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Gostha Behari Paul (August 20, 1896 – April 8, 1976) ((ベンガル語:গোষ্ঠ পাল)) was an Indian professional football player. He was born in Bhojeswar, Faridpore, Bengal Presidency (currently located in Bangladesh). He moved to Kolkata when he was an infant and lived there till his very last days. Nicknamed as "Cheener Pracheer" (The Wall of China) he was one of the best defenders of contemporary Indian football. He started playing for Kumartuli A.C. aged 11, and joined Mohun Bagan at the age of 16. In 1921, Gostho Paul was honored with the captaincy of the Mohun Bagan football team, and he remained as the club captain for next 5 years. In 1924, he was also appointed as the captain of the Indian national football team. He retired in 1935.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://liveindianfootball.netne.net/1_65_Gostho-Pal-Indian-Football-Legend.html )〕 He was the first Indian footballer to be honoured with the Padma Shri, on April 27, 1962. (The second was Sailen Manna in 1970).〔(''India's greatest footballer'' (about Sailen Manna), SportsStar, The Hindu, April 15, 2006 )〕 A statue was erected In his memory in 1984 on the Gostho Paul Sarani 〔()〕 in Kolkata. Mohun Bagan awarded him the Mohun Bagan Ratna posthumously, which is given to former greats of that club, in 2004. An archive was launched in his honour and named the Gostho Paul Archive, inside the Mohun Bagan club premises. == Notes == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gostha Paul」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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