Alamgir Hasan

Alamgir Hasan (Bengali: আলমগীর হাসান; born 3 October 1970) is a retired Bangladeshi professional footballer who played as a right back. During his career he was well known for taking long throw-ins which influenced his teams attacks.[1]

Alamgir Hasan
Personal information
Full name Mohammed Alamgir Hasan
Date of birth (1970-10-03) 3 October 1970
Place of birth Barisal, East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh)
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
1987–1989 Abahani Junior Team
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1993 Abahani Limited Dhaka
1994–1997 Mohammedan SC
International career
1988 Bangladesh U16
1990 Bangladesh U19
1991 Bangladesh U23
1993–1995 Bangladesh 7 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Bangladesh
South Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1995
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Alamgir's youth football journey started with the prestigious 4 feet 10 inches tournament and the Dhaka Ershad Cup. After doing well in such tournaments, he joined Barisal Abahani. In the Barisal League title deciding match against Barisal Mohammedan, many players from the main brach, Abahani Limited Dhaka were invited to play for the Barisal-based side. After the game Alamgir was invited to join the Dhaka League club. In late 1987, he started practicing with Abahani's junior team, and in 1989 he was promoted to the senior team. In the BTC Club Cup Final against Mohammedan SC, Alamgir's long throw-in lead to Golam Gauss scoring the winner. In 1991, he played for the Bangladesh U23 at the 1992 Summer Olympics qualifiers, while for the senior team he played both the 1993 and 1995 editions of the South Asian Games. However, during the 1993 tournament coach Oldrich Svab did not let him enter the field, as he preferred Kaiser Hamid at right-back. In 1994, he joined rivals Mohammedan SC, however, his career was cut short after picking up an injury during his second season at the club, he retired in 1997.[2]

Personal life

In 2018, was part of a campaign which aided the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, alongside former players Kaiser Hamid and Sheikh Mohammad Aslam.[3]

Honours

Abahani Limited Dhaka

Mohammedan SC

Bangladesh

References
  1. Reporter, Sports (September 8, 2018). "A tale of long throw-ins". The Daily Star.
  2. "লম্বা থ্রোয়ে কোনো টেকনিক ছিল না ছিল শক্তি". Kalerkantho. April 19, 2019.
  3. "রোহিঙ্গাদের পাশে দাঁড়ালেন ফুটবলার এমেকা". Sarabangla | Breaking News | Sports | Entertainment. May 7, 2018.
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