{{Short description|Indian footballer (born 1975)}} {{Use Indian English|date=January 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Sankarlal Chakraborty | image = | image_size = | fullname = Sankarlal Chakraborty<ref>{{cite web|author=Ritabrata Banerjee|date=13 August 2020|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/amp/news/bhawanipore-fc-sankarlal-chakraborty-target-win-second/1xtr681h3g1051o0w0ltvci6ta|title=Bhawanipore FC's Sankarlal Chakraborty - Our target is to win the Second Division League|website=goal.com|access-date=1 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213054608/https://www.goal.com/en-in/amp/news/bhawanipore-fc-sankarlal-chakraborty-target-win-second/1xtr681h3g1051o0w0ltvci6ta|archive-date=13 December 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1975|12|12}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/coach-details.htm?mid=118 |title=Sankarlal Chakrobarty |access-date=29 January 2018 |archive-date=29 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129141935/https://www.the-aiff.com/coach-details.htm?mid=118 |url-status=live }}</ref> | birth_place = Kolkata, India | height = | position = Midfielder, defender | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = TFA | years1 = 1996–1997 | clubs1 = Mohun Bagan | caps1 =32 | goals1 =4 | years2 = 1997–2003 | clubs2 = East Bengal | caps2 =204 | goals2 =8 | manageryears1 = 2012–2014 | managerclubs1 = IFA Academy (assistant) | manageryears2 = 2014–2018 | managerclubs2 = Mohun Bagan (assistant) | manageryears3 = 2018–2019 | managerclubs3 = Mohun Bagan | manageryears4 = 2019–2020 | managerclubs4 = Bhawanipore | manageryears5 = 2020-2021 | managerclubs5 = Mohammedan | manageryears6 = 2021-2022 | managerclubs6 = Bhawanipore | manageryears7 = 2022–2023 | managerclubs7 = Sudeva Delhi | manageryears8 = 2023–2024 | managerclubs8 = Bengaluru United | manageryears9 = 2024- | managerclubs9 = Punjab FC (assistant) }}

'''Sankarlal Chakraborty''' (born 12 December 1975) is an Indian professional football coach and former player.<ref>{{cite tweet |access-date=5 August 2023 |url-access=limited |title=Register |number=1686754971155681280 |user=IFTWC |url=https://twitter.com/IFTWC/status/1686754971155681280}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/football/mohun-bagan-elevate-sankarlal-chakraborty-to-head-coach-after-sanjoy-sen-s-exit/story-zTW5z1nwEgJhmrVFY8IDSM.html |title=Mohun Bagan elevate Sankarlal Chakraborty to head coach after Sanjoy Sen's exit |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=29 January 2018 |archive-date=29 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129141707/https://www.hindustantimes.com/football/mohun-bagan-elevate-sankarlal-chakraborty-to-head-coach-after-sanjoy-sen-s-exit/story-zTW5z1nwEgJhmrVFY8IDSM.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He was a midfielder. His playing career ended in 2002–03 after getting injured heavily.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tackle that changed life|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/tackle-that-changed-life-sankarlal-chakraborty/cid/1701274|access-date=24 June 2020|website=www.telegraphindia.com|language=en|archive-date=7 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307103239/https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/tackle-that-changed-life-sankarlal-chakraborty/cid/1701274|url-status=live}}</ref>

==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, 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.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/shankarlal-to-coach-mohun-bagan-in-calcutta-football-league/articleshow/59445799.cms |title=Shankarlal to coach Mohun Bagan in Calcutta Football League |work=Times of India |access-date=29 January 2018 |archive-date=1 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180601094453/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/shankarlal-to-coach-mohun-bagan-in-calcutta-football-league/articleshow/59445799.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> He takes over as a head coach for Mohun Bagan in I-League in place of Sanjoy Sen in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kolkata24x7.in/sports-news/star-coach-khalid-jamil-to-lead-fc-chitwan-in-nepals-football-arena/|title=দেশ ছাড়ছেন ভারতীয় ফুটবল কোচ খালিদ জামিল|language=bn|trans-title=Indian football coach Khalid Jamil leaving India to join Nepali club|date=29 September 2023|access-date=29 September 2023|location=Kolkata|website=kolkata24x7.in|publisher=Kolkata 24×7 Sports Desk|archive-date=29 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929130358/https://kolkata24x7.in/sports-news/star-coach-khalid-jamil-to-lead-fc-chitwan-in-nepals-football-arena/}}</ref>

=== Sudeva Delhi === On 14 December 2022, Sudeva Delhi officially unveiled Chakraborty as their new head coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/100044231209471/posts/pfbid02AiNX2nBiEwg5agFtXYfBSKbhxSgsULRZUZwPJ2dDghYiPmHp8WrAiJKLVRgFjDiCl/?app=fbl|title="I am happy to join Sudeva Delhi FC; they are working too good, starting from the academy's u-13 boys to the I-League team. I am glad to be part of Sudeva Delhi FC." — SANKARLAL CHAKRABORTY (HEAD COACH) on joining SUDEVA DELHI FC|publisher=Sudeva Delhi Football Club Official|website=facebook.com|date=14 December 2022|access-date=16 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307103236/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F100044231209471%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02AiNX2nBiEwg5agFtXYfBSKbhxSgsULRZUZwPJ2dDghYiPmHp8WrAiJKLVRgFjDiCl%2F%3Fapp%3Dfbl|archive-date=7 March 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> After end of the season, the club relegated from I-League.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theshillongtimes.com/2023/03/02/sudeva-delhi-first-team-to-be-relegated/|title=Sudeva Delhi first team to be relegated|date=1 March 2023|access-date=5 March 2023|website=theshillongtimes.com|archive-date=2 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302084918/https://theshillongtimes.com/2023/03/02/sudeva-delhi-first-team-to-be-relegated/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thebridge.in/football/sudeva-delhi-relegated-from-i-league-40114|title=Sudeva Delhi relegated after 3–3 draw with NEROCA|date=1 March 2023|access-date=5 March 2023|website=thebridge.in|agency=Press Trust of India|archive-date=5 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305071631/https://thebridge.in/football/sudeva-delhi-relegated-from-i-league-40114}}</ref>

===Bengaluru United=== On 3 August 2023, Bengaluru United officially announced that they have signed Chakraborty as new head coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewall.in/news/sankarlal-chakraborty-as-their-head-coach-of-fc-bengaluru-united/|title=আর্জেন্টাইন কোচ ছাঁটাই, বেঙ্গালুরুর ক্লাবে হেডস্যার হয়ে ফিরছেন শঙ্করলাল|trans-title=Argentine coach sacked, Sankarlal is back as heqd coach, this time with Bengaluru United|language=bn|location=Kolkata|date=3 August 2023|access-date=3 August 2023|website=thewall.in|publisher=The Wall Bureau News|archive-date=3 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803050413/https://www.thewall.in/news/sankarlal-chakraborty-as-their-head-coach-of-fc-bengaluru-united/}}</ref>

==Achievements== ===Player=== '''East Bengal''' *IFA Shield: 2002

===Manager=== '''Mohun Bagan''' *Calcutta Football League: 2018–19<ref>{{cite web|title=Mohun Bagan Win Calcutta Football League After Eight Years|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/football/mohun-bagan-win-calcutta-football-league-after-eight-years-1915623|work=sports.ndtv.com|accessdate=15 September 2018|archive-date=26 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226111051/https://sports.ndtv.com/football/mohun-bagan-win-calcutta-football-league-after-eight-years-1915623|url-status=live}}</ref>

'''Punjab (R)''' * Reliance Foundation Development League: 2023–24<ref>{{cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-rfdl-final-punjab-fc-east-bengal-report-202405|title=RFDL 2024 Final: Punjab FC outwit East Bengal to bag title|date=18 May 2024|access-date=18 May 2024|website=Khel Now|archive-date=18 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518171746/https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-rfdl-final-punjab-fc-east-bengal-report-202405}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/former-mohun-bagan-coach-helps-punjab-beat-east-bengal-to-win-national-youth-championship-rfdl-2023-24/article68190849.ece|title=Punjab beats East Bengal to lift maiden RFDL National Youth Championship 2023–24|date=18 May 2024|access-date=18 May 2024|website=sportstar.thehindu.com|publisher=Sportstar|location=Mumbai|archive-date=18 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518171707/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/former-mohun-bagan-coach-helps-punjab-beat-east-bengal-to-win-national-youth-championship-rfdl-2023-24/article68190849.ece}}</ref>

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