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{{Short description|Indian footballer}} | {{Short description|Indian footballer (1959–2001)}} | ||
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{{Infobox football biography | {{Infobox football biography | ||
| name | | name = Pem Dorji | ||
| image | | image = | ||
| caption | | caption = | ||
| | | full_name = | ||
| birth_date | | birth_date = {{birth date|1959|1|1|df=yes}} | ||
| birth_place | | birth_place = Ben, [[South Sikkim district|South Sikkim]], [[Kingdom of Sikkim]] | ||
| death_date | | 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 | | death_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India | ||
| height | | height = | ||
| position | | position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]], [[midfielder]] | ||
| years1 | | years1 = 1978–1979 | ||
| clubs1 | | clubs1 = [[Mahendra Police Club]] | ||
| caps1 | | caps1 = | ||
| goals1 | | goals1 = | ||
| years2 | | years2 = 1980–1982 | ||
| clubs2 | | clubs2 = [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting]] | ||
| caps2 | | caps2 = | ||
| goals2 | | goals2 = | ||
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| clubs3 | | clubs3 = [[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]] | ||
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| clubs4 | | clubs4 = [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting]] | ||
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| years5 | | years5 = | ||
| clubs5 | | clubs5 = [[Mohun Bagan AC]] | ||
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| years6 | | years6 = | ||
| clubs6 | | clubs6 = [[Food Corporation of India]] | ||
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| nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = [[India national football team|India]]| nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | | nationalyears1 = | ||
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'''Pem Dorji''' was | '''Pem Dorji''' (1 January 1959 – 18 October 2001) was an Indian [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[defender (association football)|defender]] and represented the [[India national football team|India national team]] in international tournaments including the [[1984 Asian Cup]].<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 the major Calcutta clubs [[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]], [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]], [[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting]].{{citation needed|date=October 2025}} | ||
==Early life and career== | ==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 | 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 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/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. | 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. | ||
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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 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 | Dorji died at the 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== | ==International career== | ||
Dorji became the first [[Sikkim]]ese to captain the [[India national football team|India national 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]], | 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== | ==Honours== | ||
'''Mohammedan Sporting''' | '''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> | *[[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; | *[[Rovers Cup]]: 1980; runner-up 1981, 1982 | ||
*[[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]] | *[[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]] runner-up: 1981–82 | ||
*[[IFA Shield]] | *[[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]] | *[[DCM Trophy]] runner-up: 1982 | ||
'''Individual''' | '''Individual''' | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
{{Portal bar|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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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/84asch.html Pem Dorji] (stats) at [[RSSSF]] | |||
*{{Facebook|115632075262628}} | *{{Facebook|115632075262628}} | ||
{{India squad AFC Asian Cup 1984}} | {{India squad AFC Asian Cup 1984}} | ||
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[[Category:Living people]] | [[Category:Living people]] | ||
[[Category:1959 births]] | |||
[[Category:Indian men's footballers]] | [[Category:Indian men's footballers]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:India men's international footballers]] | ||
[[Category:Footballers from Sikkim]] | [[Category:Footballers from Sikkim]] | ||
[[Category:People from Namchi district]] | [[Category:People from Namchi district]] | ||
[[Category:Men's association football defenders]] | [[Category:Men's association football defenders]] | ||
[[Category:Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players]] | [[Category:Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players]] | ||
[[Category:East Bengal Club players]] | [[Category:East Bengal Club players]] | ||
[[Category:Mohun Bagan | [[Category:Mohun Bagan Super Giant players]] | ||
[[Category:Calcutta Football League players]] | [[Category:Calcutta Football League players]] | ||
[[Category:Nepal Police Club footballers]] | [[Category:Nepal Police Club footballers]] | ||
[[Category:Indian expatriate men's footballers]] | |||
[[Category:Indian expatriate sportspeople in Nepal]] | |||
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Nepal]] | |||
[[Category:1984 AFC Asian Cup players]] | |||
Latest revision as of 15:54, 13 October 2025
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 January 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Ben, South Sikkim, Kingdom of Sikkim | ||
| Date of death | 18 October 2001 (aged 42)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Kolkata, West Bengal, India | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1979 | Mahendra Police Club | ||
| 1980–1982 | Mohammedan Sporting | ||
| East Bengal | |||
| Mohammedan Sporting | |||
| Mohun Bagan AC | |||
| Food Corporation of India | |||
| National team | |||
| India | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Pem Dorji (1 January 1959 – 18 October 2001) was an Indian footballer who played as a defender and represented the India national team in international tournaments including the 1984 Asian Cup.[2] He also played for the major Calcutta clubs Mohun Bagan, East Bengal, Mohammedan Sporting.[citation needed]
Early life and career[edit | edit source]
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 Pelling Senior Secondary School in West Sikkim.[3][4] 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[edit | edit source]
Dorji started to play for the renowned football club of India, 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,[5] 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[edit | edit source]
Dorji was married to Pushpa Yonzon and the couple have two children Zennyla Bhutia and Marco Bhutia.[6]
Dorji died at the age of 42.[7] 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[edit | edit source]
Dorji became the first Sikkimese to captain the India national 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,[8] and won the prestigious medal for the country.
He later represented India at the 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 Jawaharlal Nehru Gold Cup in 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987,[9] and 1988 alongside Bangladesh President's Gold Cup at Dhaka in 1983, 1984 and 1987.[10][11]
Honours[edit | edit source]
Mohammedan Sporting
- Calcutta Football League: 1981[12][13]
- Rovers Cup: 1980; runner-up 1981, 1982
- Federation Cup runner-up: 1981–82
- IFA Shield runner-up: 1982[14]
- DCM Trophy runner-up: 1982
Individual
- Roll of Honour by the Government of Sikkim in 2002.[15]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "PEM DORJI PASSES AWAY". The Telegraph. 18 October 2001. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ↑ Tamang, Yougan (28 May 2017). "Recalling Sikkim's legendary football player Late Pem Dorji who captained India for a brief time". thenortheasttoday.com. The Northeast Today. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ↑ Latey Bhakundo: 2011 Archived 7 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine. lateybhakundo.blogspot.com. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ↑ Chatterjee, Sayan (22 January 2021). "Meet the man who inspired Bhaichung Bhutia to take up football". thebridge.in. The Bridge. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ↑ Chaudhuri, Arunava (1 September 2001). "Indian Football Hall of Fame: Pem Dorji". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ↑ "Pem Dorji, the star who shone bright but left us too early". www.summittimes.com. The Summit Times. 25 March 2018. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ↑ "Pem Dorji passes away". sports.ndtv.com. NDTV. 25 February 2007. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ↑ Lewis, Tom; Morrison, Neil. "The Great Wall Cup China 1984". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Morrison, Neil. "Nehru Cup (Kozhikode (Calicut)) 1987". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ↑ "President's Gold Cup". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ↑ Hughson, John; Moore, Kevin; Spaaij, Ramón; Maguire, Joseph (4 October 2016). Routledge Handbook of Football Studies. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781135074821. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ↑ "Mohammedan Sporting Club Adds a Gloomy 'First' to Its Glittering Past". sports.ndtv.com. NDTV. 20 October 2014. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ↑ "ব্রিটিশকে হারিয়ে ডুরান্ড জয়ী, পাকিস্তানকেও গোল দিয়ে চিরকালীন নজির মহামেডানের". ekolkata24.com (in Bengali). 1 September 2021. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ↑ Sengupta, Somnath (8 March 2011). "The Glorious History Of IFA Shield". Thehardtackle.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ↑ "Sikkim govt awards Rolls of Honour". zeenews.india.com. Zee News. 27 January 2002. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
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- Kapadia, Novy (2017). Barefoot to Boots: The Many Lives of Indian Football. Penguin Random House. ISBN 978-0-143-42641-7.
- Martinez, Dolores; Mukharjiim, Projit B (2009). Football: From England to the World: The Many Lives of Indian Football. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-138-88353-6. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022.
- Nath, Nirmal (2011). History of Indian Football: Upto 2009–10. Readers Service. ISBN 9788187891963. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022.
- Dineo, Paul; Mills, James (2001). Soccer in South Asia: Empire, Nation, Diaspora. London, United Kingdom: Frank Cass Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7146-8170-2. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022.
- Majumdar, Boria; Bandyopadhyay, Kausik (2006). A Social History Of Indian Football: Striving To Score. Routledge. ISBN 9780415348355. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021.
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