Amal Dutta Explained

Amal Dutta
Fullname:Amal Dutta
Birth Date:10 January 1930
Birth Place:Jorasanko, Calcutta, Bengal, British India
Death Place:Baguiati, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Position:Midfielder
Clubs1:Friends Club
Clubs2:Subarnon
Clubs3:Sporting Union
Clubs4:Bengal Nagpur Railway
Clubs5:Aryans
Years6:1953–1956
Clubs6:East Bengal
Clubs7:Mohun Bagan
Nationalyears1:1953–1954
Nationalteam1:India
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:1960
Managerclubs1:Bengal
Manageryears2:1960–1962
Managerclubs2:Aryan
Manageryears3:1963–1965
Managerclubs3:East Bengal
Manageryears4:1967–1968
Managerclubs4:Orissa
Manageryears5:1969–1971
Managerclubs5:Mohun Bagan
Manageryears6:1976–1985
Managerclubs6:East Bengal
Manageryears7:1980–1981
Managerclubs7:Orissa
Manageryears8:1985–1987
Managerclubs8:Mohun Bagan
Manageryears9:1987
Managerclubs9:India
Manageryears10:1989–2006
Managerclubs10:Mohun Bagan
Manageryears11:2006–2007
Managerclubs11:Chirag United

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]

Playing career

Earlier career

Dutta began his playing career in Friends Club of Jorasanko. He then went on to play for numerous clubs of lower divisions, Subarnon, Sporting Union, Aryans and Bengal Nagpur Railway respectively.

East Bengal and Mohun Bagan

Dutta made his full-time professional club football debut in the CFL, in early 1950s, appeared with East Bengal in three consecutive seasons from 1953 to 1956. During his playing days with both East Bengal and India, he played under two of the country's legendary coaches, Bagha Som and Syed Abdul Rahim.[8] In his first season with the club, he was part of the team that toured Romania and participated in World Youth Festival, and Soviet Union in 1953.[9] [10] In that year, the club played against German side Kickers Offenbach[11] and Soviet team Torpedo Moscow.[12]

He also played for Mohun Bagan, arch-rival of East Bengal, for a short period of time and represented the club in Rovers Cup.

International career

On 25 October 1953, Dutta made his national team debut against Pakistan in Rangoon during the Quadrangular Series, which was his only appearance for India. Managed by Balaidas Chatterjee, they won the tournament.[13] [14] [15] He was also a member of Indian squad in the 1954 Asian Games in Manila.

Dutta also appeared with the Indian team against numerous visiting European teams in exhibition matches, including a 1–0 defeat to Allsvenskan club AIK at CC&FC Ground in Kolkata on 10 December 1954.[16]

Coaching career

Dutta hanged-up his boots after his playing career cut short due to injury at the age of 29. Soon in the early 1960s, he left his job in the Indian Railways to become a full-time coach.[17] He then went to England for a one-year FA coaching course paid for from his own finances, where he was taught by renowned football administrator Walter Winterbottom, who was first manager of England.[18] Dutta was influenced by Indian coach Sir Dukhiram Majumder.[19]

After returning to India, Dutta started a coaching camp in Bally, Howrah. His first major assignment was to coach Railways in 1960 for the Santosh Trophy, and later managed Odisha twice in the same tournament. Dutta later managed Calcutta Football League club Aryan from 1960 to 1962 and guided players like Asim Moulick.[20] His first assignment with a big club was in 1963 with East Bengal midway through the Calcutta Football League. His first Kolkata Derby match against Mohun Bagan ended in a 3–0 defeat in CFL, and in the return leg, East Bengal bounced back and clinched a 2–0 victory.[17] He remained as coach of East Bengal in 1964 but a year later, after gaining coaching course abroad, the first-ever in India and a feat for which, he received little recognition.[17]

Leaving his job from the Indian Railways to become a full-time coach, was a bold step in the then amateur football scene of the country and it is the reason behind his nickname, the 'first professional coach of India'.[21] In his long coaching career he was associated with premier football clubs of India, and also became coach of India.[22] Dutta coached all the three big clubs of the Kolkata Maidan. With East Bengal; he won the CFL (twice), IFA shield (twice), Rovers Cup, Durand Cup, Darjeeling Gold Cup, Bordoloi Trophy, Airlines Gold Cup, Sanjay Gandhi Gold Cup and ATP Shield. He had more success with Mohun Bagan whom he coached to 4 Calcutta Football League titles, 4 IFA Shield titles, 3 Federation Cups, 2 Durand Cups and also wins in DCM Trophy, All Airlines Gold Cup, Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup and Nehru Trophy. In a single season with Mohammedan Sporting in 1980, Dutta won Rovers, DCM and Sikkim Governors Gold Cup titles.

With Mohun Bagan, Dutta won multiple trophies including a "double" in 1969 (IFA Shield and Calcutta Football League). He guided the team clinching Rovers Cup consecutively from 1970 to 1972 while players like Bhabani Roy were flourished under his tenure.[23] After managing the mariners in 1969–1971 and 1985–1987, Dutta returned to the club again in 1989.[24] He then utilized an innovative 3–4–3 "Diamond System", with Abdul Khaliq and Okerie in the front, the club played offensively, which was rare in Indian football. At the 1997 Federation Cup, one of the most anticipated matches in Indian football history, Dutta managed the club against Banerjee's East Bengal in front of the recorded 131,000+ spectators at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan.[25] [26] Despite a 4–1 defeat, fans lauded Mohun Bagan's impressive style of play under his "Diamond System".[27] [28] [29] [30]

Dutta has also managed another Kolkata-based NFL side Tollygunge Agragami from 1999 to 2000.[31] [32] He helped the team reaching final of the 105th edition of IFA Shield in November 1999.[33] Tollygunge also played in the Calcutta Football League under his short spell of coaching.[34] In September 2006, Dutta was roped in as head coach of Chirag United in place of Belgian manager Philippe De Ridder.[35] [36] [37] Dutta also managed teams like BNR, Titanium SC, Bhatri Sangha.[38] He managed noted Indian club Dempo in 1981–82 and helped the team clinching Goa Senior Division League title in 1981.[39] In his coaching career, he managed the India national football team and helped them clinching gold at the 1987 South Asian Games, held in Pakistan.[40] [41] In 1967–68, and 1980–81, he managed Odisha in Santosh Trophy, and also worked as technical director of India while Syed Nayeemuddin was head coach. He also managed another Kolkata-giant Mohammedan Sporting.[42] A rough and tough behavior coach in local and national level teams, and highly controversial character on and off the pitch, Dutta is known as the first Indian professional coach, who gave Bengali youngsters their first taste of world football by showing them video clippings of famous Brazilian players of that time.[38]

Tactics

Dutta was renowned for his bold and innovative tactics and formation, Diamond system.[43] Popularly known as the "Diamond Coach" of Indian football for utilising the 3–4–3 diamond formation, he was one of the key figures who shaped the Kolkata Derby rivalry between Mohun Bagan and East Bengal.[40] Dutta is India's first ever licensed coach, who is credited to have employed modern methods in domestic football, before those became popular in the country.[44]

During his early days with the "red and gold brigade" as head coach, he felt that 2–3–5 formation is outdated and wanted to try a three-man defence influenced by the Soviet Union.[40] [43] His proposal to acquire the three-man defence tactic was denied by then East Bengal manager Jyotish Chandra Guha.[43] He brought the iconic Brazilian 4–2–4 system in Mohun Bagan despite opposition from club legends including Sailen Manna, and later used the bold 3–4–3 formation.[17] As chief coach of India, Dutta introduced the 4–4–2 formation at the Football at the 1987 South Asian Games, in which they won gold defeating Nepal. The 3–4–3 diamond formation was popularly used by Johan Cruyff's FC Barcelona. Being a stickler for discipline, Dutta revolutionized football in Kolkata.[40] [17]

Personal life

Dutta was born in Calcutta, brought up in Shikdarpara Lane.[45] Noted Bengali poet and writer Akshay Kumar Baral was his maternal grandfather.[45] In his earlier days, Dutta learnt Tabla playing from Radheshyam Dutta.[45] He was married to Arati Dutta.[45] The 1946 riots in Bengal changed Dutta's life for a while.[43] In his working career before entering into coaching, Dutta was employed in both Bengal Nagpur Railway and Income Tax Department of India.[45] He also worked in Rifle Factory Ishapore, also coached the institution's football team.[43]

He is author of several books including Football Khelte Hole, and his autobiography Jotodin Bnachi .[43] Dutta died on 10 July 2016 at the age of 86.[46]

Legacy

In July 2016, Utpal Ganguly, president of Indian Football Association, announced that the best coach of every Calcutta Football League season will be awarded with Amal Dutta Trophy, as IFA's tribute to Amal Dutta.[47] [48]

A multipurpose stadium named "Amal Dutta Krirangan" in Dum Dum, North 24 Parganas, was built in honour of Dutta, which was inaugurated by sports and PWD minister Aroop Biswas in March 2020.[49] [50] The stadium also hosts matches of Calcutta Football League.[51] [52] [53]

Honours

Player

India

1953[54]

East Bengal

1956

Manager

East Bengal[55] [56] [57]

1965, 1976, 1981, 1983, 1984

1978, 1982

1977, 1982, 1985

1980

1983

1978

Mohun Bagan[58]

Dempo

India

Tollygunge Agragami

Chirag United

2007;[61] runner-up: 2006[62]

Individual

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Notes and References

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  37. Web site: United SC Coaches – Amal Dutta. https://web.archive.org/web/20200222133028/http://www.unitedsportsclub.in/coaches-history.php. 22 February 2020. 26 January 2016. unitedsportsclub.com.
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  43. Web site: Amal Dutta (1930—2016): the Indian football coach whom players swore by and swore at. 12 July 2016. 26 November 2022. Atanu. Mitra. Kolkata. 10 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221010193003/https://scroll.in/field/811601/amal-dutta-1930-2016-the-indian-football-coach-whom-players-swore-by-and-swore-at. Scroll.in.
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  46. News: Former India footballer and coach Amal Dutta dies at the age of 86. Press Trust of India. 10 July 2016. hindustantimes.com. Hindustan Times. 10 July 2016. 13 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160713002536/http://www.hindustantimes.com/football/former-india-footballer-and-coach-amal-dutta-dies-at-the-age-of-86/story-jLU3rKDM78jUVGBRgSO6EK.html.
  47. News: সেরা কোচ পাবেন অমল দত্ত ট্রফি. The best coach will get Amal Dutta Trophy. Kolkata. anandabazar.com. Anandabazar Patrika. 24 July 2016. 24 July 2016. 17 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160817065227/http://www.anandabazar.com/khela/best-football-coach-will-get-amal-dutta-trophy-1.441342.
  48. News: অমল দত্ত ট্রফি পাচ্ছেন মৃদুল. Mridul Banerjee to be felicitated with Amal Dutta Trophy. Kolkata. anandabazar.com. Anandabazar Patrika. 6 October 2016. 24 December 2016. 20 July 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230720153818/https://www.anandabazar.com/sports/mridul-banerjee-to-felicitated-amal-dutta-award-1.490868.
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