Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu
Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu is a Bangladeshi former professional footballer who played for the Bangladesh national football team[1][2][3] for 10 years between 1975 and 1985. The left-winger represented Bangladesh in 50 international matches in which he scored 17 official goals during his 10-year long national career.[4]
| Last day of Chunnu in Abahani colors | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Narayanganj, Bangladesh | ||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973 | Dilkusha SC | ||
| 1974 | Rahmatganj MFS | ||
| 1975–1988 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | ||
| International career | |||
| 1975–1985 | Bangladesh | 50 | (17) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Chunnu started his football career with Dilkusha (first division) in 1973. He played for Abahani KC for a long period from 1975 to 1988 after playing for Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society in 1974, besides wearing the national team jersey. The winger, locally known as Chunnu, scored a hat-trick as the first-ever Bangladeshi footballer against Nepal at the President's Gold Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in 1983.
Chunnu was the first Bangladeshi goal scorer in a WC qualifier (against India). Later he scored the winner against Indonesia with a free kick just outside the penalty area. Bangladesh won 2–1, their first ever victory, and their first ever point in WC qualifying matches in the FIFA World Cup Qualifier in 1985.[5] He participated in the 1980 AFC Asian Cup, scoring the second goal in the history of Bangladesh in the Asian Cup in the 88th minute, against North Korea. Bangladesh was eliminated in the first round, with four defeats in that tournament. Later, Chunnu scored two goals in the 1986 World Cup qualifier without progressing from the first round. He is the first Bangladeshi player to score a goal in FIFA World Cup qualification round.
International goals
- Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.
| ‡ = Unofficial Fixture |
|---|
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 5 March 1979 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Afghanistan | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 2. | 10 September 1979 | Seoul Stadium, Seoul, South Korea | Sudan | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1979 President's Cup |
| 3. | 14 September 1979 | Cheongju Stadium, Cheongju, South Korea | Sri Lanka | 3–1 | ||
| 4. | 16 September 1980 | Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait | North Korea | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1980 AFC Asian Cup |
| 5. | 19 February 1982 | National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | Oman | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1982 Quaid-E-Azam International Cup |
| 6. | 5 September 1983 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Nepal | 4–2 | 1983 President's Gold Cup | |
| 7. | ||||||
| 8. | ||||||
| - | 16 September 1983 | Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Indonesia | Primera B Metropolitana XI‡ | 2–5 | 1983 Merdeka Tournament | |
| - | 26 September 1983 | Perak Stadium, Ipoh, Indonesia | South Korea XI‡ | 1–3 | ||
| 9. | 18 September 1984 | Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal | Bhutan | 2–0 | 1984 South Asian Games | |
| 10. | 19 September 1984 | Maldives | 5–0 | |||
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| 12. | 23 September 1984 | Nepal | 1–1 | 2–4 | ||
| 13. | 2–4 | |||||
| 14. | 30 March 1985 | Army Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | India | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 15. | 2 April 1985 | Indonesia | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 16. | 28 April 1985 | Tehmas Khan Football Stadium, Peshawar, Pakistan | 1–1 | 1985 Quaid-E-Azam International Cup | ||
| - | 30 April 1985 | Pakistan B‡ | 3–0 | |||
| - | ||||||
| 17. | 2 May 1985 | Pakistan | 3–1 |
Awards & achievements
In 1991 he contested in the Bangladesh general elections from Narayanganj-4 under the Awami League banner. Chunnu won the National Sports Award as a national footballer in 1996. In 2003, he served as the Abahani director[6] and football secretary. In 2005, he was made the manager (team leader) of the Bangladesh national team.[7][8] He also served as the joint secretary of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF).[9][10] He is the chairman of the football committee[11] of Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club.
See also
References
- ^ "Chunnu picks France, Brazil as probable semi-finalists". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
- ^ "'Blame it on Salahuddin'". The Daily Star. 2018-08-18. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
- ^ "Sheikh Russel clinch title". The Daily Star. 2017-02-13. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
- ^ "সবার উপরে আশরাফউদ্দিন আহমেদ চুন্নু".
- ^ "WORLD CUP 1986". www.allworldcup.narod.ru. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
- ^ "The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 119". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
- ^ "Chunnu made manager of the national team". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
- ^ "Chunnu to discharge duty as manager-cum-team leader of national football team". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
- ^ "The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 448". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
- ^ "The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 622". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
- ^ "Abahani win seven-goal thriller against Sk Jamal". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 2019-09-03.