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All BB fanz....Hopp in here!
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Baichung Bhutia (Hindi: ??????? ??????) (born December 15, 1976 in Tinkitam, Sikkim, India) is an Indian football player. He is considered to be the torchbearer of Indian football in the international arena. He is currently the captain of Indian team and plays for Mohun Bagan Club.
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Personal life

Bhutia comes from a Buddhist Bhutia background but is, by conviction an atheist.

Bhaichung with his wife Madhuri at the Mohun Bagan club ground

He married his longtime girlfriend Madhuri Tipnis on December 27, 2004 in his native village of Tinkitam in South Sikkim.

He signed an endorsement deal with Adidas India Marketing Pvt. Ltd in November 2003. Currently he is endorsing Nike India. He has also appeared in the advertisvement by Nike, Highlighting The Chance to visit the Nou Camp stadium In Barcelona.

The Sikkimese government has built a stadium, the Baichung Stadium in Namchi, the district headquarters, in honor of Baichung. He is one of the most popular figures in the state and is considered as a role model to many Sikkimese as well to people from other states of India.

In 2008, Bhutia was solicited to run with the Olympic torch in India, but he refused to carry the torch to show support for the Tibetan independence movement. "I sympathise with the Tibetan cause. I'm against violence but I thought I should stand by the Tibetan people in their fight," Bhutia said. He was the first sportsman to refuse carrying the Olympic torch. His actions have won him little praise from his colleagues in India however, who criticized him for mixing sports with politics.



Source::Wiki!

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Full Name: Baichung Bhutia
Born: December 15, 1976, Tinkitam, Sikkim
Major Teams: East Bengal Club, JCT Mills, Mohun Bagan AC, Bury FC, India
Playing Position: Striker

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