Subhash Bhowmick
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Subhash Bhowmick, nicknamed Bhombal, born at West Bengal
is a retired Indian football international player and club level coach and manager. During his playing career, he represented the "Big Two" of Kolkata football, East Bengal Club
and Mohun Bagan AC. He also represented India in various international tournaments from 1970.
in 1969 and, after spending a season there, joined Mohun Bagan in 1970. At the end of the 1973 season, he returned to East Bengal and represented them till 1976, after which he rejoined Mohun Bagan. After the 1977-78 season, he returned to East Bengal and retired in 1979. During his playing years, he was known as a powerful forward with good goal scoring abilities.
titles in 2002-03 and 2003-04, apart from Kolkata Football League, Durand Cup and IFA Shield victories. East Bengal also won the LG ASEAN Club Cup in 2003 under his managership. Bhowmick stepped down as coach of East Bengal in 2005 after being implicated in an alleged bribery scandal.
He coached Mohammedan Sporting Club
during the 2006 season, but was not as successful there as he was during his stint with East Bengal. In 2007, a relegation threatened Salgaocar SC appointed Subhash Bhowmick to be their technical director. He remained as the Technical Director of the Goa
n outfit for the 2008 season also. Towards the end of the 2008-09 I-League
, a relegation threatened East Bengal Club
appointed Bhowmick as their coach. He was retained as coach for the 2009-10 season, a particularly dismal season for the club. East Bengal lost all the matches they played, most of them against smaller clubs, in both the IFA Shield as well as the Durand Cup. Supporters and club officials fixed the blame squarely on Bhowmick, as he was essentially the only man responsible for team making and pre-season training for the 2009-10 season. Despite significant autonomy granted to Bhowmick by East Bengal administrators, as well as provision of extra training facilities, his team failed to perform.
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
is a retired Indian football international player and club level coach and manager. During his playing career, he represented the "Big Two" of Kolkata football, East Bengal Club
East Bengal Club
Kingfisher East Bengal Football Club are an Indian professional football club based at Kolkata. They are known to be one of the best footballing sides in India. They have won the most IFA Shields in Indian Football and are tied for the most National Football League and Durand Cup championships with...
and Mohun Bagan AC. He also represented India in various international tournaments from 1970.
Club career
Bhowmick joined East Bengal ClubEast Bengal Club
Kingfisher East Bengal Football Club are an Indian professional football club based at Kolkata. They are known to be one of the best footballing sides in India. They have won the most IFA Shields in Indian Football and are tied for the most National Football League and Durand Cup championships with...
in 1969 and, after spending a season there, joined Mohun Bagan in 1970. At the end of the 1973 season, he returned to East Bengal and represented them till 1976, after which he rejoined Mohun Bagan. After the 1977-78 season, he returned to East Bengal and retired in 1979. During his playing years, he was known as a powerful forward with good goal scoring abilities.
International career
Bhowmick represented India in various tournaments. He was a member of the Indian football team that won the Bronze medal in the Asian Games in 1970. He also represented India in the Merdeka Cup and Pesta Sukan Tournament.Coaching career
Subhash Bhowmick has been very successful as a coach for the East Bengal Club. He had a forgettable first stint with the same club during the 1999-2000 season. During his second stint as coach, the club won a multitude of trophies including back to back NFLNational Football League (India)
The National Football League was an association football league competition in India between 1996 and 2007 which was organised into three divisions. The league is now transformed into the I-League and continues with that name...
titles in 2002-03 and 2003-04, apart from Kolkata Football League, Durand Cup and IFA Shield victories. East Bengal also won the LG ASEAN Club Cup in 2003 under his managership. Bhowmick stepped down as coach of East Bengal in 2005 after being implicated in an alleged bribery scandal.
He coached Mohammedan Sporting Club
Mohammedan Sporting Club (Kolkata)
Mohammedan Sporting Club, founded in 1891 at Kolkata, is one of the oldest and leading football clubs in India. The club currently plays in the second division of I-League and premier division of CFL....
during the 2006 season, but was not as successful there as he was during his stint with East Bengal. In 2007, a relegation threatened Salgaocar SC appointed Subhash Bhowmick to be their technical director. He remained as the Technical Director of the Goa
Goa
Goa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its...
n outfit for the 2008 season also. Towards the end of the 2008-09 I-League
I-League
The I-League is an Indian football league for association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 14 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation of two teams each year with the I-League 2nd Division...
, a relegation threatened East Bengal Club
East Bengal Club
Kingfisher East Bengal Football Club are an Indian professional football club based at Kolkata. They are known to be one of the best footballing sides in India. They have won the most IFA Shields in Indian Football and are tied for the most National Football League and Durand Cup championships with...
appointed Bhowmick as their coach. He was retained as coach for the 2009-10 season, a particularly dismal season for the club. East Bengal lost all the matches they played, most of them against smaller clubs, in both the IFA Shield as well as the Durand Cup. Supporters and club officials fixed the blame squarely on Bhowmick, as he was essentially the only man responsible for team making and pre-season training for the 2009-10 season. Despite significant autonomy granted to Bhowmick by East Bengal administrators, as well as provision of extra training facilities, his team failed to perform.