Kazi Nazrul Islam (footballer)
Kazi Nazrul Islam (Bengali: কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম; born 16 October 1978) is a retired Bangladeshi professional footballer who played as a defender.[2] He played for the Bangladesh national team from 1999 to 2008 and captained the team on multiple occasions. Nazrul currently works as a team manager for his former club Abahani Limited Dhaka.
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| Full name | Kazi Nazrul Islam | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 October 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Narayanganj, Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Abahani Limited Dhaka (team manager) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1997 | Farashganj SC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Mohammedan SC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Farashganj SC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Muktijoddha Sangsad | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Brothers Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Mohammedan SC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Bangladesh U19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Bangladesh U23 (wildcard) | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2008 | Bangladesh | 41 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career edit
Nazrul spent most of his career with Abahani Limited Dhaka.[3] His first spell with club lasted for two years and after four years away, Nazrul rejoined Abahani in 2007. During his second spell, Nazrul was a mainstay in defense as the club won the Bangladesh Premier League for three years straight, from 2007 till 2010. He was club captain in the 2008-09 season. Nazrul ended his career after the 2010–11 Bangladesh League season when Abahani finally lost the league title to Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club.
International career edit
Nazrul represented Bangladesh U19 at the 1996 AFC Youth Championship after playing an important role during qualification. He captained the Bangladesh national team during the 2007 Nehru Cup. He initially retired from international football in 2007 after a fallout with head coach at the time, Syed Nayeemuddin.[4] He returned to the team after Nayeemuddin left only to continue for one more year.[5]
Honours edit
Mohammedan SC
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC
Abahani Limited Dhaka
- Dhaka Premier Division League: 2001
- Bangladesh Premier League: 2007, 2008-09, 2009-10
- Federation Cup: 2010
- Super Cup: 2011
Brothers Union
Bangladesh
- SAFF Championship: 2003
- South Asian Games Gold medal: 1999
References edit
- ^ "Kazi Nazrul Islam Stats, Info and Next Game". FootballCritic.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Kazi Nazrul Islam". www.national-football-teams.com. from the original on 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- ^ "Dhaka teams bag the elite". The Daily Star. January 3, 2000. from the original on December 5, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- ^ "Nazrul quits from national team". The Daily Star. October 17, 2007. from the original on December 5, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- ^ "5 new faces in Bangladesh football squad". m.bdnews24.com. from the original on 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2021-12-05.