Sanjoy Sen (born 12 December 1960) is an Indian football manager.[4] Under his leadership Mohun Bagan won the title of Hero I-League 2014–15 and Hero Federation Cup 2015–16.[5][6]

Sanjoy Sen
Sen in 2011
Personal information
Full name Sanjoy Sen[1]
Date of birth (1960-12-12) 12 December 1960 (age 63)
Place of birth India
Managerial career
Years Team
2010–2012 Prayag United[2]
2013 Pailan Arrows
2013–2014 Mohammedan
2014–2018 Mohun Bagan
2018–2019 ATK (Technical Director)
2019–2020 ATK FC (assistant)[3]
2020–2021 Mohun Bagan (assistant)
2021–2023 Mohun Bagan (director of youth development)

Coaching career

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Prayag United

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In the summer of 2010 Sen signed with I-League club Prayag United[7][8] who were then known as Chirag United Sports Club as they were then sponsored and owned by Chirag Computers. After his first season in charge he led Prayag to an eighth-place finish out of fourteen teams in the I-League.

Mohammedan Sporting Club

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Mohammedan Sporting had appointed Sen as their new head coach for the remainder of the 2012/13 season. Sen's aim for the rest of the season was to gain promotion with Mohammedan Sporting to the I-League from the 2nd Division. He succeeded as the century-old side won the I-League 2nd Division, and earned promotion to the I-League 2013-14 along with Rangdajied. On 15 May 2013, he resigned as Mohammedan coach,[9] he had revealed to The Telegraph that with his son Class X Board examinations approaching, it would be difficult for him to continue as the Mohammedan Sporting coach.

On 16 August 2013, Sen was appointed as Mohammedan's head coach for the rest of the season. After that he won 2013 Durand Cup and he also won 2014 IFA Shield

Mohun Bagan

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On 8 December 2014, Sen was appointed as the coach for Mohun Bagan.[10] He won 2014–15 I-League with Mohun Bagan. The club won the trophy after 13 Year since they last won under the coach Subrata Bhattacharya in 2001-02. He also won 2015–16 Indian Federation Cup as Mohun Bagan defeated Aizawl in final.[11] He resigned on 2 January 2018.[12]

Honours

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Manager

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Mohammedan

Mohun Bagan

Individual

References

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  1. ^ Bhutani, Rahul (29 March 2013). "I-League Division 2 : Mohammedan Sporting, Mumbai Tigers Start As Favorites". thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  2. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava (3 December 2012). "Indian Football: Transfer Season 2012/13 Updated". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  3. ^ Chakraborty, Aveek (13 January 2018). "Former Bagan coach Sanjoy Sen takes charge of ATK's youth development". mykhel.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  4. ^ "I hope Mohun Bagan fans will continue to support ATK-MB, says Sanjoy Sen". The Bridge. 20 June 2020. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Sanjoy Sen". goal.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  6. ^ Chattopadhyay, Hariprasad (17 January 2015). "Time to regain lost glory". telegraphindia.com. Kolkata: The Telegraph India. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  7. ^ "I-league leaders Prayag cautious about title dream". archive.indianexpress.com. New Delhi: Indian Express. Press Trust of India. 25 October 2012. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  8. ^ Vaz, John (24 September 2012). "Prayag United FC 2–0 United Sikkim FC: Rafique at the double as Kolkatans end campaign on a high". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  9. ^ Bharat, Khelchandra (10 May 2013). "Sanjoy Sen resigns after successfully promoting Mohammedan SC in I League". Indian Football Blog. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  10. ^ Atanu Mitra (9 December 2014). "Mohun Bagan appoint Sen as their new coach". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  11. ^ "ফেডারেশন কাপ ২০১৬: জহরের হুঙ্কারেও অবিচল সঞ্জয়" [Federation Cup 2016: Sanjay is steadfast despite Jahar's threats]. anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Anandabazar Patrika. 16 May 2016. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  12. ^ Quadri, Abreshmina S. (2 January 2018). "Mohun Bagan coach Sanjoy Sen steps down after loss to Chennai City FC". indiatoday.com. India Today. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  13. ^ Ghosh, Soumo. "Mohun Bagan's Victory Parade where 'life had come to a standstill'". i-league.org. New Delhi: I-League. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  14. ^ Bera, Kaustav (31 May 2015). "Jackichand Singh selected as the Best Player of I-League 2014–15". Goal.com. Bengaluru. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
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