Amalesh Sen

Amalesh Sen (Bengali: অমলেশ সেন) (2 March 1943 7 October 2017[1]) was a Bangladeshi football player and coach.[2] He started his career playing for Dhaka Mohammedan and Shadhin Bangla Football Team,[3] but spent many years as a player and later coach for Dhaka Abahani.

Amalesh Sen
Personal information
Full name Amalesh Sen
Date of birth (1943-03-02)2 March 1943
Place of birth Bogra, Bangladesh
Date of death 7 October 2017(2017-10-07) (aged 74)
Place of death Dhaka, Bangladesh
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970 Dhaka Mohammedan
1971 Shadhin Bangla Football Team
1972–1984 Dhaka Abahani
National team
1975–1978 Bangladesh
Teams managed
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC
1999–2017 Dhaka Abahani
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Dhaka Mohammedan and Dhaka Abahani first played each other during 1973 the Dhaka League. The battle between of these two giants is commonly known as Dhaka Derby. Amalesh scored the first goal in the 1973 match and thus in the history of the Dhaka Derby.[4]

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