Satyajit Chatterjee

Indian former footballer and coach

Satyjit Chatterjee
Personal information
Satyajit Chatterjee (left) with Mohun Bagan coach Carlos Periera.
Full name	Satyajit Chatterjee
Place of birth	Bally, West Bengal, India
Position(s)	Midfielder

Satyajit Chatterjee is an Indian former footballer and coach, who captained Mohun Bagan^[1] and represented India internationally. He served as India Captain in the year 1991. He also became the captain of bengal team and Mohun Bagan team. He has served Mohun Bagan for 14 years at a stretch. Chatterjee also is the highest goal scorer in the derby matches. He is currently the assistant general secretary of Mohun Bagan. He became the general secretary of Mohun Bagan for a very brief period of time.

He was born in Bally in the Howrah district of West Bengal. A Bengali Brahmin from Howrah with his roots from a small town, Bally. At the age of seven or eight, his interests and talent in football came to notice by his grandfather and uncles. Growing up in a joint family he got the guidance well, specially by his grandfather Kartick Chandra Chattopadhyay, a well known football player of his time and his youngest uncle Krishna Kamal Chattopadhyay, who played in teams like Kumortuli, Bally pratibha and Calcutta Gymkhana. Chatterjee is the middle child with an elder brother and a younger brother & sister. Satyajit Chatterjee is popularly known as Bubun amongst his family and friends. He largely avoided classroom and preferred to play football day and night.

Career

Playing career

Chatterjee appeared with Calcutta Football League club George Telegraph,^[2] before signing with Mohun Bagan. He played for Mohun Bagan for fifteen consecutive years from 1986 to 2000, and captained the team in 1990. With "the mariners", he played alongside players like Krishanu Dey and Chima Okorie.^[3]

He has also represented India internationally.

Coaching career

The holder of an AFC "C" coaching licence holder, Chatterjee has worked as an assistant coach to Carlos Pereira, Karim Bencherifa and Amal Dutta.

After coaching Mohun Bagan for a friendly against Bayern Munich, a testimonial match for Oliver Kahn held in Salt Lake Stadium, he had a short stint as the club's head coach in 2009–10 season, before resigning from the job taking the responsibility for the club's poor performance.^[4]

Administrative career

In 2015, Chatterjee fought for the post of football secretary in Mohun Bagan club election and defeated Subrata Bhattacharya with more than 2000 votes.^[5]

Honours

Mohun Bagan

National Football League: 1997–98, 1999–2000.
Federation Cup: 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998.
Calcutta Football League: 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1997.
IFA Shield: 1987, 1989, 1998, 1999.
Durand Cup: 1986, 1994, 2000.
Rovers Cup: 1988, 1991, 1992, 2000.
Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup: 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2000.
Bordoloi Trophy: 1996.
All Airlines Gold Cup: 1989, 1991, 1993, 2000.
McDowell's Cup: 1996, 1999
DCM Trophy: 1997

India

South Asian Games Gold medal: 1987;^[6] Bronze medal: 1989

Individual

Mohun Bagan Ratna Award: 2001^[7]

References

^ Kapadia, Novy (7 June 2015). "Mohun Bagan: Blaze of Glory". indianexpress.com. The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
^ "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.
^ Sengupta, Somnath (13 July 2011). "Tactical Evolution Of Indian Football: Part Four – Modern Era (1999—2011)". thehardtackle.com. Kolkata: The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
^ Sengupta, Rahul (30 March 2010). "Mohun Bagan Coach Satyajit Chatterjee Resigns". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
^ Mukherjee, Soham (7 May 2018). "Subrata Bhattacharya returns to coaching with Bhawanipore FC". goal.com. Kolkata: Goal. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
^ Garin, Erik; King, Ian (2000). "3rd South Asian Federation Games 1987 (Calcutta, India)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
^ "Manna conferred Mohun Bagan Ratna Award". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Kolkata, West Bengal: The Times of India. 29 July 2001. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.