Kazi Anwar Hossain

Kazi Anwar Hossain (Bengali: কাজী আনোয়ার হোসেন) is a retired Bangladeshi footballer who played as a right-winger. Anwar holds an AFC C License and has coached the likes of Wari Club, PWD SC and Eskaton Sabuj Sangha Club. He also established the Kazi Anwar Football Academy in 1997.[1]

Kazi Anwar
Personal information
Full name Kazi Anwar Hossain
Date of birth (1957-06-02) June 2, 1957
Place of birth Rangpur, East Pakistan
(now Rangpur, Bangladesh)
Position(s) Right-Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1984 Abahani Krira Chakra
1985 Dhaka Wanderers
1986 Dhanmondi Club
1987–1989 PWD SC
International career
1978–1980 Bangladesh U19
1979–1983 Bangladesh
Managerial career
1988–1989 PWD SC
– Wari Club
– Eskaton Sabuj Sangha
1994 Abahani Limited Dhaka (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Anwar made his Dhaka League debut in 1976 for Abahani Krira Chakra. He soon became a regular face in the starting eleven and scored a goal in the 1977 league deciding match against Rahmatganj MFS, which Abahani won 3–1.[2] With Abahani he won the league title four times during his 8 year-long stay at the club, and also captained them in 1982. After leaving Abahani in 1984, Anwar went on to play for Dhaka Wanderers and Dhanmondi Club before retiring in 1989 while playing for PWD Sports Club.[3]

International career

After being impressed by the winger during the 1978 AFC Youth Championship, coach Werner Bickelhaupt gave Anwar his international debut in 1979. In his debut year for Bangladesh, he participated in both the 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers and Korea Cup. Anwar's contribution to the team during the qualifiers earned him a place in the main squad for the 1980 AFC Asian Cup, in Kuwait.[1]

Black September 1982

During his year as club captain in 1982, Anwar was involved in one of the most notorious incidents in Bangladeshi football, named as the "Black September" event.[4] The incident took place during a Dhaka Derby on September 1982, when three Abahani players (Kazi Salahuddin, Golam Rabbani Helal, Ashrafuddin Ahmed Chunnu) alongside Anwar were arrested for protesting the referee's decision which later progressed into a fight involving the respective fans. Surprisingly, the court held Anwar and his teammates responsible for conspiring a potential military coup, against military government Hussain Muhammad Ershad. Although Anwar was sentenced to six months in prison, he along with the other four footballers were released after 17 days.[5]

Honours

Abahani Limited Dhaka

Awards and accolades

References
  1. Pratidin, Bangladesh (April 18, 2020). "ফুটবলার যখন ক্রিকেট কোচ". বাংলাদেশ প্রতিদিন.
  2. Blitz, Desk (April 28, 2021). "Looking back into Bangladesh football in the 80s".
  3. Zubaear, Arafat. "২৪ বছর পর ভাঙল আনোয়ারের অভিমান". dhakapost.com.
  4. "ক্রীড়াঙ্গনের কলঙ্কিত এক দিন". উৎপল শুভ্র :: Utp al Shuvro.
  5. "এরশাদের সামরিক আদালতে যেভাবে বিচার হয়েছিল সালাউদ্দিন-চুন্নুদের". www.kalerkantho.com. September 19, 2021.
  6. "Athletes and Sports Organizers have been awarded the 'National Sports Award' by the Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh". BFF.
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