Subrata Bhattacharya (footballer)


Subrata Bhattacharya is a former Indian football defender who played for India and spent 1 year with East Bengal as a footballer. He has also played for and managed Mohun Bagan in the past. He won Indian National Football League for two times as a coach of Mohun Bagan. He has also managed East Bengal, Southern Samity, Prayag United as a coach. He was awarded the Arjuna Award in Football in 2019..

As player

Subrata Bhattacharya played for 17 years in Mohun Bagan. He became the Captain of Mohun Bagan in 1977; Mohun Bagan won the triple crown that season and became the first club to do so in Indian football history. He also led the side against a star-studded Cosmos team which had living legend Pele; both the teams shared honours as the match ended 2–2.
The duel between him and Chima Okorie of East Bengal was a high point of Calcutta Football League in 80s.
He was a pivotal part of the state team against PSV Eindhoven and Mohun Bagan in Mohun Bagans centenary celebration against a team led by Roger Milla