Biswajit Bhattacharya

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
	East Bengal Club
National team
	India
Teams managed
2011–2012	Chirag United Club Kerala
2015–2016	East Bengal
2017–2018	Mohammedan
2018–2019	Paro
2021-	Southern Samity
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biswajit Bhattacharya is a former footballer and current manager of Calcutta Football League club Southern Samity.^[1] He also managed Peerless SC in the Calcutta Football League.^[2]^[3]

Playing career[]

Bhattacharya played in the striker position in Indian National Football team and played for East Bengal,^[4] and Mohun Bagan both the team.^[5]^[6] 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 started coaching.^[7]

Managerial career[]

On 1 July 2021, Southern Samity appointed Bhattacharya as their new head coach.^[8]^[9]

References[]

^ "Asian Nations Cup 1984". 14 October 2012. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
^ Biswajit Bhattacharya quits after plotting East Bengal's downfall The Times of India. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
^ Majumder, Ajay (29 August 2018). "CFL 2018/19: Mohammedan SC confident ahead of Peerless tie". indiafooty.com. INDIAFOOTY. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
^ "THROWBACK: When East Bengal FC became the Champions of Central Asia!". BADGEB. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
^ Chakraborty, Koushik (4 June 2018). "বিশ্বকাপ থেকে ভারতীয় ফুটবল, জমাটি আড্ডায় বিভিন্ন মুডে বিশ্বজিৎ". bengali.oneindia.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 August 2021.
^ Top 10 Bengali footballers in the history of Indian football Khel Now. Retrieved 12 September 2021
^ "Exclusive: Playing for both East Bengal and Mohun Bagan was special for me– Biswajit Bhattacharya". Khel Now. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
^ সাদার্ন সমিতির কোচ হলেন তিন প্রধানে কোচিং করানো বিশ্বজিৎ ভট্টাচার্য bangla.hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 28 July 2021
^ Indian Football Transfers 2021 kolkatafootball.com. Retrieved 28 July 2021

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[1] "Asian Nations Cup 1984". 14 October 2012. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2020.

[2] Biswajit Bhattacharya quits after plotting East Bengal's downfall The Times of India. Retrieved 18 August 2021.

[3] Majumder, Ajay (29 August 2018). "CFL 2018/19: Mohammedan SC confident ahead of Peerless tie". indiafooty.com. INDIAFOOTY. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2021.

[4] "THROWBACK: When East Bengal FC became the Champions of Central Asia!". BADGEB. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.

[5] Chakraborty, Koushik (4 June 2018). "বিশ্বকাপ থেকে ভারতীয় ফুটবল, জমাটি আড্ডায় বিভিন্ন মুডে বিশ্বজিৎ". bengali.oneindia.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 August 2021.

[6] Top 10 Bengali footballers in the history of Indian football Khel Now. Retrieved 12 September 2021

[7] "Exclusive: Playing for both East Bengal and Mohun Bagan was special for me– Biswajit Bhattacharya". Khel Now. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2021.

[8] সাদার্ন সমিতির কোচ হলেন তিন প্রধানে কোচিং করানো বিশ্বজিৎ ভট্টাচার্য bangla.hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 28 July 2021

[9] Indian Football Transfers 2021 kolkatafootball.com. Retrieved 28 July 2021

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