Baichung Bhutia :
(born 15 December 1976) is an Indian footballer. He is considered to be the torchbearer of Indian football in the international arena.Currently the captain of the Indian team,he plays for East Bengal Club. He is often nicknamed the Sikkimese Sniper because of his shooting skills in football.Three-time Indian Player of the Year I. M. Vijayan described Bhutia as "God's gift to Indian football".
Bhutia has had four spells at I-League football team East Bengal Club, the club where he started his career. When he signed up to play for the English club Bury F.C. in 1999 he became the first Indian footballer to play professional football in Europe.
Nirmal Chettri
(born 21 December 1990) is an Indian professional footballer who plays for East Bengal Club.. He captained the Sikkim team in the 2009 Santosh Trophy in the absence of Baichung Bhutia.
Chettri was originally a striker however, while at the mini SAARC competition representing the Sports Academy of Sikkim, a defender was injured and Chettri took his place. The coach decided that Chettri was better as a defender and played him in that position from that day onwards.He started his career at FC Air India in 2006 and moved to East Bengal Club in 2008 after two seasons at the Mumbai-based clubHe has established himself as a regular in East Bengal's first team.
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