Abhra Mondal


Abhra Mondal (Bengali: অভ্র মন্ডল; born 14th July 1986) is an Indian goalkeeper coach and former footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.[1]

Abhra Mondal
Personal information
Full name Abhra Mondal
Date of birth (1986-07-14) 14 July 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Kolkata, India
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2012 East Bengal 87 (0)
2011–2012Pune (loan) 11 (0)
2012–13 Pune 19 (0)
2013–2017 East Bengal 0 (0)
2017 Chennai City FC 2 (0)
2017–2018 Bengaluru FC 1 (0)
2018 East Bengal
Teams managed
2019– East Bengal (goalkeeping coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

CareerEdit

East BengalEdit

Mondal signed for East Bengal FC in 2005 and ever since Mondal has mostly been used in the Federation Cup matches. After a spending two years at Pune, Mondal returned to East Bengal for the 2013-14 season.

Loan to PuneEdit

On 24 November 2011 Mondal was officially loaned out by East Bengal to fellow I-League club Pune F.C. for the 2011-12 I-League season.[2] He then made his debut for Pune against Air India FC in the I-League and helped Pune to the 2-0 victory.[3] In his short stint, till he suffered a shin bone injury in a match against Lajong FC, he ensured that his side remained unbeaten in all the matches he played in I-League.

Pune F.CEdit

On 11 July 2012, he signed a full contract with the club. This came after an impressive 11-match unbeaten streak and turned out to be hailed as the biggest protagonist in the club's record and longest unbeaten run ever in the I-League.[4]

Bengaluru FCEdit

He was picked by Bengaluru FC on 23 July 2017 in ISL draft.

ReferencesEdit

  1. "Federation Cup: It Was The Best Day Of My Career - East Bengal Goalkeeper Abhra Mondal | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  2. "Pune FC sign 'keeper Abhra 'on-loan'". Pune F.C. Pune F.C. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. http://punefc.com/?news=pune-fc-squad-revamped-and-geared-up-for-2012-13-season

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