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Born in [[Bagdogra]], Bhattacharya began his playing career with Town Club in [[ |
Born in [[Bagdogra]], Bhattacharya began his playing career with Town Club in [[Berhampur]], representing them in the [[IFA Shield]].<ref name = "Goal">{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2015/07/19/13704072/legendary-indian-coach-sushil-bhattacharya-passes-away|title=Legendary Indian coach Sushil Bhattacharya passes away|date=19 July 2015|location=Kolkata|access-date=22 July 2015|first=Atanu|last=Mitra|publisher=[[Goal (website)|Goal]]|website=www.goal.com|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924145235/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2015/07/19/13704072/legendary-indian-coach-sushil-bhattacharya-passes-away|url-status=dead}}</ref> He then played for [[Vidyasagar College]] and Sporting Union, before signing for [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] in 1945.<ref name = "Goal"/> With East Bengal, he achieved the double in 1945 by winning both the [[Calcutta Football League]] and [[IFA Shield]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=History|url=https://www.eastbengalfootballclub.com/history.php|access-date=18 June 2020|website=eastbengalfootballclub.com|archive-date=9 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609144426/https://www.eastbengalfootballclub.com/history.php}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=1940S TO 1960S |url=http://eastbengalfootballclub.com/legacy.php?p=1940s-to-1960s|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329172756/http://eastbengalfootballclub.com/legacy.php?p=1940s-to-1960s|archive-date=29 March 2012 |access-date=10 August 2012 |work=East Bengal Football Club}}</ref> His consistent performances on both flanks in a 3–2–5 formation helped the team achieving success and earned him a [[India national football team|national team callup]] in 1946. He spent four seasons for the "red and gold brigade", played until 1949.<ref name = "Goal"/> |
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He later earned a call-up to the [[India national football team|national team]] in 1946.<ref name = "Goal"/> Bhattacharya moved to [[South-East-Central Railway Sports Club|Eastern Railway]] in 1949, returning briefly to East Bengal on loan in 1951, for the [[Durand Cup]].<ref name = "Goal"/> At the tournament, they defeated Rajasthan Club 2–1 in final and lifted their first ever Durand Cup. He also appeared with [[George Telegraph SC|George Telegraph]] in Calcutta Football League.<ref name="Anandabazar"/> |
He later earned a call-up to the [[India national football team|national team]] in 1946.<ref name = "Goal"/> Bhattacharya moved to [[South-East-Central Railway Sports Club|Eastern Railway]] in 1949, returning briefly to East Bengal on loan in 1951, for the [[Durand Cup]].<ref name = "Goal"/> At the tournament, they defeated Rajasthan Club 2–1 in final and lifted their first ever Durand Cup. He also appeared with [[George Telegraph SC|George Telegraph]] in Calcutta Football League.<ref name="Anandabazar"/> |
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1924 | ||
Place of birth | Bagdogra, Bengal Presidency, British India | ||
Date of death | 18 July 2015 (aged 90) | ||
Place of death | Kolkata, India | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Town Club | |||
Vidyasagar College | |||
Sporting Union | |||
1945–1949 | East Bengal | ||
1950–1956 | Eastern Railway | ||
1951 | → East Bengal (loan) | ||
Managerial career | |||
1961–1962 | East Bengal | ||
1971–1972 | Tollygunge Agragami | ||
1975 | India women | ||
1975–1977 | Bengal | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Sushil Bhattacharya (1924 – 18 July 2015) was an Indian football player and coach. He was the first manager of the India women's national football team.[1][2] He was also the first head coach in the history of East Bengal.[3][4]
Playing career
Born in Bagdogra, Bhattacharya began his playing career with Town Club in Berhampur, representing them in the IFA Shield.[5] He then played for Vidyasagar College and Sporting Union, before signing for East Bengal in 1945.[5] With East Bengal, he achieved the double in 1945 by winning both the Calcutta Football League and IFA Shield.[6][7] His consistent performances on both flanks in a 3–2–5 formation helped the team achieving success and earned him a national team callup in 1946. He spent four seasons for the "red and gold brigade", played until 1949.[5]
He later earned a call-up to the national team in 1946.[5] Bhattacharya moved to Eastern Railway in 1949, returning briefly to East Bengal on loan in 1951, for the Durand Cup.[5] At the tournament, they defeated Rajasthan Club 2–1 in final and lifted their first ever Durand Cup. He also appeared with George Telegraph in Calcutta Football League.[8]
Coaching career
After retiring as a player, Bhattacharya began his coaching career with Eastern Railway, as an assistant coach.[5] He was deputy of Bagha Shome at the club, which was then consisting players like P. K. Banerjee, Pradyut Burman, Prashanta Sinha, Nikhil Nandy and others. He later became the first-ever permanent "head coach" coach of East Bengal.[5][9] He won the IFA Shield and Calcutta League with East Bengal in 1961.[10]
Bhattacharya also managed Tollygunge Agragami and helped the team gaining promotion to the CFL first division.[5] He also helped Tollygunge reaching the IFA Shield final in 1971, in which they were beaten by Mohammedan Sporting.[11] He then took charge of different age group teams of Bengal alongside the Narendrapur Ramkrishna Mission College football team and Kolkata Veterans Club.[12]
In 1975, he came the first-ever manager of the Bengal women's team, and the first-ever manager of the newly formed India women's national football team.[5][10][13] Credited for nurturing Indian women talents like Shanti Mullick,[14] Bhattacharya also guided Bengal junior and sub-junior teams achieving nationwide success.[8]
Death
Bhattacharya died of cancer at his home in Tollygunge, Kolkata, on 18 July 2015, aged 90.[8]
Honours
Player
East Bengal[15]
- Calcutta Football League: 1945
- IFA Shield: 1945
Eastern Railway
- Rovers Cup runner-up: 1950[5]
Manager
East Bengal[16]
- Calcutta Football League: 1961
- IFA Shield: 1961
- Dr. H. K. Mookherjee Shield: 1961
- Rovers Cup: 1962
Tollygunge Agragami
- IFA Shield runner-up: 1971[5]
See also
References
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- ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "Gender and sport in India: aspects of women's football". indien-netzwerk.de. Archived from the original on 5 April 2005. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (1 August 2020). "100 years of East Bengal: A timeline". Sportstar. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ The World Sports Today (1 August 2020). "100 years of East Bengal: A timeline of Kolkata giant's key milestones". The World Sports Today. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Mitra, Atanu (19 July 2015). "Legendary Indian coach Sushil Bhattacharya passes away". www.goal.com. Kolkata: Goal. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ "History". eastbengalfootballclub.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ "1940S TO 1960S". East Bengal Football Club. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ^ a b c "ইস্টবেঙ্গলের প্রথম কোচ প্রয়াত" [First coach of East Bengal passed away]. www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Kolkata: Anandabazar Patrika. 19 July 2015. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ Kapadia, Novy (14 September 2017). "When East Bengal officials 'begged, pleaded, cajoled' team to beat arch-rivals Mohun Bagan". Scroll. Archived from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ a b Arunava Chaudhuri (21 July 2015). "India's first women's football national team coach Sushil Bhattacharya passed away". Sports Keeda. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ Chakrabarty, Kushal (12 July 2012). "Mohammedan Sporting Club, Kolkata: A New Horizon | IFA Shield archive". kolkatafootball.com. Kolkata Football. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ Das, Debasmita (14 May 2019). "ইস্টবেঙ্গলের প্রথম পেশাদার কোচ, না পাওয়ার বাস্তবে এ এক অন্য তথ্যচিত্র!" [East Bengal's first professional coach, this is another documentary in reality!]. bengali.indianexpress.com (in Bengali). Kolkata: The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ Doyle, Jennifer (28 January 2010). "A World Cup Dream Revives India's Women's Soccer Team". NY Times. India. Archived from the original on 21 February 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
- ^ "Women's Asian Cup - When hosts India grabbed the silver medal in 1979". Goal.com. 14 June 2020. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "EAST BENGAL CLUB, INDIA – RECORDS, FUNS AND FACTS | SUSHIL BHATTACHARYA – THE FIRST COACH OF EAST BENGAL CLUB – 1961". eastbengalclubrecords.wordpress.com. East Bengal Club. 24 November 2014. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ Basu, Rith (9 September 2012). "Champion of champions with cup full of firsts". www.telegraphindia.com. The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 6 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
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