to play for the renowned football club of India, [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting Kolkata]] from 1980 and in 1982 in [[Calcutta Football League]] and won the league in 1981.

Dorji dawn with colours for various clubs including [[Mahendra Police Club]] of [[Nepal]],<ref>{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/halloffame/dorji_pem.html|title=Indian Football Hall of Fame: Pem Dorji|website=indianfootball.de|date=1 September 2001|access-date=7 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210907083649/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/halloffame/dorji_pem.html|archive-date=7 September 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Kolkata]]-giants [[East Bengal Club]] and [[Mohun Bagan AC]] alongside [[Food Corporation of India]].

He was also an important part of the [[Sikkim football team]] during their [[Santosh Trophy]] campaigns.

==Personal life==
Dorji was married to Pushpa Yonzon and the couple have two children Zennyla Bhutia and Marco Bhutia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.summittimes.com/single-post/2018/03/26/pem-dorji-the-star-who-shone-bright-but-left-us-too-early|title=Pem Dorji, the star who shone bright but left us too early|publisher=The Summit Times|website=www.summittimes.com|date=25 March 2018|access-date=7 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127135437/https://www.summittimes.com/single-post/2018/03/26/pem-dorji-the-star-who-shone-bright-but-left-us-too-early|archive-date=27 January 2021}}</ref>

Dorji died at a age of 42.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/football/pem-dorji-passes-away-1619119?amp=1&akamai-rum=off|title=Pem Dorji passes away|website=sports.ndtv.com|publisher=[[NDTV]]|date=25 February 2007|access-date=7 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210907103453/https://sports.ndtv.com/football/pem-dorji-passes-away-1619119|archive-date=7 September 2021}}</ref> He was battling with cancer for long. An incurable disease took his last breath in a nursing home in [[Calcutta]], on 18 October 2001.

==International career==
He became the first [[Sikkim]]ese to captain the [[India national football team]] in the Pre-Olympic tournament held in [[Malaysia]]. Gradually, Dorji represented India in various International matches. He played at the [[Chinese Great Wall Cup]] in 1984,<ref>{{cite web|author=Lewis, Tom; Morrison, Neil|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/greatwall.html|title=The Great Wall Cup China 1984|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=7 September 2021|archive-date=28 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628194917/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/greatwall.html#84|url-status=live}}</ref> and won the prestigious medal for the country.

He later represented India at the [[South Asian Football Federation|South Asian Football Federation Games]] and further played the famous [[AFC Asian Cup]] at [[Abu Dhabi]], [[United Arab Emirates]] in 1988. Dorji represented India in the [[Nehru Cup|Jawaharlal Nehru Gold Cup]] in 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987,<ref>{{cite web|first=Neil|last=Morrison|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nehru87.html|title=Nehru Cup (Kozhikode (Calicut)) 1987|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=18 March 2022|archive-date=8 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708063851/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nehru87.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and 1988 alongside [[Bangladesh President's Gold Cup]] at [[Dhaka]] in 1983, 1984 and 1987.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/presgold.html|title=President's Gold Cup|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=2019-05-02|archive-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329110509/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/presgold.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QiglDwAAQBAJ&dq=bangladesh+President+Gold+Cup+1980s&pg=PA395|title=Routledge Handbook of Football Studies|last1=Hughson|first1=John|last2=Moore|first2=Kevin|last3=Spaaij|first3=Ramón|last4=Maguire|first4=Joseph|date=2016-10-04|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=9781135074821|language=en|access-date=17 December 2021|archive-date=15 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415164016/https://books.google.com/books?id=QiglDwAAQBAJ&dq=bangladesh+President+Gold+Cup+1980s&pg=PA395|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Honours==
'''Mohammedan Sporting'''
*[[Calcutta Football League]]: 1981<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/football/mohammedan-sporting-club-adds-a-gloomy-first-to-its-glittering-past-1510956|title=Mohammedan Sporting Club Adds a Gloomy 'First' to Its Glittering Past|website=sports.ndtv.com|publisher=[[NDTV]]|date=20 October 2014|access-date=3 July 2021|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184711/https://sports.ndtv.com/football/mohammedan-sporting-club-adds-a-gloomy-first-to-its-glittering-past-1510956|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ekolkata24.com/offbeat-news/glorious-football-history-of-mohammedan-sporting-club/|title=ব্রিটিশকে হারিয়ে ডুরান্ড জয়ী, পাকিস্তানকেও গোল দিয়ে চিরকালীন নজির মহামেডানের|website=ekolkata24.com|date=1 September 2021|access-date=2 March 2022|language=bn|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302125909/https://ekolkata24.com/offbeat-news/glorious-football-history-of-mohammedan-sporting-club/|archive-date=2 March 2022}}</ref>
*[[Rovers Cup]]: 1980; Runner-up 1981 & 1982
*[[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]]: Runner-up 1981–82
*[[IFA Shield]]: Runner-up 1982<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sengupta |first1=Somnath |title=The Glorious History Of IFA Shield |url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/the-glorious-history-of-ifa-shield/ |website=Thehardtackle.com |date=8 March 2011 |access-date=1 July 2021 |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181925/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/the-glorious-history-of-ifa-shield/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[DCM Trophy]]: Runner-up 1982

'''Individual'''
* Roll of Honour by the [[Government of Sikkim]] in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/videos/hrithik-roshan-to-get-50-crore-for-mohenjo-daro-salman-khan-highest-paid-indian-actor_32489.html/amp|title=Sikkim govt awards Rolls of Honour|date=27 January 2002|access-date=18 March 2022|website=zeenews.india.com|publisher=[[Zee News]]|archive-date=18 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318055422/https://zeenews.india.com/videos/hrithik-roshan-to-get-50-crore-for-mohenjo-daro-salman-khan-highest-paid-indian-actor_32489.html/amp}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Biography|India|Association football}}
*[[List of Indian football players in foreign leagues]]
*[[List of India national football team captains]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Bibliography==
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==External links==
*{{Facebook|115632075262628}}
*[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/84asch.html Pem Dorji] (stats) at [[RSSSF]]

{{India squad AFC Asian Cup 1984}}

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[[Category:East Bengal Club players]]
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