Sankarlal Chakraborty (born 12 December 1975) is an Indian professional football coach and former player. He is the current coach of I-League 2 club Bengaluru United.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sankarlal Chakraborty[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 December 1975[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Kolkata, India | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Punjab FC (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TFA | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | Mohun Bagan | ||
| 1997–2003 | East Bengal | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2014 | IFA Academy (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2018 | Mohun Bagan (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Mohun Bagan | ||
| 2019–2020 | Bhawanipore | ||
| 2020 | Mohammedan | ||
| 2021 | Bhawanipore | ||
| 2022–2023 | Sudeva Delhi | ||
| 2023–2024 | Bengaluru United | ||
| 2024– | Punjab FC | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Sankarlal Chakraborty is a Tata Football Academy graduate. He joined Mohun Bagan as a footballer in the year of 1996. He also played for East Bengal F.C. At his East Bengal career, he broke his leg while trying to tackle Chima Okorie during a Kolkata Derby in August 1997.[4] He was a midfielder. His playing career ended in 2002–03 after getting injured heavily.[5]
Coaching career
IFA Academy
He took to coaching at the academy of the Indian Football Association in 2012.
Mohun Bagan
He had been pursuing his coaching career at Mohun Bagan since 2014 as assistant coach before getting promoted to head coach. He worked under Subhash Bhowmick and Sanjoy Sen as an assistant coach. He got the opportunity to manage Mohun Bagan as a head coach during Calcutta Football League in 2017.[6] He takes over as a head coach for Mohun Bagan in I-League in place of Sanjoy Sen in 2018.[7]
Bhawanipore
Mohammedan Sporting
He is the Technical Director of Mohammedan Sporting Club.[8]
Sudeva Delhi
On 14 December 2022, Sudeva Delhi officially unveiled Chakraborty as their new head coach.[9] After end of the season, the club relegated from I-League.[10][11]
Bengaluru United
On 3 August, Bengaluru United officially announced that they have signed Chakraborty as new head coach.[12]
Achievements
Player
East Bengal
- IFA Shield: 2002
Manager
Punjab (R)