Ananta Kumar Ghosh (born 4 November 1954) is an Indian football coach who last managed Mohammedan Sporting.

Coaching career

Born in

Kolkata Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...

West Bengal West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...

, Ghosh started his coaching career in football in the 1980s when he gained his Master of Sports from the National Institute of Sports in

Patiala Patiala () is a city in southeastern Punjab, India, Punjab, northwestern India. It is the fourth largest city in the state and is the administrative capital of Patiala district. Patiala is located around the ''Qila Mubarak, Patiala, Qila Mubar ...

. He then earned his AFC "B" License in 1998 before earning his AFC "A" License in 2000. In 2005, while heading the

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coaching association, Ghosh blamed the lack of coordination between the government and sports bodies for why football in India is lacking behind the rest of the world. In 2012, after sacking head coach Pakir Ali,

Chirag United Club Kerala Viva Kerala Football Club (also known as Chirag United Club Kerala) was an Indian professional association football, football club based in the city of Kochi, Kerala. The club was originally formed in 2004 as ''Viva Kerala''. They participated ...

announced that Ghosh would join the team later in the season as a coach but for some reason that move never materialized.

United

On 15 February 2014, it was announced that Ghosh had signed with United S.C. of the

I-League The I-League is the men's second professional football division of the Indian football league system behind the Indian Super League. Administered by the All India Football Federation, it is currently contested by 13 clubs. It operates as a s ...

for the remainder of the season as the head coach following the resignation of

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Mohammedan

After his stint with United, Ghosh signed on as the head coach of

Mohammedan ''Mohammedan'' (also spelled ''Muhammadan'', ''Mahommedan'', ''Mahomedan'' or ''Mahometan'') is a term for a follower of Muhammad, the Islamic prophet. It is used as both a noun and an adjective, meaning belonging or relating to, either Muhamm ...

for their

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campaign.

Statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ghosh, Ananta Kumar 1954 births Living people Sportspeople from Kolkata Indian football managers I-League managers Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) managers