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{{short description|Indian football midfielder|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{BLP sources|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Prasanta Banerjee
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| birth_place = [[Calcutta]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
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| position = [[Midfielder]]
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| clubs1 = Kalighat
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'''Prasanta Banerjee''' is an Indian [[association football|football]] [[midfielder]] who played for [[India national football team]] in the [[1984 Asian Cup]]. He is one of the few players who has captained and won trophies in all three big clubs viz. East Bengal, Mohun Bagan, and Mohammedan Sporting.

==Playing career==
He started his career at Kalighat in 1975. He joined East Bengal in 1976, and captained the team in 1979–80.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kolkatafootball.com/capeb.htm|website=kolkatafootball.com|title=Kolkatafootball.com :East Bengal League History: Indian Football Capital's News|access-date=2019-02-11|archive-date=12 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011211/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/capeb.htm}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/east-bengal-fc/20/|title=East Bengal FC » Historical squads|website=worldfootball.net|access-date=2019-02-11|archive-date=12 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011647/https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/east-bengal-fc/20/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eastbengalclub.co.in/teamarchives.html|title=East Bengal Club - The Official Site of East Bengal Club|website=eastbengalclub.co.in|access-date=2019-02-11|archive-date=8 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108213722/http://eastbengalclub.co.in/teamarchives.html}}</ref> Later he joined Mohammedan Sporting followed by Mohun Bagan. He has also captained Bengal in Santosh Trophy and India. He was Player of the Year in 1983. He also played for [[Mohun Bagan]] where he managed the club in the [[I-League]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Club Day: Mohun Bagan - All Time Best XI|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/105/main/2008/10/07/899558/club-day-mohun-bagan-all-time-best-xi|website=www.goal.com|publisher=[[Goal (website)|Goal]]|date=7 October 2008|access-date=29 October 2013|archive-date=8 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108071208/https://www.goal.com/en-india/news/105/main/2008/10/07/899558/club-day-mohun-bagan-all-time-best-xi|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Managerial career==
After retirement, Banerjee completed his [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] A, B, and C licensing courses.<ref name="KF"/> He later completed FIFA instructor course and worked as assistant coach of India U-17 team at the 2002–03 AFC U-17 Championship.<ref name="KF"/> Banerjee also managed [[West Bengal football team|West Bengal]] in [[Santosh Trophy]], Port Trust and [[Aryan FC]] in the [[Calcutta Football League]].<ref name="KF"/>

==Honours==

'''India'''
* [[Football at the South Asian Games|South Asian Games]] Gold medal: [[Football at the 1985 South Asian Games|1985]]
*Afghanistan Republic Day Cup third place: 1977<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesj/jasson76.html|title=Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup (Kabul, Afghanistan): Palmares|website=rsssf.com|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|first=Neil|last=Morrison|date=2008|access-date=26 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002123509/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesj/jasson76.html|archive-date=2 October 2022}}</ref>

'''Bengal'''
* [[Santosh Trophy]]: 1984<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: PRASANTA BANERJEE|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>

'''East Bengal'''
*[[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]]: 1978–79

==See also==
*[[List of India national football team captains]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/84asch.html Stats] at [[RSSSF]]

{{India squad AFC Asian Cup 1984}}
{{Mohun Bagan A.C. managers}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian men's footballers]]
[[Category:1958 births]]
[[Category:India men's international footballers]]
[[Category:1984 AFC Asian Cup players]]
[[Category:Mohun Bagan AC managers]]
[[Category:Mohun Bagan AC players]]
[[Category:East Bengal Club players]]
[[Category:Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players]]
[[Category:Calcutta Football League players]]
[[Category:Footballers from Kolkata]]
[[Category:Indian football managers]]
[[Category:I-League managers]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 1982 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 1986 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Asian Games competitors for India]]
[[Category:South Asian Games medalists in football]]
[[Category:South Asian Games gold medalists for India]]

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