Aloke Mukherjee
Aloke Mukherjee is a retired Indian international football left back. He was active as a footballer from 1978 to 1997. He was named in the All Time best Eleven Indian Team by footballer and coach PK. Banerjee. He is currently working as Deputy General Manager & Joint Director-Food ( Gazetted Officer) in Food Corporation of India.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aloke mukherjee | ||
| Date of birth | 1st May,1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Ichapur, North 24 Parganas | ||
| Position(s) | Left Wing Back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–79 | Eastern railways | ||
| 1980 | George Telegraph | ||
| 1981 | Mohammedan Sporting club | ||
| 1982–85,91 | East bengal club | ||
| 1986–90,92–94 | Mohunbagan club | ||
| 1995–97 | Food corporation of India | ||
| National team | |||
| 1981–88 | Indian National Team | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Early life
Aloke Mukherjee was born to Jiban Krishna Mukherjee and Renuka Mukherjee in Ichapur, North 24 Parganas of West Bengal, and is a graduate from Anandamath College of the University of Calcutta. During his school days, he participated in inter-school tournaments and in different districts of West Bengal.
Career
Mukherjee was Captain of the Indian National team during the 1980s. He represented India in various international tournaments from 1981-88.
International tournaments
- Kings Cup ( Bangkok ) -1981
- Asian Games-1982,1986
- Presidents Cup ( Seoul ) -1982
- Nehru Cup-1982,83,84,85
- Pre Olympics-1983
- Merdeka Cup-1982,86
- Great Wall Cup-1984
- Pre world Cup-1985
- SAF Games-1985,87(Gold Medal Winner)
Bengal
- Santosh Trophy-1981(Winner), 82(Winner), 83, 84, 85, 86(Winner), 87, 88(Winner-Captain),93
Clubs
- Eastern Railways - 1978-79, was the paramount member of 78,79 Santosh Trophy for Railways.
- George Telegraph - 1980
- Mohammedan Sporting - 1981
Trophies won
- Calcutta Football League(3)-1982, 85, 91
- Durand Cup(2)-1982,91
- IFA Shield (3)-1983,84,91
- Federation Cup (1)-1985
- DCM Trophy (1)-1983
- Darjeeling Gold cup (2)-1982,85
- Negjee Trophy (1)-1983
- Mohunbagan Club – 1986-90,92-94
- Calcutta Football League(4)-1986, 90, 92, 94
- Durand Cup (2)-1986, 94
- IFA Shield (1)-1987,89
- Federation Cup (4)-1986, 87, 92, 94
- Rovers Cup (2)-1988, 92
- Sikkim Gold Cup (4)-1986, 89, 92, 94
- All Airlines Gold Cup (1)-1989
- JC Guha Memorial Trophy (1)-1988
- Food Corporation of India - 1995,96,97
Coaching
Mukherjee was head coach of Bengal - Mohunbagan (2003), East Bengal(2008) and Mohammedan sporting club (2012,13). Under his coaching Mohunbagan club won the IFA Shield in 2003, defeating arch-rivals East Bengal club. As assistant coach of senior India, he participated in the Asian Games, LG Cup(Winner in 2003), Afro Asian Games, Pre-World Cup, and SAF Games. He was chief coach of India in 2003 SAF Games held at Islamabad, where India were runners-up and recipients of the silver medal. Mukherjee was two times coach of Senior Bengal in the Santosh Trophy. Under his coaching Bengal U-21 team became a champion in Balia, Uttar Pradesh.
Awards
- Best Footballer of the year-1981,94
- Banglar Gaurav 2013-State Government Award
- Mother Teresa International Award
References
External links
- http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/simply-the-best/article3185848.ec%5B%5D
- http://www.rediff.com/sports/2003/may/16bagan.htm
- https://web.archive.org/web/20150211133057/http://eastbengalfootballclub.com/hall-of-fame.php Hall of Fame – Kingfisher East Bengal
- https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-team-at-the-asian-games-1982-new-delhi
- https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/greatest-indian-football-xi-of-all-time