Aloke Mukherjee

Indian footballer

Aloke Mukherjee
Personal information
Full name	Aloke Mukherjee
Date of birth	(1960-05-01) 1 May 1960 (age 63)
Place of birth	Ichapur, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India
Position(s)	Left Wing Back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978–1979	Eastern Railways^[1]
1980	George Telegraph^[2]
1981	Mohammedan
1982–85	East Bengal
1986–90	Mohun Bagan
1991	East Bengal
1992–94	Mohun Bagan
1995–97	FCI
International career
1981–88	India
Managerial career
2004	India U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aloke Mukherjee is an Indian former international football left back.^[3]^[4] He was active as a footballer from 1978 to 1997. He was named in the All Time best Eleven Indian Team by footballer and coach PK. Banerjee. He worked as deputy general manager and joint director–food in Food Corporation of India.

Early life

Aloke Mukherjee was born to Jiban Krishna Mukherjee and Renuka Mukherjee in Ichapur, North 24 Parganas of West Bengal, and is a graduate from Ananda Mohan College of the University of Calcutta. During his school days, he participated in inter-school tournaments and in different districts of West Bengal.

Career

Mukherjee was captain of the India national team during the 1980s. He represented India in various international tournaments from 1981 to 1988.

International tournaments

Kings Cup ( Bangkok ) – 1981
Asian Games – 1982, 1986
Presidents Cup ( Seoul ) – 1982
Nehru Cup – 1982, 83, 84, 85
Pre Olympics – 1983
Merdeka Cup – 1982, 86
Great Wall Cup – 1984
Pre world Cup – 1985
SAF Games – 1985, 87 (gold medal winner)

Bengal

Santosh Trophy – 1981 (winner), 82 (winner), 83, 84, 85, 86 (winner), 87, 88 (winner-captain), 93

Clubs

Eastern Railways – 1978-79, was the paramount member of 78,79 Santosh Trophy for Railways.
George Telegraph – 1980
Mohammedan Sporting – 1981

Trophies won

Calcutta Football League(3) – 1982, 85, 91
Durand Cup(2) – 1982, 91
IFA Shield (3) – 1983, 84, 91
Federation Cup (1) – 1985
DCM Trophy (1) – 1983
Darjeeling Gold cup (2) – 1982, 85
Negjee Trophy (1) – 1983
Mohunbagan Club – 1986-90, 92-94
Calcutta Football League(4) – 1986, 90, 92, 94
Durand Cup (2) – 1986, 94
IFA Shield (1) – 1987, 89
Federation Cup (4) – 1986, 87, 92, 94
Rovers Cup (2) – 1988, 92
Sikkim Gold Cup (4) – 1986, 89, 92, 94
All Airlines Gold Cup (1) – 1989
JC Guha Memorial Trophy (1) – 1988
Food Corporation of India – 1995, 96, 97

Managerial career

Mukherjee was head coach of Bengal–Mohunbagan (2003), East Bengal (2008) and Mohammedan sporting club (2012-13).^[5] Under his coaching Mohunbagan club won the IFA Shield in 2003, defeating arch-rivals East Bengal club. As assistant coach of senior India, he participated in the Asian Games, LG Cup (winner in 2003), Afro Asian Games, Pre-World Cup, and SAF Games. He was chief coach of India in 2003 SAF Games held at Islamabad, where India were runners-up and recipients of the silver medal. Mukherjee was two times coach of Senior Bengal in the Santosh Trophy. Under his coaching Bengal U-21 team became a champion in Balia, Uttar Pradesh.^{[citation needed]}

He has also managed then NFL side Tollygunge Agragami FC from 2001 to 2002.^[6]^[7]

He also managed Mohammadan Sporting in 2012–13 season.^[8]^[9]^[10]

Awards

Best Footballer of the year – 1981, 94
Banglar Gaurav 2013 – State Government Award
Mother Teresa International Award

References

^ "Eastern Railway Sports Club | Origin : Kolkata – WEST BENGAL". Kolkata Football. Archived from the original on 14 February 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
^ "ফুটবলার তুলে আনতে জেলামুখী জর্জ টেলিগ্রাফ স্পোর্টস ক্লাব" [District oriented George Telegraph Sports Club to pick up footballers]. insidesports.in (in Bengali). Kolkata: Inside Sports Bengali. 18 July 2021. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
^ "THROWBACK: When East Bengal FC became the Champions of Central Asia!". BADGEB. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
^ Ghoshal, Amoy (23 November 2016). "All time Indian XI". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
^ "Mohammaden Sporting's coach Alok Mukherjee resigns". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
^ Season Ending Transfers In Indian Football: 2001. indianfootball.de. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
^ "'We'll aim to win all tournaments' — Subrata to ask Tolly for goalkeeping coach". telegraphindia.com. Kolkata: The Telegraph India. 4 June 2003. Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
^ Ghoshal, Amoy (17 September 2011). "Federation Cup: East Bengal 1–1 Mohammedan Sporting – Red & Gold Brigade Held After Unconvincing Display". www.goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 29 October 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
^ Chakrabarty, Kushal (12 July 2012). "Mohammedan Sporting Club, Kolkata: A New Horizon". kolkatafootball.com. Kolkata Football. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
^ Chaudhuri, Arunava (3 December 2012). "Indian Football: Transfer Season 2012/13 Updated". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2022.

External links

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/simply-the-best/article3185848.ec^{[permanent dead link]}
http://www.rediff.com/sports/2003/may/16bagan.htm
https://web.archive.org/web/20150211133057/http://eastbengalfootballclub.com/hall-of-fame.php Hall of Fame – Kingfisher East Bengal
https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-team-at-the-asian-games-1982-new-delhi
https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/greatest-indian-football-xi-of-all-time