List of East Bengal FC coaches
He did so after the club sent out their starting eleven with the notable exclusion of defender Sailesh Bose, when they were about to face Mohun Bagan in the Coochbehar Cup semi-final on 28 July 1920.
He, along with Raja Manmatha Nath Chaudhuri, Ramesh Chandra Sen and Aurobinda Ghosh, formed East Bengal on 1 August 1920.
[9][10][11] Sushil Bhattacharya was appointed by the club as the first-ever head coach of the senior men's football team in 1961.
[16] The club won five more titles in 1973 including two famous victories over North Korean football teams, first defeating Pyongyang City in the IFA Shield final and then defeating Dok Ro Gang in the DCM Trophy final, a team which consisted of players from the 1966 FIFA World Cup North Korean squad.
[4][19] In total, P. K. Banerjee won thirty-one titles as the head coach of East Bengal, a record still unmatched to date.
[5][6][21] P. K. Banerjee discontinued after a year, but Monoranjan Bhattacharya remained in charge for three seasons, winning seven trophies including a Federation Cup triumph against Dempo in 1996.
[14][15][25] In 2005, Bhowmick stepped down from his position due to legal issues,[26] and the club appointed Philippe De Ridder, the first-ever foreign national to be the head coach of East Bengal.
[27][28] Ridder led East Bengal to the 2006 Super Cup title after finishing runners-up in the 2005–06 National Football League.
[27][28] Brazilian veteran coach Carlos Roberto Pereira was appointed in charge in 2006–07 season winning just the Calcutta Football League.
[27][28] The club also appointed the likes of Marcos Falopa,[32] Armando Colaco,[33] Eelco Schattorie,[34] Biswajit Bhattacharya,[35] Khalid Jamil,[36] Alejandro Menéndez[37] and Mario Rivera Campesino[38] after Morgan left in 2013.
[42] The club and Robbie Fowler mutually terminated the contract in 2021,[43] and former Real Madrid Castilla coach Manolo Díaz was appointed in charge for the 2021–22 season.
[49][50] However, after finishing ninth in the Indian Super League, the club management decided not to renew the contract and parted ways with Stephen after the season ended.
[55] On 8 October 2024, East Bengal appointed Spanish head-coach Óscar Bruzón as the head coach of the team until the end of the season.
[4] The Dronacharya award winner Syed Nayeemuddin comes second in the most honours list with a total of sixteen titles to his name as the coach of Red and Gold brigade including another "Triple Crown" in 1990–91.
[23] Amal Dutta, regarded as the very first professional coach in Indian football too won eleven titles during his five different spells at the club.
[12] Club legend Monoranjan Bhattacharyais fifth on the list with ten trophies as the head coach, including the very first National League title in 2000–01.
[28] Philippe De Ridder, Trevor James Morgan, and Mario Rivera Campesino are the only three foreign coaches to be appointed more than once by the club.
In 2003–04 season, East Bengal brought in South African Kevin Jackson as the physical trainer for the team ahead of participating in the 2003 ASEAN Club Championship.
In 2015–16, East Bengal appointed their former defender Kenyan Sammy Omollo as the assistant coach of the team, the first foreign personnel to take charge of that role.
