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He was a member of the first Sikkimese Team to play
as a State in the National Championships held at Patna in 1976.
Thereafter he represented Sikkim regularly. In 1979, at the National
Championships held in Coimbatore, he came into prominence for his
sterling performance and became much sought after by the major clubs
of the country.
Pem Dorjee represented the famous Mohammadan
Sporting Club of Calcutta for a number of seasons from 1980 and was
chosen to represent India in the pre-Olympic tournament held in 1982
at Malaysia. He had the singular distinction of being the first
Sikkimese to captain the National Team then. He also played in the
Nehru Gold Cup in the year 1983, 1984-85 and 1988, the President Cup
at Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1983-84 and 1987, the Asia Cup in 1984 and
SAF in 1987.
His contribution to Sikkim rests, not only in the
fame he attained as an international level sports person but also in
enabling the State team to match the prowess of the best teams in
the country. Under his leadership and inspiration Sikkim has
defeated such giant clubs as Mohun Bagan and Mohammadan Sporting and
large State like Rajasthan, Delhi and Haryana. He has been an
inspiration for coming generations of footballers and has set an
example through his exemplary sportsman spirit.
In his career as a footballer, he played for many
clubs like Mahendra Club of Kathmandu, Kaliks Sporting Team and
Shree Paanch Mahendra Police Club. In recognition of his outstanding
and contribution to the cause of football in the State and country,
he was posthumously conferred the Roll of Honour by the State
Government in 2002. |
