- Nirmal Chettri
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Nirmal Chettri Personal information Date of birth 21 October 1990 Place of birth Sikkim, India Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Playing position Centerback Club information Current club East Bengal Number 3 Youth career 2006-2008 Air India Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2008-present East Bengal 83 (7) National team 2009-present India U23 5 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Nirmal Chettri (born 21 October 1990) is an Indian professional footballer who plays for Kingfisher East Bengal F.C.. He captained the Sikkim team in the 2009 Santosh Trophy in the absence of Baichung Bhutia. [1] He is no relation to Sunil Chhetri. [2]
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Early Career
Chettri was originally a Striker however while at the mini SAARC competition representing the Sports Academy of Sikkim, a defender was injured and Chettri took his place. The coach decided that Chettri was better as a defender and played him in that position from that day onwards. After the competition Chettri was scouted by scouts from Air India FC and Chettri eventually signed for them as a youth team member.
Professional Career
East Bengal
Chettri moved to Kingfisher East Bengal F.C. in 2009 after two seasons at the Mumbai based club Air India FC. During a friendly match against FC Bayern Munich under 23s, their manager Gerd Müller praised Chettri saying that "East Bengal’s number three (Nirmal Chettri) was brilliant". [3] Chettri replied to this by saying, "I am delighted with his (Gerd Muller) compliment as he was such a great player. It is always good to get such praise from great players but I will not get carried away and will work hard as I have a long way to go." [4] He has established himself as a regular in East Bengal's first team sense. [3]
International
On December 13, 2009 Chettri made his India U23 debut against Maldives in the SAFF Championship Final of 2009.
External links
References
- ^ "Nirmal Chetri to lead Sikkim". IndianFootball.com. 2009-05-22. http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/819. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ^ John Duerden (2009-03-12). "Why India is football's new frontier". FourFourTwo. http://fourfourtwo.com/blogs/viewfromasia/archive/2009/03/12/why-india-is-football-s-new-frontier.aspx. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ^ a b Subhankar Mondal (2009-03-05). "Feature: The Rock That Is Nirmal Chettri". Goal.com. http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1470/east-bengal/2009/03/05/1139370/feature-the-rock-that-is-nirmal-chettri. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ^ Amoy Ghoshal (2009-01-19). "Chettri Delighted With Muller Praise". Goal.com. http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/105/main/2009/01/19/1068442/chettri-delighted-with-muller-praise. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
Categories:- Indian footballers
- Living people
- 1990 births
- Indian people of Nepalese descent
- Kingfisher East Bengal FC players
- I-League players
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