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{{Short description|Indian footballer (1942–2020)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Ashok Chatterjee<br>অশোক চ্যাটার্জী
|image = Ashok Chatterjee - Howrah 2013-04-28 6498.JPG
|image_size =
|caption = Chatterjee in 2013
|fullname =
|birth_date = 1942
|birth_place = [[Howrah]],<ref name="splnge" /> [[Bengal]], [[British India]]
|death_date = 22 September 2020<ref name="sptsr" /> (aged 78)
|death_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
|height =
|position = Forward
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 = [[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]]
|years1 = 1959
|clubs1 = [[Howrah Union]]
|years2 = 1960–1968
|clubs2 = [[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]]
|caps2 =
|goals2 =
|years3 = 1969-1971
|clubs3 = [[SC East Bengal|East Bengal]]
|caps3 =
|goals3 =
|years4 = 1972
|clubs4 = [[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]]
|caps4 =
|goals4 =
|nationalyears1 =
|nationalteam1 = [[India national football team|India]]
|nationalcaps1 =
|nationalgoals1 =
}}
'''Ashok Chatterjee''' (1942 – 22 September 2020) was an Indian [[association football]] player.<ref name="kolkatafootball.com">[http://www.kolkatafootball.com/kolkatafootball_indian_legend_footballers_profile.html Indian Legendary Football Players Profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914072626/http://www.kolkatafootball.com/kolkatafootball_indian_legend_footballers_profile.html |date=14 September 2008 }}</ref>

==Playing career==
He made his international debut for the India national team at 1965 [[Pestabola Merdeka|Merdeka Cup]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1965merdekacup.html|title=The Indian Senior Team at the 1965 Merdeka Cup|access-date=19 November 2021|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233522/http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1965merdekacup.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and also represented India at the [[1966 Asian Games]] at Bangkok.<ref name="sptsr" >{{cite news |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/ashok-chatterjee-passes-away-dies-mohun-bagan-east-bengal-calcutta-football-league-durand-merdeka-rovers-cup-santosh-trophy-ifa-shield/article30889005.ece |title=Former India footballer Ashok Chatterjee dies |website=Sportstar |date=22 February 2020 |access-date=18 November 2021 |archive-date=18 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118211006/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/ashok-chatterjee-passes-away-dies-mohun-bagan-east-bengal-calcutta-football-league-durand-merdeka-rovers-cup-santosh-trophy-ifa-shield/article30889005.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> He played for both [[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]] and [[SC East Bengal|East Bengal]], alongside [[Howrah Union]] in domestic tournaments.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://insidesports.in/archives/5533|title=কর্পোরেট ক্রিকেট দিয়ে হাওড়া ইউনিয়নে শতবর্ষ উৎযাপন শুরু|date=21 January 2023|access-date=26 January 2022|location=Kolkata|website=insidesports.in|publisher=ইনসাইড স্পোর্টস|language=bn|trans-title=Howrah Union keen to start club's centenary celebration with corporate cricket tournament|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205233414/https://insidesports.in/archives/5533|archive-date=5 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://themohunbaganac.com/squad/|title=Mohunbagan.com|access-date=19 November 2021|archive-date=11 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111154238/https://themohunbaganac.com/squad/|url-status=live}}</ref> He also represented Bengal in [[Santosh Trophy]].<ref name="sptsr" /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/former-india-footballer-ashoke-chatterjee-no-more/cid/1747743 |title=Former India footballer Ashoke Chatterjee no more |website=Telegraph |date=22 February 2020 |access-date=18 November 2021 |archive-date=18 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118211005/https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/former-india-footballer-ashoke-chatterjee-no-more/cid/1747743 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="splnge" >{{cite web |url=https://sportslounge.co.in/legendary-indian-footballer-ashoke-chatterjee-passes-away/ |title=Legendary Indian footballer Ashoke Chatterjee passes away |website=Sports Lounge |date=22 February 2020 |access-date=18 November 2021 |archive-date=18 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118211007/https://sportslounge.co.in/legendary-indian-footballer-ashoke-chatterjee-passes-away/ |url-status=live }}</ref> With Mohun Bagan, he went to newly independent [[Bangladesh]] in May 1972, where they played against [[Mohammedan SC (Dhaka)|Dhaka Mohammedan]] and [[Shadhin Bangla football team]].<ref name="Mohun Bagan to Bangladesh">{{cite web|url=https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/%E0%A7%AD-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8|title=৭ কোটি মানুষের জন্য ভালোবাসা নিয়ে ঢাকায় এসেছিল মোহনবাগান|first=Masud|last=Alam|website=www.prothomalo.com|publisher=[[Prothom Alo|The Daily Prothom Alo]]|language=bn|trans-title=Mohun Bagan came to Dhaka with love for 7 crore people|location=Dhaka, Bangladesh|agency=|date=19 April 2022|access-date=19 October 2022|archive-date=2 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002192020/https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/%E0%A7%AD-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8}}</ref> He scored the winner against Dhaka Mohammedan.

==Honours==

'''India'''
*[[Merdeka Tournament]] third-place: 1965,<ref>{{cite web |title=The Indian Senior Team at the 1965 Merdeka Cup |url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1965merdekacup.html |website=indiafootball.de |publisher=IndiaFootball |access-date=30 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233522/http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1965merdekacup.html |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> 1966<ref>{{cite web |title=The Indian Senior Team at the 1966 Merdeka Cup |url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1966merdekacup.html |website=indiafootball.de |publisher=IndiaFootball |access-date=30 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819155050/http://indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1966merdekacup.html |archive-date=19 August 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

'''East Bengal'''
*[[IFA Shield]]: 1970

'''Bengal'''<ref name="KF">{{cite web|first=G. C.|last=Das|url=http://www.kolkatafootball.com/kolkatafootball_indian_legend_footballers_profile.html|title=Indian Legendary Football Players Profile: Ashoke Chatterjee|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914072626/http://www.kolkatafootball.com/kolkatafootball_indian_legend_footballers_profile.html|date=14 September 2008|archive-date=14 September 2008|access-date=25 January 2011|website=www.kolkatafootball.com|publisher=Kolkata Football}}</ref>
*Dr. B. C. Roy Trophy: 1962
*[[Santosh Trophy]]: [[1969–70 Santosh Trophy|1969–70]]; runner-up: 1964

'''Individual'''<ref name="KF"/>
*Dr. B. C. Roy Trophy top scorer: 1962

==References==
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[[Category:Indian men's footballers]]
[[Category:India men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers from Kolkata]]
[[Category:Men's association football goalkeepers]]
[[Category:Mohun Bagan Super Giant players]]
[[Category:East Bengal Club players]]
[[Category:Calcutta Football League players]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 1966 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games footballers for India]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Howrah]]
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