Mridul Banerjee

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Mridul Banerjee
Personal information
Place of birth Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Team information
Current team
SC East Bengal
Managerial career
YearsTeam
0000–2004 [1] Mohammedan
2012 Green Valley
2012–2013 Mohun Bagan (Caretaker)
2015–2016 Mohammedan
2016–2017 West Bengal
2017 East Bengal F.C.
2018–2019 Delhi Dynamos (assistant coach)
2021 SC East Bengal (Manager cum Assistant Coach)
2023– Dalhousie [2]

Mridul Banerjee is an Indian football manager and is the current Head coach of the Calcutta Premier Division side Dalhousie AC. He also earlier served as the Manager cum Assistant Coach of the SC East Bengal in the Indian Super League. [3]

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Managerial career

Mohun Bagan

After having head coaching roles at Mohammedan,[ citation needed ] Green Valley [4] and an assistant role at East Bengal [ citation needed ] Banerjee signed for Mohun Bagan on 19 October 2012 as caretaker head coach of the club until 18 November 2012 when Karim Bencherifa took over as coach of the club and Banerjee became assistant coach. [5]

Mohammedan

At the beginning of 2015 season, Mridul Banerjee has returned to Mohammedan Sporting Club which is currently playing in Calcutta Football League (Premier Division "A") and will also take part in I-League 2nd Division later.

West Bengal football team

On 30 November 2016 it was announced that Banerjee would take charge of the West Bengal football team for their Santosh Trophy qualifying matches after being selected from a shortlist of other potential head coaches. [6]

Statistics

Since 28 October 2012

TeamFromToRecord
PWDLWin %
Green Valley 20126150016.67
Mohun Bagan 19 October 201220132200100.00
Mohammedan S C 201531 December 20167331042.86
Total15681040.00

Honours

Mohammedan Sporting

Individual

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