Arun Deshpande
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Arun Deshpande is a coach of the Indian Carrom team. He is from Thane, in Maharashtra. He has also coached the Maharashtra Carrom team.
As Player
As a player, he was a seven time state champion (a record since 1976) and a national champion. He is an Indian National champion in Singles, Doubles, Mixed doubles and veteran singles.
As Coach
He coached the Indian national Carrom team on 44 occasions, including the 1st and 3rd World Carrom Championship. He has written 3 books on Carrom: Two for players and the other for coaches. He has produced two CDs namely, Carrom Technique and Carrom Treasure. These contain huge knowledge, tips, tricks, and techniques on Carrom.
He also coached Pierre Dubois, the winner of Euro Open Carrom Tournament.
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