Sankarlal Chakraborty

Sankarlal Chakraborty

Personal information
Full name	Sankarlal Chakraborty [1]
Date of birth	(1975-12-12) 12 December 1975 (age 48) [2]
Place of birth	Kolkata, India
Position(s)	Midfielder, defender
Team information
Current team	Punjab FC (head coach)
Youth career
	TFA
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–1997	Mohun Bagan
1997–2003	East Bengal
Managerial career
2012–2014	IFA Academy (assistant)
2014–2018	Mohun Bagan (assistant)
2018–2019	Mohun Bagan
2019–2020	Bhawanipore
2020	Mohammedan
2021	Bhawanipore
2022–2023	Sudeva Delhi
2023–2024	Bengaluru United
2024–	Punjab FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sankarlal Chakraborty (born 12 December 1975) is an Indian professional football coach and former player. He is the current coach of I-League 2 club Bengaluru United. ^[3]

Playing career

Sankarlal Chakraborty is a Tata Football Academy graduate. He joined Mohun Bagan as a footballer in the year of 1996. He also played for East Bengal F.C. At his East Bengal career, he broke his leg while trying to tackle Chima Okorie during a Kolkata Derby in August 1997. ^[4] He was a midfielder. His playing career ended in 2002–03 after getting injured heavily. ^[5]

Coaching career

IFA Academy

He took to coaching at the academy of the Indian Football Association in 2012.

Mohun Bagan

He had been pursuing his coaching career at Mohun Bagan since 2014 as assistant coach before getting promoted to head coach. He worked under Subhash Bhowmick and Sanjoy Sen as an assistant coach. He got the opportunity to manage Mohun Bagan as a head coach during Calcutta Football League in 2017. ^[6] He takes over as a head coach for Mohun Bagan in I-League in place of Sanjoy Sen in 2018. ^[7]

Mohammedan Sporting

He is the Technical Director of Mohammedan Sporting Club. ^[8]

Sudeva Delhi

On 14 December 2022, Sudeva Delhi officially unveiled Chakraborty as their new head coach. ^[9] After end of the season, the club relegated from I-League. ^{[10] [11]}

Bengaluru United

On 3 August, Bengaluru United officially announced that they have signed Chakraborty as new head coach. ^[12]

Achievements

Player

East Bengal

• IFA Shield: 2002

Manager

Mohun Bagan

• Calcutta Football League: 2018–19 ^[13]

Punjab (R)

• Reliance Foundation Development League: 2023–24 ^{[14] [15]}

References

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7. "দেশ ছাড়ছেন ভারতীয় ফুটবল কোচ খালিদ জামিল" [Indian football coach Khalid Jamil leaving India to join Nepali club]. kolkata24x7.in (in Bengali). Kolkata: Kolkata 24×7 Sports Desk. 29 September 2023. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
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9. ""I am happy to join Sudeva Delhi FC; they are working too good, starting from the academy's u-13 boys to the I-League team. I am glad to be part of Sudeva Delhi FC." — SANKARLAL CHAKRABORTY (HEAD COACH) on joining SUDEVA DELHI FC". facebook.com. Sudeva Delhi Football Club Official. 14 December 2022. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
10. "Sudeva Delhi first team to be relegated". theshillongtimes.com. 1 March 2023. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
11. "Sudeva Delhi relegated after 3–3 draw with NEROCA". thebridge.in. Press Trust of India. 1 March 2023. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
12. "আর্জেন্টাইন কোচ ছাঁটাই, বেঙ্গালুরুর ক্লাবে হেডস্যার হয়ে ফিরছেন শঙ্করলাল" [Argentine coach sacked, Sankarlal is back as heqd coach, this time with Bengaluru United]. thewall.in (in Bengali). Kolkata: The Wall Bureau News. 3 August 2023. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
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14. "RFDL 2024 Final: Punjab FC outwit East Bengal to bag title". Khel Now. 18 May 2024. Archived from the original on 18 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
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