Akshay Das (born 4 January 1977) is an Indian football coach and former footballer who played as a midfielder.[1][2] He is currently the head coach of the Odisha. He also represented India at the youth level internationally.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Akshay Das | ||
| Date of birth | 4 January 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Sabalpur, Cuttack, Odisha, India | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Odisha (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Yazdani Club-73 | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Sunrise Club | ||
| 1998–1999 | SAIL FC | ||
| 1999–2001 | East Bengal | ||
| 2001–2002 | Salgaocar | ||
| 2002–2003 | ITI Bangalore | ||
| 2003–2004 | Sporting Clube de Goa | ||
| 2004–2005 | East Bengal | ||
| 2005–2006 | Eveready | ||
| 2006–2007 | Calcutta Port Trust | ||
| 2007 | Mohammedan | ||
| 2007–2008 | Viva Kerala | ||
| International career | |||
| 1999–2000 | India U19 | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Odisha (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Odisha | ||
| 2015– | Tata FA (coach) | ||
| 2019– | Jamshedpur U17 (coach) | ||
| 2023– | Odisha | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editDas represented local clubs in Odisha before playing for SAIL club in the Calcutta Football League. Das later went to play for the major Kolkata club East Bengal for the two seasons from 1999 till 2001 and later returned to play during the 2004 season.[1] He won the Durand Cup in the 2004 edition for East Bengal which defeated their rivals Mohun Bagan in the final.[3]
He has also played for major clubs like Salgaocar and Sporting Clube de Goa in the Goa league and has also played for Eveready SC and Mohammedan SC.
Das represented the state team of Odisha in the Santosh Trophy in the 2004, 2005 and 2008 editions.[1]
International career
editDas was selected for the Indian youth team that toured Mauritius in 1999. He represented the Indian U19 team at the 2000 AFC Youth Championship qualifiers held at Sri Lanka in 2000.[4]
Coaching career
editDas was appointed the assistant coach of the Odisha team for the 2013–14 Santosh Trophy season and served under the head coach R. P. Singh.[5] The following season, Das was appointed the head coach of the Odisha team for the 2014–15 Santosh Trophy. In 2023, he was re-appointed as the head coach of Odisha for the 2023–24 Santosh Trophy.[6]
He is serving as the senior coach of the Tata Football Academy[2] and Jamshedpur FC Youth.[7]
Honours
editEast Bengal
- National Football League: 2000–01[8]
- Durand Cup: 2004[9]
- IFA Shield: 2000
- McDowell's Cup: 2000
References
edit- ^ a b c "Akshay Das". Orisports. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ a b "The rise, the fall and the road ahead for India's own La Masia – Tata Football Academy". Scroll.in. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ Kapadia, Novy (11 November 2004). "Chandan brace seals victory over Bagan - DURAND CUP - East Bengal claim title for 16th time". The Telegraph. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "AFC Youth Championship 2000". RSSSF.
- ^ "Rajendra Singh To Be State Team Coach For Santosh Trophy". Sambad English. 21 December 2013. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Odisha Team For 77th Santosh Trophy Announced". odishabytes.com. 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Jamshedpur FC to conduct trials for U17 team at TFA". fcjamshedpur.com. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "India 2000/01". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan, Kolkata derby: When East Bengal won the Durand Cup final in 2004". Sportstar. 3 September 2023.
External links
edit- Akshay Das at WorldFootball.net