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Follow UsFormer India star Kalyan Chaubey was named as the new AIFF President after elections took place. Another notable candidate was former Indian football icon, Baichung Bhuta.
After FIFA dealt a hammer blow to Indian football in the form of a ban, all eyes were on the upcoming All India Football Federation (AIFF) elections. The elections will take place before September 15 as the officials scurry to reverse FIFA's massive decision.
Chaubey took up football as his profession at a very young age. He was part of the second batch of the Tata Football Academy (TFA) trainee group from 1989-1995. Chaubey went through an extensive grassroots program in India, getting quality facilities thanks to the TFA.
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After a promising youth career, he joined Mohun Bagan in 1996. After one season with them, Chaubey switched to their arch-rivals East Bengal a year later. It was with the Red & Gold Brigaders that Chaubey enjoyed his best football. The goalkeeper spent two seasons with East Bengal before joining Bengal Mumbai FC.
He also spent a short period with Salgaocar. In 2002, he had trials with Germany's second division side Karlsruher SC and German amateur club VfR Heilbronn. Chaubey was an India international for many years, winning the 1999 and 2005 SAFF Championship titles.
After retiring from football, Kalyan Chaubey has been actively involved in administration roles for many years. He worked with Mohun Bagan's academy from 2011 to 2013 as well as with some youth development programs. In 2012, he became a coordinator for the GOALZ project in Kolkata.
That project helped underprivileged children and introduced them to football. In 2015, Chaubey joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and he then contested elections from Manicktala, Kolkata.
He currently works as the North Kolkata district BJP President. However, the ex-India goalkeeper doesn't have any direct ties with the IFA (Indian Football Association) – the state's football governing body.
Kalyan Chaubey has maintained a pretty clean slate when it comes to his contribution to football development in India. There haven't been complaints about his work or how he's helped the football grassroots system over the years.