Suk Bahadur

Suk Bahadur Thapa (Burmese: ဆွတ်ဗဟာဒူး) is a Burmese footballer who served as the major for 4th Infantry Battalion (4th Gurkha) of Myanmar Army.[2] He was also a dominating tennis and field hockey player as well as the national 100-meter sprint champion which he held under 11 seconds.[1][3] Bahadur is Gurkha from Myanmar.[3][4]

Not to be confused with Suk Bahadur Rai.

In this Burmese name, the given name is Suk Bahadur Thapa. There is no family name.
Suk Bahadur
ဆွတ်ဗဟာဒူး
Personal information
Full name Suk Bahadur Thapa
Date of birth 15 May 1935
Place of birth Pyawbwe, Pyawbwe Township, British Burma
Date of death 19 August 2001 (aged 68)
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Striker, Right winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1952 Shan State FC[1]
1952 Army FC[1]
National team
1952–1970 Burma 100+ (30+)
Honours
Representing  Burma
Men's Football
Asian Games
1966 BangkokTeam
1970 BangkokTeam
1954 ManilaTeam
AFC Asian Cup
Runner-up1968 IranTeam
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Early days

In 1952, Myanmar Football Federation launched inaugural States and Divisions Football Championship to draw out talented footballers from around the country. Along with many new faces, Bahadur was selected from title winning Shan state football team. Later he played for Army football team where he teamed up with future national teammates; Hla Maung, Ba Kyu, Maung Thaung, Hla Aye, Guan Shein, Ba Shwe, David Kyaw San.[1]

Personal life

Bahadur is married to Khin Than Myint.[1]

Honours

The following is a list of championships achieved during his captaincy.[1]

References
  1. "Man of the Century (in Burmese)". Myanmar National League. 31 January 2012.
  2. "Notable Burmese Gurkha".
  3. "Football in Burma". The Global Game.
  4. "Archived copy". rdfc.com.ne.kr. Archived from the original on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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