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Indian footballer (1896–1976) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gostha Behari Pal (20 August 1896 – 8 April 1976) was an Indian footballer who played primarily as a defender. Nicknamed "the Chinese wall", Pal was the first captain of the India national team,[1][2] played during the 1920s and 30s.[3]
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Full name | Gostha Behari Pal | ||
Date of birth | (1896-08-20)20 August 1896 | ||
Place of birth | Bhojeswar, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Bangladesh) | ||
Date of death | 8 April 1976(1976-04-08) (aged 79) | ||
Place of death | Kolkata, West Bengal, India | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1907–1912 | Kumartuli AC | 11 | (0) |
1912–1936 | Mohun Bagan | 617 | (43) |
International career | |||
1924–1935 | India | 37 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Spending most of his career in Mohun Bagan, Pal is regarded as the best Indian defender of all time and best player ever to have played for the century-old club.[4][5]