Dynamos get new asst coach
Indian Super League outfit Delhi Dynamos has appointed Mridul Banerjee as the new assistant coach of the club. The 59- year- old will take over from Shakti Chauhan, who left the side earlier this month.
Banerjee joins Dynamos after completing a stint as head coach of Mohammedan Sporting where he guided the team to a fourth- place finish in the ILeague Second Division Group C.
The former East Bengal head coach joins the club with close to three decades of coaching experience that has seen him being associated with the likes of Mohun Bagan, Indian Arrows, India U16 and India U- 19 among others.
The acclaimed coach guided West Bengal to the Santosh Trophy title last year. His impressive record also saw him being awarded with the prestigious ‘ Amal Dutta Memorial Trophy’.
The AFC A- Licensed coach guided the West Bengal U- 21 team to two successive championships in 2001 and 2002 and also led Mohammedan Sporting to a secondplace finish in the Calcutta Premier League in 2016, where he was adjudged best coach.
As a player, Mridul represented various Premier Division clubs in Kolkata from 1975 to 1988.
“It is the ideal step in my career at this point. ISL has grown immensely and is now the premier league of India and I am delighted to be a part of a club that has done extremely well during the last four years,” Banerjee said following his appointment.
“The club has shown great faith in young footballers and as a coach it is a philosophy that I have as well, so I am looking forward to this new challenge with Delhi Dynamos,” he added.