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Sanjoy Sen
	Sen in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Sanjoy Sen
Date of birth	12 December 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth	India
Managerial career
Years	Team
2010–2012	Prayag United
2013	Pailan Arrows
2013–2014	Mohammedan
2014–2018	Mohun Bagan
2018–2019	ATK (Technical Director)
2019–2020	ATK FC (assistant)
2020–2021	Mohun Bagan (assistant)
2021–2023	Mohun Bagan (director of youth development)
2024	West Bengal

Sanjoy Sen (born 12 December 1960) is an Indian football manager.^[4] Under his leadership Mohun Bagan won the title of Hero I-League 2014–15 and Hero Federation Cup 2015–16.^[5]^[6]. In 2024, he successfully led the West Bengal football team to victory in the Santosh Trophy, securing their 33rd title in the prestigious tournament's history.^[7]

Coaching career

Prayag United

In the summer of 2010 Sen signed with I-League club Prayag United^[8]^[9] who were then known as Chirag United Sports Club as they were then sponsored and owned by Chirag Computers. After his first season in charge he led Prayag to an eighth-place finish out of fourteen teams in the I-League.

Mohammedan Sporting Club

Mohammedan Sporting had appointed Sen as their new head coach for the remainder of the 2012/13 season. Sen's aim for the rest of the season was to gain promotion with Mohammedan Sporting to the I-League from the 2nd Division. He succeeded as the century-old side won the I-League 2nd Division, and earned promotion to the I-League 2013-14 along with Rangdajied. On 15 May 2013, he resigned as Mohammedan coach,^[10] he had revealed to The Telegraph that with his son Class X Board examinations approaching, it would be difficult for him to continue as the Mohammedan Sporting coach.

On 16 August 2013, Sen was appointed as Mohammedan's head coach for the rest of the season. After that he won 2013 Durand Cup and he also won 2014 IFA Shield

Mohun Bagan

On 8 December 2014, Sen was appointed as the coach for Mohun Bagan.^[11] He won 2014–15 I-League with Mohun Bagan. The club won the trophy after 13 Year since they last won under the coach Subrata Bhattacharya in 2001–02. He also won 2015–16 Indian Federation Cup as Mohun Bagan defeated Aizawl in final.^[12] He resigned on 2 January 2018.^[13]

Honours

Manager

Mohammedan

Mohun Bagan

I-League: 2014–15;^[14]^[15] runners up: 2015–16, 2016–17
Federation Cup: 2015–16

West Bengal

Santosh Trophy: 2024–25

Individual

Best Coach of 2014-15 I-League
Best Coach of 2013 I-League 2nd Division

References

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^ Chaudhuri, Arunava (3 December 2012). "Indian Football: Transfer Season 2012/13 Updated". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
^ Chakraborty, Aveek (13 January 2018). "Former Bagan coach Sanjoy Sen takes charge of ATK's youth development". mykhel.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
^ "I hope Mohun Bagan fans will continue to support ATK-MB, says Sanjoy Sen". The Bridge. 20 June 2020. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ "Sanjoy Sen". goal.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
^ Chattopadhyay, Hariprasad (17 January 2015). "Time to regain lost glory". telegraphindia.com. Kolkata: The Telegraph India. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
^ Sangbad Pratidin (3 January 2025). Sanjoy Sen: Exclusive interview with Bengal football team coach after winning the 'Santosh Trophy'. Retrieved 22 January 2025 – via YouTube.
^ "I-league leaders Prayag cautious about title dream". archive.indianexpress.com. New Delhi: Indian Express. Press Trust of India. 25 October 2012. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
^ Vaz, John (24 September 2012). "Prayag United FC 2–0 United Sikkim FC: Rafique at the double as Kolkatans end campaign on a high". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
^ Bharat, Khelchandra (10 May 2013). "Sanjoy Sen resigns after successfully promoting Mohammedan SC in I League". Indian Football Blog. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
^ Atanu Mitra (9 December 2014). "Mohun Bagan appoint Sen as their new coach". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
^ "ফেডারেশন কাপ ২০১৬: জহরের হুঙ্কারেও অবিচল সঞ্জয়" [Federation Cup 2016: Sanjay is steadfast despite Jahar's threats]. anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Anandabazar Patrika. 16 May 2016. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
^ Quadri, Abreshmina S. (2 January 2018). "Mohun Bagan coach Sanjoy Sen steps down after loss to Chennai City FC". indiatoday.com. India Today. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
^ Ghosh, Soumo. "Mohun Bagan's Victory Parade where 'life had come to a standstill'". i-league.org. New Delhi: I-League. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
^ Bera, Kaustav (31 May 2015). "Jackichand Singh selected as the Best Player of I-League 2014–15". Goal.com. Bengaluru. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.

Singh, Balbir (26 December 2016). "Minerva roping in Colm Toal good news for Indian football: Bagan coach". sportskeeda.com. Kolkata: Sportskeeda. IANS. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
"মুছে গেল হীরকের দ্যুতি" [The light of the diamond disappeared]. eisamay.com (in Bengali). Kolkata: Ei Samay Newspaper. 11 July 2016. Archived from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.