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He is considered to be the torchbearer of Indian football in the international arena. He is often nicknamed the Sikkimese Sniper because of his shooting skills in football.
Bhutia started his career at East Bengal Club.
When he signed up to play for the English club Bury F.C. in 1999 he became the first Indian footballer to play professional football in Europe.
Afterwards he had a short loan spell at the Malaysian football club Perak FA. As well as this he has played for JCT Mills, which won the league once during his tenure; and Mohun Bagan, which failed to win the league once during his two spells, in his native India.
His international footballing honours include winning the Nehru Cup, LG Cup, South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship (three times) and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Challenge Cup.
He is also India's most capped player, and in the 2009 Nehru Cup he received his 100th international cap.
Bhutia has a football stadium named after him in honour of his contribution to Indian football.
He has also won many awards such as the Arjuna Award and the Padma Shri.
Bhutia was born in Tinkitam on 15 December 1976 to Dorji Dorma and Sonam Topden.
In addition to football, Baichung also represented his school at badminton, basketball and athletics.
His parents, both farmers in Sikkim, were originally not keen on Bhutia's interest in sports.
However, after encouragement from his uncle Karma Bhutia, he started his education in St. Xaviers School, Pakyong, East Sikkim, and at the age of nine he won a football scholarship from SAI to attend the Tashi Namgyal Academy in Gangtok.
On 28 October 2010 he started Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools in Delhi in partnership with Football by Carlos Queiroz and Nike, Inc
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