Ashok Chatterjee

Indian footballer (1942–2020)

Ashok Chatterjee
অশোক চ্যাটার্জী

Chatterjee in 2013

Personal information
Date of birth|  1942
Place of birth|  Howrah,[1] Bengal, British India
Date of death|  22 September 2020[2] (aged 78)
Place of death|  Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Position(s)|  Forward
Youth career
|  Mohun Bagan
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1959|  Howrah Union|  |
1960–1968|  Mohun Bagan|  |
1969-1971|  East Bengal|  |
1972|  Mohun Bagan|  |
International career
|  India|  |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ashok Chatterjee (1942 – 22 September 2020) was an Indian association football player.[3]

## Playing career

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He made his international debut for the India national team at 1965 Merdeka Cup[4] and also represented India at the 1966 Asian Games at Bangkok.[2] He played for both Mohun Bagan and East Bengal, alongside Howrah Union in domestic tournaments.[5][6] He also represented Bengal in Santosh Trophy.[2][7][1] With Mohun Bagan, he went to newly independent Bangladesh in May 1972, where they played against Dhaka Mohammedan and Shadhin Bangla football team.[8] He scored the winner against Dhaka Mohammedan.

## Honours

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India

* Merdeka Tournament third-place: 1965,[9] 1966[10]

East Bengal

* IFA Shield: 1970

Bengal[11]

* Dr. B. C. Roy Trophy: 1962
* Santosh Trophy: 1969–70; runner-up: 1964

Individual[11]

* Dr. B. C. Roy Trophy top scorer: 1962

## References

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1. ^ a b "Legendary Indian footballer Ashoke Chatterjee passes away". Sports Lounge. 22 February 2020. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. ^ a b c "Former India footballer Ashok Chatterjee dies". Sportstar. 22 February 2020. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
3. ^ Indian Legendary Football Players Profile Archived 14 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
4. ^ "The Indian Senior Team at the 1965 Merdeka Cup". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
5. ^ "কর্পোরেট ক্রিকেট দিয়ে হাওড়া ইউনিয়নে শতবর্ষ উৎযাপন শুরু" [Howrah Union keen to start club's centenary celebration with corporate cricket tournament]. insidesports.in (in Bengali). Kolkata: ইনসাইড স্পোর্টস. 21 January 2023. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
6. ^ "Mohunbagan.com". Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
7. ^ "Former India footballer Ashoke Chatterjee no more". Telegraph. 22 February 2020. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
8. ^ Alam, Masud (19 April 2022). "৭ কোটি মানুষের জন্য ভালোবাসা নিয়ে ঢাকায় এসেছিল মোহনবাগান" [Mohun Bagan came to Dhaka with love for 7 crore people]. www.prothomalo.com (in Bengali). Dhaka, Bangladesh: The Daily Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
9. ^ "The Indian Senior Team at the 1965 Merdeka Cup". indiafootball.de. IndiaFootball. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
10. ^ "The Indian Senior Team at the 1966 Merdeka Cup". indiafootball.de. IndiaFootball. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
11. ^ a b Das, G. C. (14 September 2008). "Indian Legendary Football Players Profile: Ashoke Chatterjee". www.kolkatafootball.com. Kolkata Football. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2011.

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