Biplob Bhattacharjee

Biplob Bhattacharjee (বিপ্লব ভট্টাচার্য; born 7 January 1981), sometimes called Biplob Bhattacharya, is a Bangladeshi retired professional footballer, who represented the Bangladesh national team between 1997 and 2011. He is the current goalkeeping coach of Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi. He played as a goalkeeper for Sheikh Russel KC, Abahani Limited Dhaka, Mohammedan SC and many other clubs. Since making his debut at the age of 18, he has won 24 caps for his country.

Club career
In 1994, Bhattacharjee joined Abahani Limited Dhaka who played in the Dhaka League at the time. He became a full-time footballer when with Abahani who were one of the founding members of the Bangladesh Professional Football League. He retired after playing for Brothers Union in 2018.

International career
Bhattacharjee's performances for Arambagh in his first season led to him being called up to the Bangladesh national football team in early 1997 for their 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign. He made his international debut at the age of 18 in the 0–3 defeat to Saudi Arabia on 27 March 1997. In the following four days he made two more appearances for the team, keeping goal in the 2–1 win over Taiwan and the 0–1 loss to Malaysia.

It was another six years before Bhattacharjee was called up to the Bangladesh team again, when he was named in their squad for the 2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup. He was included as a back-up to first choice goalkeeper Aminul Hoque although he did play in the 3–0 win against Bhutan on 15 January 2003. Bhattacharjee remained second choice behind Haque, playing one match in 2005 and two the following year. However, in 2007, he regained his place in the Bangladesh side and won six caps, playing in all of Bangladesh's matches that year. He has not played another game for the team since. He was included in the preliminary 30-man squad to participate in the 2009 South Asian Football Federation Cup, 2010 South Asian Games and the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup. However, when national coach Dido was dismissed from his post, Bhattacharjee was one of seven players excluded from the final squad.

Coaching career
In 2022, Biplob was appointed as the goalkeeping coach of the Bangladesh national team.

Honours
Bangladesh
 * SAFF Championship: 2003