Sujata Kar (born 13 May 1980)[1] is an Indian football coach and former footballer,[2] who is currently the head coach of Sreebhumi. She also served as the head coach of the East Bengal side in their maiden appearance in the Indian Women's League season. She also represented and served as the captain of the India women's national football team in 2007.[3]

Sujata Kar
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-05-13) 13 May 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Sreebhumi (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 East Bengal
International career
1998–2007 India ? (12)
Managerial career
2017 Taltala Dipti Sangha
2022 ARA
2022–2023 East Bengal Women
2022– West Bengal
2023– Sreebhumi
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life edit

Kar grew up in the Jadavpur area of Kolkata.[4]

Career edit

In February 2000, she signed a contract with the German Bundesliga second division by TSV Crailsheim.[4] She trained for two months in Germany along with Alpana Seal, but lack of proper documentation denied her a chance to play in the foreign league.

In 2001, she captained the East Bengal club team which won the Kolkata Women's Football League.[5]

Honours edit

Player edit

East Bengal

Manager edit

Taltala Dipti Sangha

East Bengal

Sreebhumi

References edit

  1. ^ "Sujata Kar". Arquivo dos Mundiais. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  2. ^ Dey, Aneesh (2023-03-08). "After historic Kanyashree Cup win with East Bengal, Sujata Kar hopes to uplift Bengal footballers in IWL". Sportstar. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  3. ^ "India to face Korea on Sunday". The Times of India. 24 February 2007. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Kulkarni, Abhijeet (2020-04-27). "An Indian footballer in Europe: Before Bala Devi, there was Sujata Kar and a huge lost opportunity". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  5. ^ Release, Press (2023-04-24). "Some want to win title, we want to give game time to local players: East Bengal coach Sujata Kar on IWL". thebridge.in. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  6. ^ "News for the month of March, 2001". indianfootball.de. 16 March 2001. Archived from the original on 25 February 2002. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  7. ^ "East Bengal wins Kanyashree Cup; books IWL berth". The Bridge. 28 January 2023. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.

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