Khelkit .com's video: Baichung Bhutia - The star Indian Footballer

Baichung Bhutia was born on 15th December 1976 in Tinkitamm, Sikkim and is the best footballer that Indian team ever had till date. His parents used to work in the farms to keep their house running. He is considered to be the torchbearer of Indian football in the international arena. He is nicknamed as the Sikkimese Sniper because of his football shooting skills. Bhutia joined English club Bury in 1999 and became the first Indian footballer to sign a contract with the European club. Afterwards he had played for the Malaysian football club Perak FA. Bhutia has also received Padma Shri and Arjuna Award due to his contribution in the Indian football. He also has a stadium on his name due to his excellent performance and lifting the standards of the Indian national football team. In addition to football, Bhutia also represented his school at badminton, basketball and athletics. He has a younger brother, Ravichung Bhutia who after a thigh injury had to give up football to pursue engineering from National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra. At the age of nine he got admission in a well known school due to his football scholarship. He continued to play for his school team and soon represented state team of Sikkim. In the year 1992 he won the best player award in the Subroto Cup. He then was helped by Bhaskar Ganguly to get into Calcutta football so that his talent can be used properly. In 1993, at the age of sixteen, he left school to join the professional East Bengal F.C. After two years later, he transferred to JCT mills, which went on to win the Indian National Football League in the year 1996-97. He then was selected for the international team to make his debut in the Nehru Cup. His contribution to the Indian team and Indian football is great. He represented the national team when there were few football academies in India and very few football coaches in India. He also opened football school in Delhi that runs under his name and helps the young recognized and unrecognized talents to make name in the game of football. He wants Indian side to qualify for the FIFA world cup. He has a dream that India lifts the international trophy. He also supports the football league organized by the Indian side that works to lift the standards of the Indian football team.