Amal Dutta

For the Indian politician, see Amal Dutta (politician).

Amal Dutta
Personal information
Full name Amal Dutta
Date of birth (1930-01-10)10 January 1930
Place of birth Jorasanko, Calcutta, Bengal, British India
Date of death 10 July 2016(2016-07-10) (aged 86)
Place of death Baguiati, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Friends Club
Subarnon
Sporting Union
Bengal Nagpur Railway
Aryans
1953–1956 East Bengal
Mohun Bagan
International career
1953–1954 India 1 (0)
Managerial career
1960 Bengal
1960–1962 Aryan
1963–1965 East Bengal
1967–1968 Orissa
1969–1971 Mohun Bagan
1976–1985 East Bengal
1980–1981 Orissa
1985–1987 Mohun Bagan
1987 India
1989–2006 Mohun Bagan
2006–2007 Chirag United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Amal Dutta (4 May 1930 – 10 July 2016) was a former Indian footballer, coach and football manager.[1][2][3] Born in Calcutta, then Bengal Presidency, he is considered as the first professional football coach in the country. A finest thinker of the sport,[4] Dutta had a rivalry with Pradip Kumar Banerjee during his coaching days in Kolkata club football.[5][6]

Known for introducing the "diamond system" in football in India in the late 1970s, Dutta is known as "Diamond Coach".[7][8]

  1. ^ Bhattacharya, Nilesh (23 July 2016). "Diamond Touch". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  2. ^ Rampling, Ali (11 May 2020). "Mohun Bagan vs East Bengal: 5 of the Greatest Kolkata Derbies of All Time". www.90min.com. 90 Minutes. Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  3. ^ Banerjee, Debanjan (9 August 2015). "উপচে পড়া গ্যালারি রঙিন করলেন খাবরা" [Khabra colored the overflowing gallery]. anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Anandabazar Patrika. Archived from the original on 14 November 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  4. ^ Sengupta, Somnath (13 July 2011). "Tactical Evolution of Indian Football (Part Two): Revolution Under Rahim Saab". thehardtackle.com. Kolkata: The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  5. ^ Roy, Angshuman. "Giving wing to dreams". telegraphindia.com. The Telegraph (Kolkata). Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  6. ^ Mitra, Atanu (8 November 2017). "How Asia's oldest football league made its mark". www.redbull.com. RedBull. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Amal Dutta was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "Remembering the first Professional Coach of Indian Football, the Maestro, Our very own 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡, 𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐚". twitter.com. Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. 4 May 2023. Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.