Badal Roy (4 July 1957 – 22 November 2020) was a Bangladeshi footballer. He was an attacking midfielder for the Mohammedan Sporting Club during the 1980s, at a time when the club was battling for supremacy against Abahani Krira Chakra on the Bangladeshi football scene. He played for Mohammedan for the entirety of his Dhaka league career from 1977 until 1989, winning the title five times. He also played for the

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from 1981 to 1986. Roy later served as the vice-president of

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for 3 terms from 2008 to 2020. He was also a vice-president of Bangladesh Olympic Association. Roy won the

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in 2009.

Personal life

He studied at

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and had a degree in sociology from

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. In November 2020, Roy died due to liver and post

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complications.

Mohammedan Sporting Club

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won the Dhaka League title in 1978, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1987, and 1988–89.

Club captain

Though Roy joined

in 1977, he mainly established himself in the team in 1980. In 1981 he was made the club captain for one year. He led the team to the

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title, and the team reached the SF of the Aga Khan Gold Cup football tournament. But,

performed poorly in the League as the arch rivals Abahani clinched the title.

National team

Roy made his national team debut playing for the Bangladesh Green team in the 1st President's Gold Cup held in

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in early 1981. His team reached the SF there. He remained a regular with the national team until 1987. His biggest moment in national colors came in the Delhi Asiad of 1982, when he scored a goal in Bangladesh's 2–1 victory over Malaysia. In early 1987, Roy led the Bangladesh (White) team in the President's Gold Cup held in Dhaka.The team reached the SF before losing to

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club from China in tie breakers. Roy contested the 1991 parliamentary election, the first one to be held after the fall of the dictatorship of HM Ershad, as a losing candidate for the

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International goals

Honours

Mohammedan SC * Dhaka League: 1978, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988–89 *

: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1989 *Ashis-Jabbar Shield Tournament (India): 1982

Awards and accolades

*2009 − National Sports Award

References

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