Kalyan Chaubey is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and he is a former goalkeeper of the Indian football team. On 4 August 2022, he was appointed as the President of the All India Football Federation (AIFF).
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Wiki/Biography
Kalyan Chaubey was born on Thursday, December 16, 1976 (age 45; as of 2021) in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. After completing his schooling at Tata Workers’ Union HS Kadma in Bihar in 1990, Kalyan Chaubey joined the Tata Football Academy and graduated from the academy with a Masters in Football in 1996.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 9″
Weight (approx): 65 kg
Hair color: salt and pepper
Eye color: dark brown
family
parents and siblings
Father’s name is Laxmi Narayan Chaubey.
Kalyan Chaubey’s father’s photo
His mother’s name is Sandhya Chaubey.
Kalyan Chaubey with her mother Sandhya Chaubey
His younger sister, Bulbul Panja, is an actress.
Kalyan Chaubey with his sister
wife and children
His wife, Sohini Chaubey, is one of the directors of Mohun Bagan Football Club. The couple got married in 2004.
Photo of Kalyan Chaubey with wife Sohin
His daughter’s name is Aishani Chaubey.
Photo of Kalyan Chaubey with daughter Aishan
Kalyan Chaubey with his wife and daughter
religion
Kalyan Chaubey follows Hinduism.
Kalyan Chaubey outside the temple
Address
He lives in apartment no. 10 N, 82, Ultadanga Main Road, Kolkata 700067, West Bengal.
Career
football
While Kalyan Chaubey was training at the Tata Football Academy, he was drafted into the Indian Under-17 football team where he played as a goalkeeper and represented India at the Asian Youth Championship held in Iran in 1994. After completing his training at the Tata Football Academy in 1996, Kalyan Chaubey joined Mohunetic Club where on 19 Hei99. Chaubey played for the Indian Under-20 football team and represented the country at the Asian Youth Championship held in South Korea. From 1997 to 1999, Kalyan Chaubey played football for East Bengal Football Club. In 1999, he left East Bengal Football Club and rejoined Mohun Bagan Athletic Club, where he played as a goalkeeper until the end of 2000. In 1999, Kalyan Chaubey was drafted into the Indian senior national team, where he played as a goalkeeper until the end of 20096, Kalyan until the end of 20096 in 20096. South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship three times. In 1999, Kalyan Chaubey represented India at the South Asian Games held in Kathmandu, Nepal. The Indian football team won a bronze medal there. From 2001 to 2003, Kalyan Chaubey played football for a Goa-based football club named Salgaocar FC. In 2002, Kalyan Chaubey traveled to Germany to attend trials for German football clubs such as German club 2.Bundesliga team Karlsruher SC and Verbandsliga Württemberg team VfR Heilbronn. In 2003, he left Salgaocar FC and joined Mahindra United Football Club, where he played until 2005. In 2005, Kalyan left Mahindra United FC to join Punjab-based Jagatjit Cotton & Textile (JCT) Football Club. He represented JCT in several national level tournaments till 2007. From 2007 to 2009, Kalyan Chaubey played for the Mumbai Football Club. Throughout his football career, Kalyan Chaubey has represented Jharkhand, West Bengal, Goa, Punjab and Maharashtra in the Santosh Trophy. After retiring from football in 2010, Kalyan Chaubey worked with Aspire Sports World Pvt Ltd as a director. He worked as a director until 2011. From March 2011 to June 2014, Kalyan Chaubey served as the Executive Director at Mohun Bagan Football School, where he looked after the branding, promotion and administration of the school. In 2012, Kalyan Chaubey worked as the coordinator of the GOALZ project, a joint initiative between the Kolkata Police and the British Council to help disadvantaged children who had no money but wanted to pursue a career in football. In 2015, after leaving the Mohun Bagan Football School, Kalyan Chaubey founded the Ekalavya Sports & Skill Development Foundation. On 4 September 2022, Kalyan Chaubey was elected by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) as its president after he defeated Baichung Bhutia by a margin of 33–1. After assuming the post of President, Kalyan said during an interview:
We don’t come to you to sell you dreams. We will not say that we have established so many academies and we will play in the World Cup in eight years. In my life, I participated in the inauguration of more than 100 academies, and in all these academies it was said that the children will play in the World Cup in eight years. But in reality it doesn’t happen like that. We are not making any clear promises, but we will say that we will take Indian football forward from where it is now and how far we will go, we will fix it. We are not going to sell dreams. I want to engage all the outstanding players of India to work on the various challenges that Indian football is facing today and realize the dreams of the respective states. After 100 days, we plan to reveal the road map of Indian football and take the next step accordingly.
Kalyan Chaubey after being elected AIFF President
politics
In 2015, Kalyan Chaubey joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Kalyan Chaubey with former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley at his BJP induction ceremony
In 2019, Kalyan Chaubey contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Krishnanagar constituency where he was defeated by Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate Mahua Moitra by 60,000 votes.
Kalyan Chaubey with Amit Shah during his campaign for the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections
In 2021, he was selected by the BJP as its candidate for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections from Maniktala constituency. There he was defeated by TMC candidate Sadhan Pandey.
Kalyan Chaubey campaigning for the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly Elections
Awards and medals
- In 1998, Kalyan Chaubey was awarded the Goalkeeper of the Year by the Football Federation of India.
- In 1999, Kalyan Chaubey won a gold medal at the South Asian Games.
- In the same year, Kalyan Chaubey won the gold medal at the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship.
- Later in 1999, Kalyan Chaubey won a bronze medal at the South Asian Games.
- In 2001, Kalyan Chaubey was once again awarded as the Goalkeeper of the Year by the Football Federation of India.
assets and properties
movable assets
- Cash: Rs 1,07,710
- Deposits in banks, financial institutions and non-banking financial companies: Rs 12,58,797.
- LIC Premium: Rs 50,103
- Advance Flat: Rs 1,01,87,711
- Motor Vehicles (Bajaj Discover, Swift Dezire and Renault Duster): Rs 18,30,000
- Jewellery: Rs 9,90,000
- Laptop, mobile, phone, furniture and appliances: Rs 5,35,000
real estate
- Non-agricultural land: Rs.14,00,000
- Residential buildings: Rs.1,75,00,000
Note: The given estimates of movable and immovable assets are given as of 2021.
Net worth
Kalyan Chaubey’s net worth as of 2021 is Rs 33,859,321.
Facts/Trivia
- After retirement, Kalyan Chaubey has also done commentary for several football events such as Indian Super League (ISL), 2014 FIFA World Cup, I-League and Calcutta Football League (CFL).
Kalyan Chaubey (left) during commentary for the Indian Super League (ISL) football league
- Kalyan Chaubey is also a qualified football coach and certified by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). He became certified after retiring in 2010.
- In 2019, Kalyan Chaubey published a book titled Immature based on Indian football.
Kalyan Chaubey during the release of his book titled Unripe
- In September 2022, Kalyan Chaubey became the first former Indian footballer to be elected by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) as its president since India’s independence.
- Kalyan Chaubh also drinks alcohol.
A photo of Kalyan Chaubey outing with friends
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