Subrata Bhattacharya is an Indian football manager and former professional footballer.
15 Facts About Subrata Bhattacharya
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Subrata Bhattacharya primarily played as a defender for India national team and spent seventeen years playing for Mohun Bagan.
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Subrata Bhattacharya was the stopper ever margin in the Kolkata Derby.
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Subrata Bhattacharya won Indian National Football League for two times as a coach of Mohun Bagan.
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Subrata Bhattacharya was conferred with the Arjuna Award in 1989.
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Subrata Bhattacharya 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.
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Subrata Bhattacharya 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.
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Subrata Bhattacharya took charge of Mohun Bagan first in 2000 when the club was undergoing a period of transition, and signed few notable foreigners including Igor Shkvyrin from Uzbekistan, Sammy Omollo from Kenya, and Dusit Chalermsan from Thailand.
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Subrata Bhattacharya was sacked by the club in April 2003 after he was accused of having instigated some players of the team not to wear the Mohun Bagan jersey for the remaining two National Football League matches as they were yet to get full payment.
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Subrata Bhattacharya managed then NFL side Tollygunge Agragami in 2003.
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Subrata Bhattacharya later served as both coach and technical director of Prayag United.
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In 2015, Subrata Bhattacharya fought against Satyajit Chatterjee for the post of football secretary in Mohun Bagan club election and was defeated by more than 2000 votes.
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In May 2018, it was officially announced that Subrata Bhattacharya was appointed head coach of another Kolkata based club Bhawanipore.
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Subrata Bhattacharya is father of actor Saheb Subrata Bhattacharya, who appears in Bengali films.
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In October 2022, Subrata Bhattacharya was admitted to a city hospital after suffering from dengue.