FULL NAME: Chitrasen Patra
GENDER: Male
BORN: Date not known
FAMILY: (Father), (Mother)
ADDRESS: Cuttack, Odisha, India
ROLE IN FOOTBALL: Player-turned-coach

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS AS PLAYER:
*     Represented Odisha in the Sub-junior National Football Championship in 1993.
*     Also represented Odisha in U-19 and U-21 National Football Championships.

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS AS COACH:
*     He was the assistant coach of the Odisha team that finished runners-up in the Junior Girls National Football Championship, held at Cuttack from July 26 to August 10, 2017.
*     Groomed many national and international level woman footballers, including Sasmita Mallik, Gayatri Mallik, Alochana Senapati, Suprava Samal, Bijaylaxmi Sahu, Sradhanjali Sahu, Sangita Patra, Rasmita Patra, Kausalya Barik, Jyotsna Mallik, Srimati Samal, Rachita Mallik and Sinulata Sahu.
*     He was the manager of the Odisha team that finished runners-up in the Junior Women National Football Championship, held in Goa from October 5 to 21, 2015.
*     He was the chief coach of the Odisha team that emerged champions in the 19 th Senior Women National Football Championship at Bhilai in 2011.
*     Imparted special coaching to Odisha women team that became champion in the 2002 Federation Cup Football Tournament.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*     He was conferred with the Biju Patnaik Award for `Excellence in Coaching’ and a cheque of Rs 1 lakh in Bhubaneswar on August 29, 2016.
*     He was the manager of Odisha team that emerged champion in the Sub-junior Girls National Football Championship, held at Cuttack from Jan 17 to Feb 2, 2016.
*     Working as a trainer in the gymnasium of Odisha Cricket Association, Cuttack.
*     Started coaching career with Kendrapara District Athletic Association in 2002.
*     Completed his NIS coaching course in football at Kalyani University, Kolkata in 2003.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: October 14, 2015
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: August 12, 2017