Balaidas Chatterjee

Balaidas Chatterjee (10 March 1900 – 1974)[1][2] was a former Indian football player and was the first head coach the India national football team during the 1948 Summer Olympics. During his playing days, Chatterjee played for Mohun Bagan in various competitions.[3]

Balaidas Chatterjee
Personal information
Date of birth (1900-03-10)10 March 1900
Date of death 1974
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1921–1927 Mohun Bagan
–1930 Techno Aryan
Teams managed
1948 India
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

On 29 July 2013, it was announced that Chatterjee would receive the Mohun Bagan Ratna posthumously for his achievements while at the club.[4]

Coaching career

India: 1948 Summer Olympics

After gaining independence from Great Britain in 1947, India sent a football team to the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. India played their one and only match of the tournament against France in which Chatterjee was the head coach of the Indian side. India lost the match 2–1 through goals from René Courbin and René Persillon, with the Indian goal coming from Sarangapani Raman.[5]

References
  1. "Balai Das Chatterjee is Mohun Bagan Ratna 2013".
  2. "Balaidas Chatterjee".
  3. "Mohun Bagan Ratna - Late Balaidas Chatterjee to receive the award posthumously". Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  4. "Balaidas Chatterjee posthumously awarded Mohun Bagan Ratna". Times of India. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  5. "France - India". FIFA. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
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