FULL NAME: Akshay Das
GENDER: Male
BORN: January 4, 1977 at Sabalpur, Cuttack, Odisha, India
MARITAL STATUS: Married Namita Sahoo on June 8, 2012.
FAMILY: Father (Anam Charan Das), mother (Bhabani Das), wife (Namita Sahoo) two brothers (Arun and Anjan) and two sisters (Mamata, Namita).
HOME ADDRESS: Village- Sabalpur, PO- Benkar, PS- Cuttack Sadar, District- Cuttack, State- Odisha.
TELEPHONE: 09777675611 (Mobile)
E-MAIL: akshaydas@yahoo.co.in / akshay_das05@yahoo.co.in / akshay_das@yahoomail.co.in
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: Matriculate, ITI (Electrical, 1996-99).
PROFESSION: Working as coach in SAI- HAL Center, Sunabeda (Koraput).
TYPE OF PLAYER: Mid-fielder
HOME CLUB: East Bengal (Kolkata), Yazdani Club-73 (Bhubaneswar), Sunrise (Cuttack).

MAJOR ACHIVEMENTS AS PLAYER:

CLUB/STATE:
*     Played Kolkata League for SAIL Football Club for one season (1998), East Bengal Club for three seasons (1999, 2000 and 2004), Eveready Sports Club for one season (2005), Kolkata Port Trust for one season (2006), Mohammedan Sporting once season (2007).
*     Played IFA Shield for East Bengal thrice (1999, 2000 and 2004) and Eveready Sports Club once (2005).
*     Played McDowell Cup for East Bengal twice (1999 and 2000).
*     Represented Salgaocar Sports Club in Goa Football League for the year 2001.
*     Represented ITI Sports Club (Bangalore) in Karnataka Football League for the year for the year 2002.
*     Represented Sporting Clubede Goa in Goa Football League for the year 2003.
*     Played Delhi Super Division League for Hindustan Football Club once.

NATIONAL:
*     Represented Bengal in the 32nd Under-19 National Football Championship at Imphal (Manipur) and Under-21 National Football Championship at Nimbada, Rajasthan in 1999.
*     Played Federation Cup for East Bengal Club thrice (1999, 2000, 2004), Salgaocar Sports Club once (2001), ITI Sports Club (Bangalore) once (2002), Sporting Clube de Goa once (2003) and Eveready Sports Club once (2005).
*     Played Durand Cup for East Bengal twice (2000, 2004), Salgaocar once (2001), ITI Bangalore once (2002), Sporting Clube de Goa once (2003), Eveready Sports Club once (2005).
*     Played in National Football League (NFL) for East Bengal Club thrice (199-2000, 2000-01, 2004-05), Salgaocar Sports Club once (2001-02), ITI Sports Club once (2002-03), Sporting Clube de Goa once (2003-04), Fransa Pax Football Club once (2005-06), Viva Kerala Football Club once (2007-08).
*     Represented Salgaocar Sports Club in Governor’s Gold Cup in 2001.
*     Represented Goa U-21 National Football Championship at Mandiya (Karnataka) in May 2002.
*     Represented ITI Sports Club (Bangalore) in Sikkim Governor’s Gold Cup at Namchi in 2002.
*     Represented Sporting Clube de Goa in Goa Governor’s Cup Tournament in 2003.
*     Played Santosh Trophy National Championship for Orissa thrice (2004, 2005 and 2008).

INTERNATIONAL:
*     He was a member of Indian Youth Football Team that toured Mauritius in 1999.
*     Represented India in 32nd Asian Youth (U-19) Qualifying Tournament at Colombo (Sri Lanka) in July, 2000.
*     Played two matches (home and away) AFC Club Championship for East Bengal against Syria club in 2004.

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS AS COACH:
*     He was the head coach of the Odisha team that qualified for the final rounds of the 78th Senior Men National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy, winning both of their league matches in Group-F against Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh at GNDU Sports Complex in Amritsar on 21 and 23 Nov 2024.
*     Successfully completed the AFC A license coaching course, held at Mumbai in 2016.
*     Signed a contract to serve as coach in Tata Football Academy for three years from July 2015.
*     On December 24, 2014, he was appointed chief coach of Odisha men’s football team for Santosh Trophy Championship 2015.
*     Passed the AIFF `D’ License Instructors Course, which was held at Thiruvananthapuram  (Kerala) from May 5 to 9, 2014.
*     Became a AFC `B` license football coach by successfully completing the necessary course, which was conducted at Goa from October 13 to November 3, 2013.
*     He was the coach of the Odisha team that finished runners-up in the Coca Cola U-16 National Football Championship in 2013.
*     Served as the assistant coach of Odisha team for the 66th Santosh Trophy Football Championship, which was hosted by Odisha in May 11 to 28, 2012.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*     Appointed as the Technical Director of Football Association of Odisha (FAO) on 1 August 2024.
*     Became the father of a male child on July 15, 2016.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 22 July 2009
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 23 November 2024