{{Short description|Indian footballer and coach}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Abhijit Mondal | image = Abijit mondal.jpg | caption = Mondal in 2011 | fullname = Abhijit Mondal | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1978|02|1}} | birth_place = Balurghat, West Bengal, India | currentclub = Inter Kashi (goalkeeper coach) | clubnumber = | height = {{height|m=1.76}} | position = Goalkeeper | years1 = 2002–2010 | years2 = 2010–2012 | years3 = 2012–2014 | clubs1 = Dempo | clubs2 = United S.C. | clubs3 = East Bengal | caps1 = 225 | caps2 = 42 | caps3 = 38 | goals1 = 4 | goals2 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2013-2014 | clubs4 = → Chennaiyin FC (loan) | caps4 = 24 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2014-2015 | clubs5 = United | caps5 = 28 | goals5 =0 | years6 = 2015-2016 | clubs6 = Mohammedan | caps6 = 24 | goals6 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2006-2012 | nationalteam1 = India | nationalcaps1 = 42 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | manageryears1 = 2016–2017 | managerclubs1 = East Bengal (goalkeeper coach) | manageryears2 = 2017–2020 | managerclubs2 = ATK Reserves (goalkeeper coach) | manageryears3 = 2019–2020 | managerclubs3 = India U20 (goalkeeper coach) | manageryears4 = 2021–2022 | managerclubs4 = Indian Arrows (goalkeeper coach) | manageryears5 = 2022–2024 | managerclubs5 = Mohan Bagan SG Reserves (goalkeeper coach) | managerclubs6 = Inter Kashi (goalkeeper coach) | manageryears6 = 2024–2026 | managerclubs7 = Inter Kashi | manageryears7 = 2026- | club-update = 26 October 2025 | nationalteam-update = 26 October 2025 }}
'''Abhijit Mondal''' (born 1 February 1978) is a former Indian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, currently acting as the goalkeeping coach of Inter Kashi.<ref>{{cite news|title=It’s going to be a tough season in I League, says Trevor James Morgan|url=http://xtratime.in/football/indian-football-news/its-going-to-be-a-tough-season-in-i-league-says-trevor-james-morgan/|accessdate=19 December 2016|work=Xtra Time|date=19 December 2016}}{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
==Managerial career== Mondal worked as the goalkeeping coach of India U-20 team at the 2022 SAFF U-20 Championship in Bhubaneswar,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/football/young-indian-goalkeepers-look-to-make-a-mark-in-saff-u20-championship-5591173.html|title=Young Indian Goalkeepers Look to Make a Mark in SAFF U20 Championship|publisher=CNN News18|date=20 July 2022|access-date=16 August 2022|location=Bhubaneswar, Odisha|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724042605/https://www.news18.com/news/football/young-indian-goalkeepers-look-to-make-a-mark-in-saff-u20-championship-5591173.html|archive-date=24 July 2022}}</ref> and won the tournament.
==Honours== ===Player=== '''Dempo''' *I-League: 2007–08, 2009–10 *Durand Cup: 2006 *Federation Cup: 2004 ;East Bengal *IFA Shield: 2012 *Federation Cup: 2012
===Manager=== '''India U-20''' *SAFF U-20 Championship: 2022<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/india-beats-bangladesh-5-1-to-lift-saff-u20-championship-title-gurkirat-singh-football/article65732385.ece|title=India beats Bangladesh to clinch U20 SAFF Championship|website=sportstar.thehindu.com|publisher=Sportstar|date=5 August 2022|access-date=5 August 2022|first=21:34 IST|last=TEAM SPORTSTAR|location=Bhubaneswar, Odisha|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805163036/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/india-beats-bangladesh-5-1-to-lift-saff-u20-championship-title-gurkirat-singh-football/article65732385.ece|archive-date=5 August 2022}}</ref>
'''Inter Kashi''' *I-League: 2024–25
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==External links== *{{Soccerway|abhijit-mondal/72780}} *[https://archive.today/20130912015408/http://www.eastbengaltherealpower.com/player-details.php?playerID=1098&contentID=480 eastbengaltherealpower.com] [Abhijit Mondal Profile] *[http://www.goal.com/en-india/people/india/21145/abhijit-mondal?ICID=MP_PLA_1 Abhijit Mondal] Goal.com profile
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Category:Indian men's footballers Category:Living people Category:1978 births Category:I-League players Category:Footballers from West Bengal Category:Dempo SC players Category:United SC players Category:East Bengal Club players Category:Indian Super League players Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen Category:Chennaiyin FC players Category:People from Balurghat Category:Men's association football goalkeepers Category:Indian football coaches
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