Aminur Rahman (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mohamed Aminur Rahman | ||
Date of birth | 1 December 1954 | ||
Place of birth | Narayanganj, East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh) | ||
Date of death | 17 May 2024[1] | (aged 69)||
Place of death | Narayanganj, Bangladesh | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Center-back, left-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1970 | Railway Blues | ||
1972 | B.G. Press SRC | ||
1973–1975 | Rahmatganj MFS | ||
1976 | B.G. Press SRC | ||
1977–1978 | Sadharan Bima CSC | ||
1979–1982 | Team BJMC | ||
International career | |||
1979–1980 | Bangladesh | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Aminur Rahman (Bengali: আমিনুর রহমান; 1 December 1954 – 17 May 2024) was a Bangladeshi footballer who played as a center-back for the Bangladesh national team from 1979 to 1980.
Playing career[edit]
Joy Govinda High School, next to Aminur's house, was where he started his education and sports journey. He excelled in inter-school football and athletics, and after passing matriculation in 1968, he joined Government Tolaram College in 1969.[2] He won the East Pakistan inter-college football tournament the following year, and eventually took up a job at Dhakashwari Mills while also playing football in the Narayanganj District League. In 1070, he represented Railyway Blues at the Dhaka Second Division League and after the Bangladesh Liberation War, joined B.G. Press SRC, in the First Division. In 1973, he participated in India's Bordoloi Trophy with Rahmatganj MFS. In 1977, he was the club captain of Sadharan Bima CSC in the First Division, and in 1979 was league champion with Team BJMC.[3]
International career[edit]
In 1979, the same year in which he won the Dhaka League title with Team BJMC, Aminur was included in the Bangladesh national team squad to participate in an unofficial exhibition match in Dhaka against South Korea national B team which had won the 1979 Merdeka Cup. Aminur made two official appearances for the senior international team, both coming at the 1980 AFC Asian Cup in Kuwait, against Iran and China, respectively.[4]
Death[edit]
On 17 May 2024, Aminur died after suffering a cardiac arrest at his residency in Paikpara, Narayanganj.[5][6]
Honours[edit]
Team BJMC
- Dhaka League: 1979
References[edit]
- ^ "হাজী আমিনুরের মৃত্যুতে জেলা ক্রীড়া সংস্থা ও ফুটবল এসোসিয়েশনের শোক". Narayanganj Times (in Bengali). 18 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "নাঃগঞ্জে সাবেক জাতীয় ফুটবলার আমিনুর রহমান আর নেই". dailynarayanganj.com (in Bengali). May 18, 2024. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ "আমিনুর রহমানের মৃত্যুতে জেলা ক্রীড়া সংস্থা ও ফুটবল এসোসিয়েশনের শোক". livenarayanganj.com (in Bengali). May 18, 2024. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ Dulal, Mahmud (2020). খেলার মাঠে মুক্তিযুদ্ধ (transl. Liberation war in the playground) (in Bengali). Bishhoshahitto Bhobon. ISBN 978-984-8218-31-0.
- ^ Hossain, Ahmedul (May 18, 2024). "সাবেক জাতীয় ফুটবলার না'গঞ্জের কৃতী সন্তান আমিনুর রহমানের ইন্তেকাল". bangladeshshomachar.com. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ Kalam, Abul (May 18, 2024). "নাঃগঞ্জে সাবেক জাতীয় ফুটবলার আমিনুর রহমান আর নেই". news24line.com (in Bengali). Retrieved May 18, 2024.
External links[edit]
- জাতীয় ফুটবলার আমিনুর রহমান এর জীবন কাহিনী at dailyalokitoprotrika.news.blog