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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Distinguish|Alok Mukherjee}}
{{more footnotes|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| fullname = Aloke mukherjee
| birth_date = 1st May,1960
| birth_place = Ichapur, North 24 Parganas
| position = Left Wing Back
| currentclub =
| years1 = 1978–79
| clubs1 = Eastern railways
| years2 = 1980
| clubs2 = George Telegraph
| years3 = 1981
| clubs3 = Mohammedan Sporting club
| years4 = 1982–85,91
| clubs4 = East bengal club
| years5 = 1986–90,92–94
| clubs5 = Mohunbagan club
| years6 = 1995–97
| clubs6 = Food corporation of India
| nationalyears1 = 1981–88
| nationalteam1 = [[Indian national football team|India]]
}}
'''Aloke Mukherjee''' is a retired Indian international [[association football|football]] left back. He was active as a footballer from 1978 to 1997. He was named in the All Time best Eleven Indian Team by footballer and coach [[Pradip Kumar Banerjee|PK. Banerjee]]. He is currently working as Deputy General Manager & Joint Director-Food (Gazetted Officer) in Food Corporation of India.

== Early life ==
Aloke Mukherjee was born to Jiban Krishna Mukherjee and Renuka Mukherjee in Ichapur, [[North 24 Parganas district|North 24 Parganas]] of [[West Bengal]], and is a graduate from Anandamath College of the University of Calcutta. During his school days, he participated in inter-school tournaments and in different districts of West Bengal.

== Career ==

Mukherjee was Captain of the Indian National team during the 1980s. He represented India in various international tournaments from 1981-88.

===International tournaments===
* Kings Cup ( Bangkok ) -1981
* [[Asian Games]]-1982,1986
* Presidents Cup ( Seoul ) -1982
* Nehru Cup-1982,83,84,85
* Pre Olympics-1983
* Merdeka Cup-1982,86
* Great Wall Cup-1984
* Pre world Cup-1985
* SAF Games-1985,87(Gold Medal Winner)

=== Bengal===
*[[Santosh Trophy]]-1981(Winner), 82(Winner), 83, 84, 85, 86(Winner), 87, 88(Winner-Captain),93

===Clubs===
[[File:Aloke Mukherjee played for Mohunbagan Club.jpg|thumb|Aloke Mukherjee in Mohunbagan Club Jersey]][[File:Aloke Mukherjee .jpg|thumb|Aloke Mukherjee in East Bengal Club Jersey]]
* [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railways]] - 1978-79, was the paramount member of 78,79 [[Santosh Trophy]] for Railways.
* [[George Telegraph S.C.|George Telegraph]] - 1980
*[[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka)|Mohammedan Sporting]] - 1981

===Trophies won===
*[[Calcutta Football League]](3)-1982, 85, 91
* [[Durand Cup]](2)-1982,91
* [[IFA Shield]] (3)-1983,84,91
* [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]] (1)-1985
* DCM Trophy (1)-1983
* Darjeeling Gold cup (2)-1982,85
* Negjee Trophy (1)-1983
* Mohunbagan Club – 1986-90,92-94
*[[Calcutta Football League]](4)-1986, 90, 92, 94
* [[Durand Cup]] (2)-1986, 94
* [[IFA Shield]] (1)-1987,89
* [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]] (4)-1986, 87, 92, 94
* [[Rovers Cup]] (2)-1988, 92
* [[Sikkim Gold Cup]] (4)-1986, 89, 92, 94
* [[All Airlines Gold Cup]] (1)-1989
* JC Guha Memorial Trophy (1)-1988
* [[Food Corporation of India]] - 1995,96,97
==Managerial career==
Mukherjee was head coach of Bengal - Mohunbagan (2003), East Bengal (2008) and Mohammedan sporting club (2012–13).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/mohammaden-sportings-coach-alok-mukherjee-resigns|title=Mohammaden Sporting's coach Alok Mukherjee resigns|website=www.sportskeeda.com|access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref> Under his coaching Mohunbagan club won the IFA Shield in 2003, defeating arch-rivals East Bengal club. As assistant coach of senior India, he participated in the [[Asian Games]], [[LG Cup (association football)|LG Cup]](Winner in 2003), [[Afro-Asian Games|Afro Asian Games]], Pre-World Cup, and [[SAF Games]]. He was chief coach of India in 2003 SAF Games held at Islamabad, where India were runners-up and recipients of the silver medal. Mukherjee was two times coach of Senior Bengal in the [[Santosh Trophy]]. Under his coaching Bengal U-21 team became a champion in [[Ballia district|Balia]], [[Uttar Pradesh]].
[[File:Banglar Gaurav 2013.jpg|thumb|221x221px|Banglar Gaurav 2013]]

He has also managed then [[National Football League (India)|NFL]] side [[Tollygunge Agragami FC]] from 2001 to 2002.<ref>[http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers2001.html Season Ending Transfers In Indian Football: 2001] ''indianfootball.de''. Retrieved 29 July 2021</ref>

==Awards==
* Best Footballer of the year-1981,94
* Banglar Gaurav 2013-State Government Award
* Mother Teresa International Award

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/simply-the-best/article3185848.ec{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* http://www.rediff.com/sports/2003/may/16bagan.htm
* https://web.archive.org/web/20150211133057/http://eastbengalfootballclub.com/hall-of-fame.php Hall of Fame – [[Kingfisher East Bengal]]
* https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-team-at-the-asian-games-1982-new-delhi
* https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/greatest-indian-football-xi-of-all-time

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[[Category:Footballers from West Bengal]]
[[Category:Indian football coaches]]
[[Category:Association football defenders]]
[[Category:1960 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:India international footballers]]
[[Category:Mohun Bagan AC players]]

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