Chatterjee played for the club successfully as center half in 2–3–5 formation throughout his career.[5] In the 1930s, He represented Mohun Bagan in multiple tournaments alongside some of club's legendary players —
Karuna Bhattacharya,[18]Syed Abdus Samad,[19][20]Umapati Kumar,[21] Sanmatha Dutta, Bimal Mukherjee, and Satu Chowdhury.[22] After leaving Mohun Bagan, he appeared with
Aryan, one of the oldest clubs in the city.[5]
As referee
After retirement, he went on to become match referee and officiated numerous football matches between
Indian and visiting European teams.[5]
Managerial career
Mohun Bagan
Chatterjee began his managerial career as trainer cum head coach in his former club
Mohun Bagan and guided the team in
Calcutta Football League until joining the Indian team in 1948. He later served as secretary of the club.[23] Under his leadership,
youth department of Mohun Bagan was set up in 1944.[23] During his tenure,
Sheoo Mewalal signed with and played for "the mariners".[24]
India later went on to play few friendly matches in their Nederlands tour, where they went down to
Sparta Rotterdam, but managed to win 5–1 against
Ajax Amsterdam.[49][50]
He was associated with Mohun Bagan in the 1950s and 60s, and mentored some of India's notable footballers, predominantly
Chuni Goswami,[56][57][58][59] and Kajal Mukherjee.[60] When Arun Sinha became coach, Chatterjee became team manager of the club. In the 1960s, the club won
Calcutta Football League,
IFA Shield and
Durand Cup multiple times.[61] He was in the team management of Mohun Bagan, and was part of Jarnail Singh led team that toured to
East Africa and played matches in
Uganda,
Kenya,
Zanzibar and
Tanganyika.[62][63]
^Webdesk, Xtratime Bangla (21 April 2020).
"ভাইপোকে পোস্টে বেঁধে লাথি মেরে ছিলেন স্যার দুখিরাম মজুমদার…" [Sir Dukhiram Majumdar tied his nephew to a post and kicked him...]. xtratimebangla.in (in Bengali). Kolkata: Xtratime Bangla. Archived from
the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
^Dasgupta, Biplab (11 October 2020).
"প্রসঙ্গঃ স্যার দুখীরাম মজুমদার" [Context: Sir Dukhiram Majumdar]. justnews24x7official.com (in Bengali). Kolkata: Just News 24×7. Archived from
the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
^Bhattacharya, Ayan (10 September 2023).
"বাংলা ভাগের ক্ষত কিভাবে বিষিয়ে দিল মোহনবাগান আর ইস্টবেঙ্গলকে?" [How did the wound of the partition of Bengal poisoned both Mohun Bagan and East Bengal?]. inscript.me (in Bengali). Kolkata: ইনস্ক্রিপ্ট বাংলা নিউজ. Archived from
the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
^Dutta, Prasenjit (22 May 2022).
"ময়দানের তৃতীয় নয়ন" [The Third Eye of Kolkata Maidan]. prohor.in (in Bengali). Kolkata: Prohor News. Archived from
the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
Sen, Dwaipayan (2013). "Wiping the Stain Off the Field of Plassey: Mohun Bagan in 1911". In Bandyopadhyay, Kausik; Mallick, Sabyasachi (eds.). Fringe Nations in World Soccer. Routledge.
ISBN978-1-317-99810-5.
Sen, Ronojoy (2015). "The Empire Strikes Back: The 1911 IFA Shield and Football in Calcutta". Nation at Play: A History of Sport in India. Columbia University Press.
ISBN978-0-231-16490-0.
Guha, Chandak (5 September 2019).
"ইংরেজরাও ভয় পেত বাংলার প্রথম কিংবদন্তি ফুটবল কোচকে" [The Englishmen too feared Bengal's legendary first football coach]. bongodorshon.com (in Bengali). Kolkata: Bongodorshon Information Desk. Archived from
the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
Ahmed, Rasel (1 February 2019).
"জাদুকর সামাদ: বাংলার একজন অতিমানব" [Magician Samad: The Wizard from Bengal]. roar.media (in Bengali). Dhaka: Roar Media News. Archived from
the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
Chatterjee played for the club successfully as center half in 2–3–5 formation throughout his career.[5] In the 1930s, He represented Mohun Bagan in multiple tournaments alongside some of club's legendary players —
Karuna Bhattacharya,[18]Syed Abdus Samad,[19][20]Umapati Kumar,[21] Sanmatha Dutta, Bimal Mukherjee, and Satu Chowdhury.[22] After leaving Mohun Bagan, he appeared with
Aryan, one of the oldest clubs in the city.[5]
As referee
After retirement, he went on to become match referee and officiated numerous football matches between
Indian and visiting European teams.[5]
Managerial career
Mohun Bagan
Chatterjee began his managerial career as trainer cum head coach in his former club
Mohun Bagan and guided the team in
Calcutta Football League until joining the Indian team in 1948. He later served as secretary of the club.[23] Under his leadership,
youth department of Mohun Bagan was set up in 1944.[23] During his tenure,
Sheoo Mewalal signed with and played for "the mariners".[24]
India later went on to play few friendly matches in their Nederlands tour, where they went down to
Sparta Rotterdam, but managed to win 5–1 against
Ajax Amsterdam.[49][50]
He was associated with Mohun Bagan in the 1950s and 60s, and mentored some of India's notable footballers, predominantly
Chuni Goswami,[56][57][58][59] and Kajal Mukherjee.[60] When Arun Sinha became coach, Chatterjee became team manager of the club. In the 1960s, the club won
Calcutta Football League,
IFA Shield and
Durand Cup multiple times.[61] He was in the team management of Mohun Bagan, and was part of Jarnail Singh led team that toured to
East Africa and played matches in
Uganda,
Kenya,
Zanzibar and
Tanganyika.[62][63]
^Webdesk, Xtratime Bangla (21 April 2020).
"ভাইপোকে পোস্টে বেঁধে লাথি মেরে ছিলেন স্যার দুখিরাম মজুমদার…" [Sir Dukhiram Majumdar tied his nephew to a post and kicked him...]. xtratimebangla.in (in Bengali). Kolkata: Xtratime Bangla. Archived from
the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
^Dasgupta, Biplab (11 October 2020).
"প্রসঙ্গঃ স্যার দুখীরাম মজুমদার" [Context: Sir Dukhiram Majumdar]. justnews24x7official.com (in Bengali). Kolkata: Just News 24×7. Archived from
the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
^Bhattacharya, Ayan (10 September 2023).
"বাংলা ভাগের ক্ষত কিভাবে বিষিয়ে দিল মোহনবাগান আর ইস্টবেঙ্গলকে?" [How did the wound of the partition of Bengal poisoned both Mohun Bagan and East Bengal?]. inscript.me (in Bengali). Kolkata: ইনস্ক্রিপ্ট বাংলা নিউজ. Archived from
the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
^Dutta, Prasenjit (22 May 2022).
"ময়দানের তৃতীয় নয়ন" [The Third Eye of Kolkata Maidan]. prohor.in (in Bengali). Kolkata: Prohor News. Archived from
the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
Sen, Dwaipayan (2013). "Wiping the Stain Off the Field of Plassey: Mohun Bagan in 1911". In Bandyopadhyay, Kausik; Mallick, Sabyasachi (eds.). Fringe Nations in World Soccer. Routledge.
ISBN978-1-317-99810-5.
Sen, Ronojoy (2015). "The Empire Strikes Back: The 1911 IFA Shield and Football in Calcutta". Nation at Play: A History of Sport in India. Columbia University Press.
ISBN978-0-231-16490-0.
Guha, Chandak (5 September 2019).
"ইংরেজরাও ভয় পেত বাংলার প্রথম কিংবদন্তি ফুটবল কোচকে" [The Englishmen too feared Bengal's legendary first football coach]. bongodorshon.com (in Bengali). Kolkata: Bongodorshon Information Desk. Archived from
the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
Ahmed, Rasel (1 February 2019).
"জাদুকর সামাদ: বাংলার একজন অতিমানব" [Magician Samad: The Wizard from Bengal]. roar.media (in Bengali). Dhaka: Roar Media News. Archived from
the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2023.