Dilip Barua (footballer)

Dilip Barua (দিলীপ বড়ুয়া; 2 August 1946 – 28 October 2015) was a Bangladeshi football player who played as a center-back. He was a member of the first Bangladesh national football team in 1973.

Playing career
Dilip Barua was born on 2 August 1946, in Purva Gujra village of Cox's Bazar. In 1964, he started his football career in Chittagong's First Division League with at Young Star Club. From then till 1979, he played regularly as an essential player for established teams in Dhaka and Chittagong. He was a member of the Chittagong District team from 1967 to 1978 and captained them 5 times. In 1970, he played for East Pakistan Combined University in divisional level.

He played for WAPDA SC in both the Chittagong League and Dhaka League. He played for the Chittagong-based side for almost 14 years starting from 1968, while being an employee of WAPDA. He was also the team's captain from 1972 to 1979. He was one of the four players selected from WAPDA by coach Sheikh Shaheb Ali for the first Bangladesh national football team in 1973 and went onto participate in Malaysia's Merdeka Cup that year. In 1975, he represented Abahani Krira Chakra at the Aga Khan Gold Cup. He captained Chittagong District to the runners-up position at the Sher-e-Bangla Cup in 1977.

Coaching career
Dilip retired from playing in 1982 and turned to coaching. He served as the coach of the Chittagong District team, while also coaching Chittagong Mohammedan SC, WAPDA and City Corporation teams in the Chittagong Football league. In 2011, under his guidance, City Corporation became league champions.

Death
On 28 October 2015, Dilip died after suffering from lung cancer.

Player
Chittagong WAPDA
 * Chittagong League: 1972

Manager
City Corporation FT
 * Chittagong League: 2011