Subrata Bhattacharya
Subrata Bhattacharya is an Indian former footballer who played as a defender for the Indian national team and spent 17 years with Mohun Bagan as a footballer.[1] He was the stopper back for Mohun Bagan during 1975 IFA Shield Final when East Bengal beat Mohun Bagan 5-0, the biggest ever margin in Derbies. He won Indian National Football League for two times as a coach of Mohun Bagan. He is the father in-law of Indian captain Sunil Chhetri.[2] He was awarded the Arjuna Award in Football in 2019.[3] During his coaching career, he managed all three Kolkata-giants East Bengal ,Mohun Bagan AC and Mohammedan Sporting.[4][5]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 March 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Shyamnagar, West Bengal, India | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1990 | Mohun Bagan | 897 | (67) |
| National team | |||
| 1976–1988 | India | ?? | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| Mohun Bagan | |||
| 2007 | East Bengal | ||
| 2014–2018 | United S.C. | ||
| 2019 | Mohammedan (Technical Director) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
As playerEdit
Subrata Bhattacharya played for 17 years in Mohun Bagan (1974–1990). He became the Captain of Mohun Bagan in 1977; Mohun Bagan won the triple crown that season and became the first club to do so in Indian football history. He also led the side against a star-studded Cosmos team which had living legend Pele; both the teams shared honours as the match ended 2–2.[6]
The duel between him and Chima Okorie of East Bengal was a high point of Calcutta Football League in 80s, though he believes Majid Bishkar was the greatest foreigner to have played in Kolkata.
He was a pivotal part of the state team against PSV Eindhoven and Mohun Bagan in Mohun Bagans centenary celebration against a team led by Roger Milla.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Top 10 Bengali footballers in the history of Indian football Khel Now. Retrieved 12 September 2021
- ↑ "I-League Division 2 : Mohammedan Sporting, Mumbai Tigers Start As Favorites". The Hard Tackle. 29 March 2013.
- ↑ LIST OF ARJUNA AWARD WINNERS - Football
- ↑ "Subrata Bhattacharya takes over on Mohammedan bench". Mohammedan Sporting Club official website. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ↑ MOHAMMEDAN SC SACK SUBRATA BHATTACHARYA archive.vn. Retrieved 3 July 2021
- ↑ http://www.mohunbaganac.com/news-detail/mohun-bagan-to-felicitate-subrata-bhattacharya-and-prasun-banerjee-on-29th-