1. Balaidas Chatterjee was an Indian footballer and football manager, who played predominantly as defender.
11 Facts About Balaidas Chatterjee
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Balaidas Chatterjee became the first head coach of the India national team and guided them at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
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On 29 July 2013, it was announced that Balaidas Chatterjee would receive the Mohun Bagan Ratna posthumously for his achievements while at the club.
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Balaidas Chatterjee was brought up and coached by legendary Dukhiram Majumder, founder of Aryans.
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Balaidas Chatterjee joined then Calcutta Football League side Mohun Bagan in 1921 and was part of the "golden era" of the club during British rule in India.
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India played their one and only match of the tournament against France, in which Balaidas Chatterjee was the head coach of the Indian side.
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Balaidas Chatterjee's team was having some legendary footballers of the country, captain Talimeren Ao, Sailen Manna, Sheoo Mewalal, Mahabir Prasad, and Ahmed Khan.
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Balaidas Chatterjee again took charge of India in 1953 and managed the team in Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament in Rangoon.
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Balaidas Chatterjee was associated with Mohun Bagan in the 1950s and 60s, and mentored some of India's notable footballers, predominantly Chuni Goswami, and Kajal Mukherjee.
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Balaidas Chatterjee was in the team management of Mohun Bagan, and was part of Jarnail Singh led team that toured to East Africa and played matches in Uganda, Kenya, Zanzibar and Tanganyika.
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Balaidas Chatterjee trained players for the Santosh Trophy, one of the prestigious tournaments in the country.