Barun Bikash Dewan

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| birth_place = Rangamati, Bangladesh

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| position = Right-Midfielder, full-back

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| years1 = 1988–1990

| clubs1 = Muktijoddha Sangsad

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| clubs2 = Mohammedan SC

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| clubs3 = Muktijoddha Sangsad

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| years4 = 1995–1999

| clubs4 = Dhaka Abahani

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| clubs5 = Brothers Union

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Barun Bikash Dewan ({{langx|bn|বরুন বিকাশ দেওয়ান}}; born 1 February 1969) is a retired Bangladeshi footballer who played as a right-midfielder. He represented the Bangladesh national team between 1990 and 1995.

Club career

In 1988, Barun began his career with Muktijoddha Sangsad KC in the Dhaka Premier Division League. In 1991, he played as a guest player for Abahani Limited Dhaka in the BTC Club Cup. He won the league in both 1993 and 1995, with Abahani and Mohammedan SC, respectively. He retired after playing for Brothers Union in 1999.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/feature/khalar-ghor/2015/08/21/258789|language=bn|title=উজ্জ্বল মুখ|date=August 1, 2015|access-date=March 17, 2024|website=www.kalerkantho.com}}

International career

Barun represented in youth level at the 1988 AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers and 1990 AFC Youth Championship qualifiers. He made his debut for the Bangladesh national team during the 1990 Asian Games held in Beijing, China. Barun was also part of the first Bangladesh U23 team during the 1992 Summer Olympics qualifiers. In 1994, he was part of the Muktijoddha Sangsad KC team that represented Bangladesh in the Qatar Independence Cup.{{Cite web|url=https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/k64dpp83ja|language=bn|title=‘বাংলাদেশ’ নাম নিয়ে মুক্তিযোদ্ধার ইয়েমেনকে হারানোর সেই গল্প|first=Niar|last=Iqbal|date=July 17, 2023|access-date=March 17, 2024|website=Prothomalo}} In 1995, he won the 4-nation Tiger Trophy in Myanmar, which was the country's first international trophy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangla/%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE/news-details-100986|title=পাহাড়ের চ্যাম্পিয়নরা: দুর্গম পথ পেরিয়ে আদিবাসী ক্রীড়াবিদদের দুর্বার পথচলা|date=July 7, 2022|access-date=March 17, 2024|website=The Business Standard}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.utpalshuvro.com/special-article/news/1179|script-title=bn:'আন্তর্জাতিক' ফুটবলে প্রথম শিরোপা|website=Utp al Shuvro|language=bn|date=19 August 2021|access-date=March 17, 2024|archive-date=19 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219054858/https://www.utpalshuvro.com/special-article/news/1179|url-status=live}}

Personal life

Barun's elder brother Arun Bikash Dewan and nephew Kingsuk Chakma were both footballers who played in the Dhaka Premier Division League.{{Cite web|url=https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/sports-interview/%E2%80%98%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%99%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%87-%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E2%80%99|language=bn|title='ভাঙা নাক নিয়েই খেলেছিলাম'|date=August 9, 2015|website=Prothomalo}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/dhaka-teams-bag-the-elite|title=Dhaka teams bag the elite|date=January 3, 2000|access-date=March 17, 2024|website=The Daily Star}}

In 2010, he was elected general Secretary of Rangamati District Sports Association (RDSA).{{Cite web|url=https://www.deshrupantor.com/421607/%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B9-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%93|language=bn|title=ফুটবল নিয়ে আগ্রহ কমে গেছে পাহাড়িদেরও|first=Shudipto|last=Anando|date=April 21, 2023|access-date=March 17, 2024|website=Deshrupantor}}{{Cite web|url=https://paharer-alo.com/2022/05/11/%e0%a6%ab%e0%a7%81%e0%a6%9f%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%b2%e0%a7%87-%e0%a6%9c%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%a4%e0%a7%80%e0%a7%9f-%e0%a6%95%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%b0%e0%a7%80%e0%a7%9c%e0%a6%be-%e0%a6%aa%e0%a7%81%e0%a6%b0%e0%a6%b8/|language=bn|title=ফুটবলে জাতীয় ক্রীড়া পুরস্কার পেলেন রাঙ্গামাটির খেলোয়াড় বরুন বিকাশ দেওয়ান|website=paharer-alo.com|first=Monsur|last=Ahmed|date=May 11, 2022|access-date=March 17, 2024}}

In 2015, Barun was awarded with the National Sports Award.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chttoday.com/news/10607|language=bn|title=জাতীয় ক্রীড়া পুরুস্কার পেলেন ফুটবলার বরুন বিকাশ দেওয়ান|date=May 11, 2022|access-date=March 17, 2024|website=chttoday.com}}