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Monoranjan Bhattacharya

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{{Short description|Indian footballer and coach}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Monoranjan Bhattacharya

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Monoranjan Bhattacharya

| birth_date =

| birth_place = Calcutta, West Bengal, India

| position = Defender

| years1 =

| clubs1 = George Telegraph

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 1977–1986

| clubs2 = East Bengal Club

| caps2 = ?

| goals2 = ?

| years3 = 1986

| clubs3 = Abahani Krira Chakra

| caps3 = 1

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1986–1991

| clubs4 = East Bengal Club

| caps4 = ?

| goals4 = ?

| years5 = 1991–1992

| clubs5 = Mohun Bagan

| caps5 = ?

| goals5 = ?

| years6 = 1993

| clubs6 = East Bengal Club

| caps6 = ?

| goals6 = ?

| nationalyears1 = 1978–1989

| nationalteam1 = India

| nationalcaps1 = ?

| nationalgoals1 = ?

| manageryears1 = 1996–1998

| managerclubs1 = East Bengal Club

| manageryears2 = 2000–2001

| managerclubs2 = East Bengal Club

| manageryears3 = 2008

| managerclubs3 = East Bengal Club

| manageryears4 = 2008–2009

| managerclubs4 = Hindustan

| manageryears5 = 2018

| managerclubs5 = Tollygunge Agragami

| ntupdate = 28 April 2008

| pcupdate = 28 April 2008

}}

Monoranjan Bhattacharya, nicknamed Mona, is a retired Indian professional footballer and football manager.{{Cite web |url=http://www.indianfootball.com/data/halloffame/bhattacharjee_manoranjan.html |title=Manoranjan Bhattacharjee |website=IndianFootball.com |access-date=28 April 2008 |archive-date=19 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081119084927/http://www.indianfootball.com/data/halloffame/bhattacharjee_manoranjan.html }} During his playing career, he represented the "Big Two" of Kolkata football, East Bengal{{cite web|url=https://www.badgeb.com/throwback-when-east-bengal-fc-became-the-champions-of-central-asia/|title=THROWBACK: When East Bengal FC became the Champions of Central Asia!|work=BADGEB|access-date=1 October 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023055529/https://www.badgeb.com/throwback-when-east-bengal-fc-became-the-champions-of-central-asia/|archive-date=23 October 2020}} and Mohun Bagan. He also represented India in various international tournaments between 1978 and 1989.

He was one of the finest Indian stopper-back during his time in Indian football. Foreigners who played against him have said he was physically strong, was good in aerial tussles and a very clean tackler. East Bengal supporters worship him.{{cite web|first1=Gautam|last1=Roy|first2=Swapan|last2=Ball|date=2007|url=http://www.eastbengalfootballclub.com/club/famousPlayers5.asp|title=East Bengal Football Club – Famous Players|access-date=25 February 2009|website=www.eastbengalfootballclub.com|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090901194505/http://www.eastbengalfootballclub.com/club/famousPlayers5.asp|archive-date=1 September 2009}} Legendary football coach Amal Dutta was influential nurturing talents including Bhattacharya.{{cite web|url=https://eisamay.com/sports/football/news/-/articleshow/53318102.cms|title=অমল আলোর কমল বনে [Amal Dutta and his days in Indian football]|website=eisamay.com|publisher=Ei Samay|date=21 July 2016|access-date=11 April 2022|first=Rupayan|last=Bhattacharya|archive-date=11 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411130100/https://eisamay.com/sports/football/news/-/articleshow/53318102.cms|language=bn}}{{cite web|last1=Bhattacharya|first1=Nilesh|title=Diamond Touch|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Diamond-Touch/articleshow/53346818.cms|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=The Times of India|access-date=4 February 2017|date=23 July 2016|archive-date=15 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161015230348/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Diamond-Touch/articleshow/53346818.cms}}{{cite web|first=Atanu|last=Mitra|date=12 July 2016|url=https://scroll.in/field/811601/amal-dutta-1930-2016-the-indian-football-coach-whom-players-swore-by-and-swore-at|title=Amal Dutta (1930-2016): the Indian football coach whom players swore by and swore at|work=Scroll|access-date=10 September 2021|archive-date=15 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201015154246/https://scroll.in/field/811601/amal-dutta-1930-2016-the-indian-football-coach-whom-players-swore-by-and-swore-at}}{{cite web|first=Akshat|last=Singhal|date=27 August 2020|url=https://www.theturffootball.com/articles/amal-dutta-the-tactical-genius/|title=Amal Dutta: The Tactical Genius|work=The Turf Football|access-date=10 September 2021|archive-date=10 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710140823/https://www.theturffootball.com/articles/amal-dutta-the-tactical-genius/}}

Club career

Bhattacharya appeared with Calcutta Football League club George Telegraph,{{cite web|url=https://insidesports.in/archives/1892|title=ফুটবলার তুলে আনতে জেলামুখী জর্জ টেলিগ্রাফ স্পোর্টস ক্লাব|website=insidesports.in|publisher=Inside Sports Bengali|language=bn|trans-title=District oriented George Telegraph Sports Club to pick up footballers|location=Kolkata|agency=|date=18 July 2021|access-date=22 October 2022|archive-date=22 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022070623/https://insidesports.in/archives/1892}} before joining East Bengal Club in 1977. With the "red and gold brigade", he created a club record for continuously representing the club in a period spanning fourteen years. He was one of the most successful defenders of his time and was known for his strong and skillful game. He captained the club in 1981–82 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.kolkatafootball.com/capeb.htm|website=kolkatafootball.com|title=Kolkatafootball.com :East Bengal League History: Indian Football Capital's News|access-date=2019-02-11|archive-date=12 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011211/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/capeb.htm}}{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/east-bengal-fc/20/|title=East Bengal FC » Historical squads|website=worldfootball.net|access-date=2019-02-11|archive-date=12 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011647/https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/east-bengal-fc/20/}}{{cite web|url=http://eastbengalclub.co.in/teamarchives.html|title=East Bengal Club — The Official Site of East Bengal Club|website=eastbengalclub.co.in|access-date=2019-02-11|archive-date=8 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108213722/http://eastbengalclub.co.in/teamarchives.html}} In 1985, he won Federation Cup with the club and went on to represent his team at the 1985–86 Asian Club Championship in Saudi Arabia.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} Managed by legendary P. K. Banerjee,{{cite web|first=Team|last=Sportstar|date=1 August 2020|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/magazine/east-bengal-100-years-indian-football-ifa-shield-cfl-calcutta-football-league-mohun-bagan-kolkata-derby/article32241569.ece|title=100 years of East Bengal: A timeline|work=Sportstar|access-date=1 July 2021|archive-date=29 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629224925/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/magazine/east-bengal-100-years-indian-football-ifa-shield-cfl-calcutta-football-league-mohun-bagan-kolkata-derby/article32241569.ece}}{{cite web|author=The World Sports Today|date=1 August 2020|url=https://theworldsportstoday.com/100-years-of-east-bengal-a-timeline-of-kolkata-giants-key-milestones/|title=100 years of East Bengal: A timeline of Kolkata giant's key milestones|work=The World Sports Today|access-date=29 June 2021|archive-date=27 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627161358/https://theworldsportstoday.com/100-years-of-east-bengal-a-timeline-of-kolkata-giants-key-milestones/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Amitabha|last=Das Sharma|date=20 March 2020|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/magazine/pk-banerjee-death-mohun-bagan-east-bengal-indian-football-career-olympics-rome-1960-melbourne-1956/article31097881.ece|title=Obit: The incomparable P. K. of Indian football|work=Sportstar|access-date=29 June 2021|archive-date=25 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025224253/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/magazine/pk-banerjee-death-mohun-bagan-east-bengal-indian-football-career-olympics-rome-1960-melbourne-1956/article31097881.ece}} his team played in the Central Asia Zone (tournament named "Coca-Cola Cup"), where they defeated numerous foreign clubs to win it. They defeated New Road Team of Nepal 7–0, Abahani Krira Chakra of Bangladesh 1–0, thrashed Club Valencia of the Maldives 9–0 (the biggest margin of victory by an Indian team over any foreign opponents).{{cite web|first=Soham|last=Mukherjee|date=1 April 2020|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/india-clubs-in-afc-champions-league-afc-cup/3dj1qowtkdxc1pzji71c49vnz|title=How have Indian clubs fared in AFC Champions League and AFC Cup?|work=Goal.com|access-date=1 July 2021|archive-date=15 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415045019/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/india-clubs-in-afc-champions-league-afc-cup/3dj1qowtkdxc1pzji71c49vnz}}

In the 1980s, Bhattacharya as stopper-back and Bhaskar Ganguly as goalkeeper, made East Bengal defense unbreakable.{{cite web|publisher=The Sunday Guardian|title=No mechanism for nurturing talent|url=http://www.sunday-guardian.com/sports/no-mechanism-for-nurturing-talent|date=19 September 2015|access-date=29 January 2016|archive-date=19 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119200536/http://www.sunday-guardian.com/sports/no-mechanism-for-nurturing-talent}} In 1986, he along with Bhaskar Ganguly signed with Bangladeshi club Abahani Krira Chakra for a crucial Dhaka Derby match to decide the Dhaka First Division League champions, and became one of the few Indian players who plied their trades abroad.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyjanakantha.com/sports/news/289522|language=bn|trans-title=The 1980s of legendary footballer Ranajit Saha|title=ফুটবলার রণজিৎ সাহার আশির দশক|first=দৈনিক|last=জনকণ্ঠ|website=dailyjanakantha.com (Daily Janakantha)|access-date=29 January 2023|archive-date=29 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129061321/https://www.dailyjanakantha.com/sports/news/289522}}{{cite web|url=https://www.eyenews.news/feature/news/51954|title=ঢাকার মাঠ মাতানো বিদেশি ফুটবলাররা|trans-title=Those iconic foreign players during the golden days in Dhaka football|language=bn|date=16 February 2023|access-date=7 June 2023|first=Saifur Rahaman|last=Tuhin|work=Eye News Bangladesh|location=Dhaka|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607152838/https://www.eyenews.news/feature/news/51954|archive-date=7 June 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.doorbin24.com/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%89-%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%A3-%CC%88-%E0%A6%B9/|title=পদ্মার ঢেউ ও'রে ,মোর শূণ্য হৃদয় পদ্ম নিয়ে যা, যা..রে|trans-title=The waves of river Padma, my empty heart take the lotus|language=bn|date=1 October 2020|access-date=7 June 2023|first=Moharraf|last=Hossain|work=Durbin24.com|location=Dhaka|archive-date=17 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517195253/https://doorbin24.com/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%89-%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%A3-%CC%88-%E0%A6%B9/}}{{cite web|url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/online/sport/2018/04/20/627245|title='কোচ বললেন, তোর নাম দিলাম চিতাবাঘ'|trans-title='The coach said, I named you Leopard'|language=bn|date=20 April 2018|access-date=7 June 2023|first=Saifur Rahaman|last=Tuhin|website=kalerkantho.com|publisher=Kaler Kontho Bangladesh|location=Dhaka|archive-date=9 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909151218/https://www.kalerkantho.com/online/sport/2018/04/20/627245}} However, after suffering a 2–0 defeat, both players returned to East Bengal. At the end of 1990–91 season, he left East Bengal to join their arch-rival Mohun Bagan AC. After spending a couple of seasons with Mohun Bagan, Monoranjan returned to East Bengal in 1993 for his last season as a player.

International career

Monoranjan was a regular for India national football team between 1978 and 1989 and competed football tournaments within the period. He is praised for his performance against Argentina in 1984 Nehru Cup, where India was narrowly defeated by 1–0 with the goal from Ricardo Gareca.

Coaching career

Monoranjan is a qualified AFC coach who managed East Bengal Club from 1996 to 1998 and again in the season of 2000–01. Under his coaching, the club won its first National Football League title in 2000–01. In that season, they won Federation Cup. Due to East Bengal FC's poor showing in the inaugural 2007–08 I-League, their coach Subrata Bhattacharya resigned and Monoranjan became the coach of East Bengal for the third time.{{Cite web|url=http://in.rediff.com/sports/2008/jan/16eb.htm|title=Monoranjan is new East Bengal coach|date=16 January 2008|agency=Press Trust of India|website=in.rediff.com|publisher=Rediff|access-date=28 April 2008|archive-date=25 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525054025/http://in.rediff.com/sports/2008/jan/16eb.htm}} He guided the club hanging in the relegation zone to a sixth-place finish in the I-League.{{Cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/007200801161713.htm |title=The Hindu News Update Service |access-date=28 April 2008 |archive-date=2 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102062938/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/007200801161713.htm |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.indianfootball.com/specials/ileague/03_0_standings.php |title=I-LEAGUE - The Home of India's Premier Football League |access-date=28 April 2008 |archive-date=17 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517040552/http://www.indianfootball.com/specials/ileague/03_0_standings.php |url-status=live }} After the league ended, he decided not continue in the post citing prior family engagements.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080502195950/http://www.eastbengalfootballclub.com/search/index.asp?news_id=464 East Bengal Football Club – News in Detail]}}{{Cite web|title=CFL 2018: Bimal Ghosh replaces Manoranjan Bhattacharya as Tollygunge Agragami coach|work=Goal|date=25 August 2018|access-date=16 January 2019|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/bimal-ghosh-replaces-manoranjan-bhattacharya-as-tollygunge/gultfbjaslxn1jyx93dycqv77|archive-date=19 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119120949/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/bimal-ghosh-replaces-manoranjan-bhattacharya-as-tollygunge/gultfbjaslxn1jyx93dycqv77|url-status=live}}

In 2008, he was appointed head coach of DSA Senior Division side Hindustan FC for a season.{{cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/delhi-calling-manoranjan-all-set-to-coach-hindustan-football-club/372040/|title=Delhi calling: Manoranjan all set to coach Hindustan Football Club|date=10 October 2008|website=Indian Express|access-date=1 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201094049/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/delhi-calling-manoranjan-all-set-to-coach-hindustan-football-club/372040/|archive-date=1 December 2021|url-status=live}}

In 2018, Bhattacharya was appointed head coach of CFL Premier Division side Tollygunge Agragami.Tollygunge Agragami have sacked him on Friday, August 24, 2018 after an abysmal start to the 2018/19 Calcutta Premier Division 'A' campaign, which has seen them sitting on the bottom of the log without points from four matches and has also failed to score a single goal in the process. He will be replaced by Bimal Ghosh against Food Corporation of India on Sunday, August 26, 2018.{{Cite web |title=CFL 2018: Bimal Ghosh replaces Manoranjan Bhattacharya as Tollygunge Agragami coach |work=Goal.com |date=25 August 2018 |access-date=16 January 2019 |url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/bimal-ghosh-replaces-manoranjan-bhattacharya-as-tollygunge/gultfbjaslxn1jyx93dycqv77 |archive-date=19 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119120949/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/bimal-ghosh-replaces-manoranjan-bhattacharya-as-tollygunge/gultfbjaslxn1jyx93dycqv77 }}{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/match-called-off-after-downpour/cid/1386474|title=Match called off after downpour|website=telegraphindia.com|publisher=The Telegraph|location=Kolkata|date=4 August 2018|access-date=9 July 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709113047/https://www.telegraphindia.com/sport/match-called-off-after-downpour/cid/1386474|archive-date=9 July 2019}}

Career statistics

=Managerial=

{{updated|13 September 2022}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Team

!rowspan="2"|From

!rowspan="2"|To

!colspan="8"|Record

GWDLGFGAGDWin %
rowspan=5 |{{flagicon|India}}

|rowspan=5 align=left|East Bengal

|align=left|1 April 1996

|algin=left|31 March 1999

{{WDL|176|111|36|29|for=289|against=117|diff=yes}}

align=left|13 January 2001

|algin=left|24 January 2002

{{WDL|52|31|13|8|for=84|against=29|diff=yes}}

align=left|16 January 2008

|algin=left|19 February 2008

{{WDL|7|3|2|2|for=6|against=5|diff=yes}}

align=left|1 July 2008

|algin=left|15 September 2008

{{WDL|14|7|4|3|for=21|against=12|diff=yes}}

colspan=2|Total

{{WDLtot|249|152|55|42|for=400|against=163|diff=yes}}

Honours

=Player=

East Bengal

  • Federation Cup: 1978–79, 1980–81, 1985
  • IFA Shield: 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991
  • Durand Cup: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993
  • Calcutta Football League: 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993
  • Rovers Cup: 1990
  • Wai Wai Cup (Nepal): 1993{{cite web|author=The World Sports Today|date=1 August 2020|url=https://theworldsportstoday.com/100-years-of-east-bengal-a-timeline-of-kolkata-giants-key-milestones/|title=100 years of East Bengal: A timeline of Kolkata giant's key milestones|work=The World Sports Today|access-date=29 June 2021|archive-date=27 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627161358/https://theworldsportstoday.com/100-years-of-east-bengal-a-timeline-of-kolkata-giants-key-milestones/}}
  • All Airlines Gold Cup: 1987, 1988, 1990
  • Darjeeling Gold Cup: 1985
  • SSS Trophy: 1989, 1991
  • Sait Nagjee Trophy: 1986
  • Stafford Cup: 1986

India

Individual

  • East Bengal "Lifetime Achievement Award": 2019{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/east-bengal-to-confer-kapil-dev-with-bharat-gaurav-award/1577311|title=East Bengal to confer Kapil Dev with Bharat Gaurav award|website=www.outlookindia.com|publisher=Outlook India|access-date=19 December 2019|archive-date=19 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019194701/https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/east-bengal-to-confer-kapil-dev-with-bharat-gaurav-award/1577311}}

=Manager=

East Bengal

  • Federation Cup: 1996
  • National Football League: 2000–01{{cite web|author=PTI|date=30 April 2001|agency=Pres Trust of India|url=https://m.rediff.com/sports/2001/apr/30nfl3.htm|title=East Bengal win National League|work=Rediff|access-date=29 June 2021|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624221929/https://m.rediff.com/sports/2001/apr/30nfl3.htm}}{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/the-league-of-foreign-coaches/articleshow/3537878.cms|title=The League of foreign coaches|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|first1=Marcus|last1=Mergulhao|publisher=The Times of India|agency=TNN|location=Margao|date=29 September 2008|access-date=28 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616070718/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/the-league-of-foreign-coaches/articleshow/3537878.cms|archive-date=16 June 2024}}

See also

References

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  • [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/manoranjan-bhattacharya News archive] at The Times of India

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