Jewel Bey (born 16 April 1969) is a former
Indian
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
from
Assam. Bey played as a
midfielder.
Playing career
Early career
Bey was born in
Karbi Anglong district of
Assam. In 1989, he has represented the
Assam state
Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur to t ...
team for the
Santosh Trophy
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which was held in
Guwahati. In 1992, he also played for the Delhi U-23 State team and Maharashtra state team in 1994.
Club career
He has played for quite a few numbers of local clubs of Assam including Maharana Athletic Club,
Gauhati Town Club,
ASEB SC, SAI Guwahati and
Assam Police Blues.
Bey was signed by eminent clubs
Dempo SC
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and
Mahindra & Mahindra for their seasons.
International career
In 1989, he made his senior International debut for
India national football team in
South Asian Games. After that he represented the senior India side many occasions including 1991 Pre Olympic,
1993 Nehru Gold Cup and Pre-Olympic in 1993.
Coaching
After retiring from the game, Bey is involved in coaching. In 2001, this former International midfielder joined as assistant coach of
Assam Police Blues. Later, the head coach P.X. Kanan was replaced with Bey and he became the head coach cum manager of the Blues.
Personal life
Bey joined
Assam Police in 2001, and now serving as an Assistant Commandant in Assam Police Battalion.
Honours
India
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SAFF Championship
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1993
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References
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Indian men's footballers
1969 births
Footballers from Assam
Men's association football midfielders
India men's international footballers
Dempo SC players
Mahindra United FC players
Gauhati Town Club players
ASEB Sports Club players
People from Karbi Anglong district
Living people