Amar Bahadur Gurung

Amar Bahadur Gurung

Personal information
Date of birth	18 April 1942
Place of birth	Dehra Dun, British India
Date of death	10 March 2016 [1] (aged 73)
Place of death	Gurgaon, India
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1960–1967	Gorkha Brigade
1967–1980	Mafatlal SC
International career
	India	22	(2)
Medal record Men's football Representing   India Asian Games 1970 Bangkok Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Amar Bahadur Gurung was a former Indian association football player who was part of the squad that secured the bronze medal at the 1970 Asian Games hosted at Bangkok. ^{[2] [1] [3]} He scored the winning goal against Japan which secured the medal. ^{[4] [5]}

Honours

India

• Asian Games Bronze Medal: 1970 ^{[6] [7]}
• Merdeka Tournament third place: 1970 ^[8]
• Pesta Sukan Cup: 1971 ^[9]

Gorkha Brigade

• Durand Cup: 1966, 1969 ^[10]

References

1. "Former football international Amar Bahadur dead". The Times of India. 10 March 2016. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
2. Basu, Jaydeep (3 February 2020). "Indian football's finest: 50 years on, remembering the stars of 1970 Asian Games bronze-winning team". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
3. "The Indian Senior Team at the 1970 Bangkok Asian Games". Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
4. Marar, Nandakumar (12 March 2016). "Amar Bahadur was a 'Saab' on the left wing". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
5. Gusain, Raju (12 March 2016). "Farewell, Amar Bahadur: the man who brought India the 1970 Asiad football bronze". Catchnews. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
6. Ghoshal, Amoy. "Indian football team at the Asian Games: 1970 Bangkok". Sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
7. Media Team, AIFF (15 August 2022). "Indian Football Down the Years: Looking back at the glorious moments". www.the-aiff.com. New Delhi: All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
8. "The Indian Senior Team at the 1970 Merdeka Cup". indiafootball.de. IndiaFootball. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
9. Chaudhuri, Arunava (2000). "The Indian Senior Team at the 1971 Singapore Pesta Sukan Cup". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
10. "Amar Bahadur passes away". The Hindu. 11 March 2016.