Sujata Kar

Sujata Kar (born 13 May 1980)^[1] is an Indian head coach and former professional women's footballer.^[2] She served as the head coach of the East Bengal side in their maiden appearance in the Indian Women's League season. She also represented and served as the captain of the India women's national football team in 2007.^[3]

Sujata Kar

Personal information
Date of birth	(1980-05-13) 13 May 1980 (age 45)
Place of birth	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Southern Samity (head coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2001	East Bengal
International career
1998–2007	India		(12)
Managerial career
2017	Taltala Dipti Sangha
2021	Southern Samity (assistant)
2021–2022	ARA (assistant)
2022	ARA (interim)
2022–2023	East Bengal
2022–	West Bengal (state)
2023–2025	Sribhumi
2025–	Southern Samity
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

Kar grew up in the Jadavpur area of Kolkata.^[4]

Career

In February 2000, she signed a contract with the German Bundesliga second division by TSV Crailsheim.^[4] She trained for two months in Germany along with Alpana Seal, but lack of proper documentation denied her a chance to play in the foreign league.

In 2001, she captained the East Bengal club team which won the Kolkata Women's Football League.^[5]

As a coach, she guided Sribhumi to their Indian Women's League 2 title in 2024.

Honours

Player

East Bengal

• Calcutta Women's Football League: 2001^[6]

Manager

Taltala Dipti Sangha

• Calcutta Women's Football League: 2017^[4]

East Bengal

• Calcutta Women's Football League: 2022–23^[7]

Sribhumi

• Indian Women's League 2: 2023–24^[8]
• Calcutta Women's Football League: 2023–24

Awards

2024: Best women's coach of the year awarded by AIFF.^[9]