HE GROOMED WINNERS, NOW TNA STUDENTS COMPETE IN HIS MEMORY
PHOTO-M. Chakraboty, Bachelor in sports & Hum Diploma in Football Coaching
Gangtok: The Manas Chakraborty Football Tournament opened here at Tashi Namgyal Academy playground yesterday with the first match played between Class VIII students and Ex- Tenacians (C) which ended with 6-1 in favour of former students of the School.
The tournament has been earlier inaugurated by wife of late Football Coach Renuka Chakraborty.Tseten lepcha,President of TNA Alumini Association was present as Chief Guest on the inaugural Game.The tournament will beheld between the School's Ex- students and students from Class VIII and above and shall continue till June 05. The tournament shall feature now on list of annual events of TNA School and will be organised by Ex-students in memory of popular football coach Late Manas Chakraborty who expired last year on November 12,2006.Late Chakraborty was one of major contributor in grooming of excellent football talents from School such as Baichung Bhutia, Sherab Lepcha and many more.
Mr.Manas has joined TNA in 1980 as the Teacher In Charge,Sports .During his tenure asfootball coach TNA scaled impressive heights bringing home National School Championship laurels and taken the talents from state to national level.Born in 1954 in Kolkatta,Mr. Manas passed his CBSE in 1972 and was Sports Authority of India certified Coach.
