Amalesh Sen was a Bangladeshi football player and coach.
19 Facts About Amalesh Sen
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Amalesh Sen started his career in Dhaka by playing for Fire Service Team and Shadhin Bangla Football Team, but spent most years as a player and coach for Dhaka Abahani.
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Amalesh Sen later coached both Abahnai Limited Dhaka and Muktijoddha Sangsad KC in the Bangladesh Premier League.
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Amalesh Sen holds the record for the most Bangladesh Premier League titles won by a single coach, and is the first coach to win three consecutive Bangladesh Premier League titles.
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Amalesh Sen began his football career in the Byton Club, he played for Bogra District for almost two seasons in the National Football Championship competition between district team since 1958.
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Amalesh Sen then went onto play for the famous East End Club.
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The battle between of these two giants is commonly known as Dhaka Derby, and Amalesh Sen is the first player to score in the derby.
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Amalesh Sen was part of Abahani's first league winning team, and further went onto win four more league titles along with the 1982 Federation Cup, which was shared with Mohammedan SC.
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Amalesh Sen first played for the Bangladesh national football team in Malaysia, during the 1975 Merdeka Tournament.
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Although, Amalesh Sen got a chance to join the Bangladesh team for the Bangkok 1978 Asian Games, that opportunity was not taken by him, as all of Abahani's 7 footballers refrained from playing due to the teams captaincy complications involving their teammate Monwar Hossain Nannu.
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Amalesh Sen continued his playing career till the early 80s before embarking on his coaching career in 1986.
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Amalesh Sen stayed with Abahani Limited Dhaka till the late 90s before having a two-year stint with Muktijoddha Sangsad KC.
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Amalesh Sen returned to Abahani in 1999 and remained with the club until his death, in 2017.
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Amalesh Sen was Abahani's main coach from 2007 to 2010,2010 to 2011,2014 and 2015.
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Amalesh Sen was a regular member of the clubs coaching panel for 18 years straight.
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Amalesh Sen won three consecutive league titles as the clubs coach from 2007 to 2010, becoming the coach with the most Bangladesh Premier league titles wins.
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Amalesh Sen served as the vice-president of Bangladesh Football Coaches' Association.
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On 7 October 2017, Amalesh Sen passed away after suffering a heart attack during a training session with Abahani Limited Dhaka.
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Amalesh Sen was admitted to the Bangladesh Medical College Hospital where he was declared dead.