Shibdas Bhaduri

Shibdas Bhaduri

Personal information
Full name	Shibdas Bhaduri
Date of birth	(1887-11-06)6 November 1887
Place of birth	Barisal, Bengal Presidency, British India
Date of death	26 February 1932(1932-02-26) (aged 44)
Place of death	Puri, Odisha, British India

Shibdas Bhaduri (1887–1932) was an Indian professional footballer who captained Mohun Bagan in the historic 1911 IFA Shield final, where they defeated the East Yorkshire Regiment with a score of 2–1 to become the first Indian team to win the competition.

Shibdas along with his elder brother Bijoydas Bhaduri played as a forward in the 1911 final and scored the equalizer to level the match 1–1 before Abhilash Ghosh scored the winner.

Death

While visiting the Indian pilgrim town of Puri in 1932, Shibdas contracted malaria and died at the age of 44 years.

Legacy

In 2003, he posthumously received the Mohun Bagan Ratna Award from Mohun Bagan Athletic Club.

In the 2011 movie Egaro, Shibdas Bhaduri is portrayed by actor Hirak Das. Abhilash Ghosh is portrayed by Ronodeep Bose. In an upcoming Bollywood movie based on the 1911 IFA Shield final match, Shibdas will be portrayed by actor John Abraham.

See also

• History of Mohun Bagan A.C.