Biplob Bhattacharjee ( bn, বিপ্লব ভট্টাচার্য; born 7 January 1981), sometimes called Biplob Bhattacharya, is a Bangladeshi retired professional

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, who represented the Bangladesh national team between 1997 and 2011. He is the current goalkeeping coach of Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi. He played as a goalkeeper for

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, Mohammedan SC and many other clubs. Since making his debut at the age of 18, he has won 24

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for his country.

Club career

In 1994, Bhattacharjee joined

who played in the

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at the time. He became a full-time footballer when with Abahani who were one of the founding members of the Bangladesh Professional Football League. He retired after playing for

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in 2018.

International career

Bhattacharjee's performances for Arambagh in his first season led to him being called up to the

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in early 1997 for their

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qualifying campaign. He made his international debut at the age of 18 in the 0–3 defeat to

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on 27 March 1997. In the following four days he made two more appearances for the team, keeping goal in the 2–1 win over

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and the 0–1 loss to

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. It was another six years before Bhattacharjee was called up to the Bangladesh team again, when he was named in their squad for the

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. He was included as a back-up to first choice goalkeeper Aminul Hoque although he did play in the 3–0 win against

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on 15 January 2003. Bhattacharjee remained second choice behind Haque, playing one match in 2005 and two the following year. However, in 2007, he regained his place in the Bangladesh side and won six caps, playing in all of Bangladesh's matches that year. He has not played another game for the team since. He was included in the preliminary 30-man squad to participate in the 2009 South Asian Football Federation Cup,

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and the

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. However, when national coach

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was dismissed from his post, Bhattacharjee was one of seven players excluded from the final squad.

Coaching career

In 2022, Biplob was appointed as the goalkeeping coach of the Bangladesh national team.

Honours

Bangladesh *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bhattacharjee, Biplob 1981 births Living people Bangladeshi men's footballers Bangladeshi Hindus Bangladesh men's international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Bangladesh Sheikh Russel KC players Mohammedan SC (Dhaka) players Abahani Limited Dhaka players Farashganj SC players Muktijoddha Sangsad KC players Brothers Union players People from Laksam Upazila Sportspeople from Chittagong Division