Sankarlal Chakraborty (born 12 December 1975) is an Indian professional

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and former

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. He is current manager of

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club Sudeva Delhi.

Playing career

Sankarlal Chakraborty is a

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graduate. He joined

Mohun Bagan Mohun Bagan Athletic Club is an Indian professional sports club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded in 1889, its football section is one of the oldest in India and Asia. The club is most notable for its victory over East Yorkshire Regiment ...

as a footballer in the year of 1996. He also played for

East Bengal F.C. East Bengal Club, commonly referred to as East Bengal (), is an Indian professional multi-sport club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. It is best known for its professional men's football team that competes in the Indian Super League, the top fl ...

At his East Bengal career, he broke his leg while trying to tackle

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during a

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in August 1997. He was a midfielder. His playing career ended in 2002–03 after getting injured heavily.

Coaching career

IFA Academy

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

Mohun Bagan Athletic Club

He had been pursuing his coaching career at

since 2014 as assistant coach before getting promoted to head coach. He worked under

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and

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as an assistant coach. He got the opportunity to manage Mohun Bagan as a head coach during

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in 2017. He takes over as a head coach for Mohun Bagan in

in place of Sanjoy Sen in 2018.

Bhawanipore

Mohammedan Sporting

He is the Technical Director of Mohammedan Sporting Club.

Sudeva Delhi

On 14 December 2022,

club Sudeva Delhi officially unveiled Chakraborty as their new head coach.

Achievements

Player

East Bengal *

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: 2002

Manager

(1): 2018–19

References

External links

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