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Shyam Thapa
Personal information
Full name
Shyam Thapa
Date of birth
(1948-05-10) 10 May 1948 (age 76)[1]
Place of birth
Gulmi District,[2] Nepal
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1966
East Bengal
1967–1969
Gorkha Brigade
1971–1974
Mafatlal Mills
1975–1976
East Bengal
1977–1982
Mohun Bagan
International career
1970–1977
India
Managerial career
1985–1988
East Bengal
1990
East Bengal
2006–2007
Nepal
Medal record
Men's football
Representing India
Asian Games
1970 Bangkok
Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Shyam Thapa is a retired Indian footballer who played for the India national football team and was the bronze-medallist at the 1970 Asian Games.[3] He later went on to manage the Nepal national football team.[1]
Coached by P. K. Banerjee, Thapa became one of the finest and aggressive strikers of the country during the 1970s, known for his bicycle-kicks.[4][5][6]
^ abKapadia, Novy. "Shyam Thapa – Indian football legend". Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 9 August 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
^Sengupta, Somnath (30 January 2012). "Legends Of Indian Football : Shyam Thapa". thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
^Sengupta, Somnath; Ghosh, Aindrila; Sengupta, Bhaktimoy (23 August 2013). ""Lack of Focus on Youth Development Is The Biggest Problem of Indian Football" – Arun Ghosh (Exclusive Interview)". thehardtackle.com. Kolkata: The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
^Sengupta, Somnath (13 July 2011). "Tactical Evolution of Indian Football (Part Three): PK Banerjee – Amal Dutta – Nayeemuddin". thehardtackle.com. Kolkata: The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
^"Football — the passion play in Kolkata". ibnlive.in. IBN Live. 13 December 2011. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
^"Saikat Sarkar Wonder Goal: শ্যাম থাপার স্মৃতি ফেরালেন কল্যাণীর সৈকত, বিস্ময় গোলের ঘোর কাটছে না ময়দানে!" [Saikat Sarkar Wonder Goal: Shyam Thapa brought back the memory of Kalyani beach, wonder goal is not cut in the field!]. etvbharat.com (in Bengali). Kolkata: ETV Bharat News. 19 July 2023. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
ShyamThapa is a retired Indian footballer who played for the India national football team and was the bronze-medallist at the 1970 Asian Games. He later...
against Indonesia on 15 December, with Doraiswamy Nataraj, Rajvi and ShyamThapa scoring a goal apiece. India lost the 17 December match against Japan...
2022. Archived from the original on 17 June 2022. "Former India player ShyamThapa to be conferred with Mohun Bagan Ratna". The Times of India. Kolkata...
East Bengal won the final 5–0 to claim their 14th IFA Shield title. ShyamThapa scored a brace while Surajit Sengupta, Ranjit Mukherjee and Subhankar...
Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2020. "ShyamThapa – Indian football legend". Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on...
Retrieved 20 August 2022. Kiyan Nassiri at Soccerway "Former India player ShyamThapa to be conferred with Mohun Bagan Ratna". timesofindia.indiatimes.com...
a 17 seconds header from Akbar, assisted by Ulanganathan. Along with ShyamThapa, other iconic names like Sudhir Karmakar and Gautam Sarkar, who were...
সৈকত, বিস্ময় গোলের ঘোর কাটছে না ময়দানে!" [Saikat Sarkar Wonder Goal: ShyamThapa brought back the memory of Kalyani beach, wonder goal is not cut in the...
Shyam Bhakta Thapa (Nepali: श्यामभक्त थापा) is the 18th IGP of Nepal and the last police officer of Nepal Police to serve as the police chief during the...
শ্যাম থাপা" ['Leaved East Bengal to Mohun Bagan to play against Pele', ShyamThapa elated at Bagan Ratna honor]. tv9bangla.com (in Bengali). Kolkata: TV9...
শ্যাম থাপা" ['Leaved East Bengal to Mohun Bagan to play against Pele', ShyamThapa elated at Bagan Ratna honor]. tv9bangla.com (in Bengali). Kolkata: TV9...
Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2023. "ShyamThapa chosen for Mohun Bagan Ratna". The Times of India. 8 July 2022. ISSN 0971-8257...
Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023. "ShyamThapa wins Lifetime Achievement Award at Sportstar Aces 2023". sportstar.thehindu...
অ্যাওয়ার্ড' পাচ্ছেন কিয়ান নাসিরি" [This year's 'Mohunbagan Ratna' is legend ShyamThapa, 'Subhash Bhowmik' award received by Kian Nasiri]. sangbadpratidin.in...
Sher Bahadur Thapa: Victoria Cross holder was only Nepali Kshetri to receive VC Shyam Bhakta Thapa, Ex IGP of Nepal Police Surya Bahadur Thapa, Five times...
ministers Surya Bahadur Thapa and Lokendra Bahadur Chand in 1990. The party led two coalition governments in 1997 under Thapa and Chand. The two were...
Bidesh Ranjan Bose Football Gautam Sarkar Football Shabbir Ali Football ShyamThapa Football Baichung Bhutia Football Indrani Sen Singer Indranil Sen Singer...
Sengupta, Somnath (30 January 2012). "Legends Of Indian Football : ShyamThapa". Thehardtackle.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2019. Retrieved...
Pradip Kumar Banerjee as the coach. With Bagan signing Bengal forward ShyamThapa, Ulaganathan made a move to Bengal having received a good offer, in 1976...
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