Balaidas Chatterjee (in extreme right) with the Indian team at the 1948 London Olympics
Personal information
Date of birth
(1900-03-10)10 March 1900
Date of death
1974
Position(s)
Defender
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1921–1927
Mohun Bagan
1927–1930
Aryan Club
Managerial career
?–1948
Mohun Bagan
1948
India
1949–1959
Bengal
1953–1954
India
1960s
Mohun Bagan (team manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Balaidas Chatterjee (10 March 1900 – 1974)[1][2] was an Indian footballer and football manager, who played predominantly as defender. He became the first head coach of the India national team and guided them at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.[3][4] During his playing days, Chatterjee played for Mohun Bagan in various domestic competitions.[5][6]
On 29 July 2013, it was announced that Chatterjee would receive the Mohun Bagan Ratna posthumously for his achievements while at the club.[7]
^"Balai Das Chatterjee is Mohun Bagan Ratna 2013". Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
^"Balaidas Chatterjee". themohunbaganac.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
^"Wishing the former Indian footballer and the first head coach of the Indian National Football Team during the 1948 Summer Olympics, Mohun Bagan Ratna Sri Balaidas Chatterjee Happy Birthday on his birth anniversary". Twitter.com (@MohunBaganAC). 10 March 2023. Archived from the original on 10 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
^Nag, Utathya (3 February 2022). "Indian football at the Olympics: The complete history". olympics.com. The Olympics. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
^Cite error: The named reference Late Balaidas Chatterjee was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Kapadia, Novy (7 June 2015). "Mohun Bagan: Blaze of Glory". indianexpress.com. The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
^"Balaidas Chatterjee posthumously awarded Mohun Bagan Ratna". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Kolkata: The Times of India. Press Trust of India. 29 July 2013. Archived from the original on 14 April 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
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