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Biswajit Bhattacharya is a retired Indian professional footballer and football manager.[1] He most recently managed Calcutta Football League club Calcutta Customs and is the current head coach of West Bengal football team.

Biswajit Bhattacharya
Personal information
Full name Biswajit Bhattacharya
Date of birth 1964 (age 57–58)
Place of birth Kolkata, India
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
East Bengal Club (50)
National team
India
Teams managed
2010 Mohun Bagan
2011–2012 Chirag United Club Kerala
2015–2016 East Bengal
2017–2018 Mohammedan
2018–2019 Paro
2021–2022 Southern Samity
2022 Calcutta Customs
2022– West Bengal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career



East Bengal


Bhattacharya played as a striker in the India national football team and played for both the Calcutta Football League clubs East Bengal[2] and Mohun Bagan.[3][4] In 1985, he won Federation Cup with East Bengal and went on to play at the 1985–86 Asian Club Championship in Saudi Arabia.[5] Managed by P. K. Banerjee,[6][7][8] East Bengal was part of Central Asia Zone, and the tournament was named "Coca-Cola Cup" where they defeated multiple teams to win it. In the opener against New Road Team of Nepal, they earned a massive 7–0 win, where Bhattacharya netted four goals. They also defeated Dhaka Abahani 1–0, thrashed Club Valencia of Maldives 9–0 (the biggest margin of victory by an Indian team over any foreign opponents).[9]


India


He represented India at the 1984 AFC Asian Cup in Singapore.[10] He scored a goal against Poland in 1984 Nehru Cup. That was India's only goal in the tournament. After a bike accident, Bhattacharya left his playing career and entered into coaching.[11]


Managerial career


Bhattacharya managed East Bengal in the 2015–16 season and helped the team winning Calcutta Football League.[12][13][14] In 2017–18, he managed Mohammedan Sporting.[15][16][17] With Mohammedan, he won Bordoloi Trophy, defeating Oil India Limited by 3–1 margin in final.[18] In 2018, he was appointed head coach of Peerless in the Calcutta Football League.[19][20]

In 2019, he moved abroad and managed Bhutan Premier League club Paro. In that year, they won league title.[21] On 1 July 2021, Southern Samity appointed Bhattacharya as their new head coach.[22][23] The club began their 2021–22 Calcutta Premier Division campaign with a 3–0 defeat against Mohammedan Sporting,[24][25][26] and Bhattacharya was succeeded by Saeed Ramon in September. He later managed century-old club Calcutta Customs.[27]

In 2022, Bhattacharya took charge of West Bengal and helped the team clinching gold at the 36th National Games of India, defeating Kerala 5–0 in final in Ahmedabad.[28][29]


Honours



Player


East Bengal


Manager


East Bengal

Mohammedan Sporting

Paro

West Bengal


See also



References


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  9. Mukherjee, Soham (1 April 2020). "How have Indian clubs fared in AFC Champions League and AFC Cup?". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  10. Morrison, Neil; Panahi, Majeed; Veroeveren, Pieter (1995). "Asian Nations Cup 1984". www.rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  11. Sarkar, Uttiyo (12 October 2018). "Exclusive: Playing for both East Bengal and Mohun Bagan was special for me– Biswajit Bhattacharya". khelnow.com. Khel Now. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
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  13. "Do Dong-hyun: Birth of a new Hero in Calcutta Football League 2015". KolkataFootball.com. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
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  15. "আই লিগে মহমেডান কোচ বিশ্বজিৎ". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
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  18. "Mohammedan SC Cliched Title In The 65th Bordoloi Trophy". Goalie365.com. 9 November 2018. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
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  21. "2-year-old Paro FC are the champions of the Bhutan Premier League 2019". www.bbs.bt. Thimpu: Bhutan Broadcasting Service. 7 November 2019. Archived from the original on 23 November 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  22. সাদার্ন সমিতির কোচ হলেন তিন প্রধানে কোচিং করানো বিশ্বজিৎ ভট্টাচার্য Archived 28 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine. bangla.hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
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  26. Isabirye, David (4 August 2022). "Football Transfers to Diaspora: Ugandan trio joins Southern Samity in India". kawowo.com. Kampala, Uganda: KAWOWO Sports. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
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  29. Sarangi, Y. B. (11 October 2022). "National Games: West Bengal routs Kerala 5–0, wins men's football gold medal after 11 years". sportstar.thehindu.com. Ahmedabad: Sportstar. The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
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