Mamun Joarder

Mamun Joarder (Bengali: মামুন জোয়ার্দার; born 1 April 1973), is a retired Bangladeshi footballer who played as a right winger. Mamun played for a total of 7 clubs during his 15 year long career, and he won the Dhaka League title with both Abahani Limited Dhaka and Muktijoddha Sangsad KC.[1]

Mamun Joarder
Mamun Joarder Posing for Victoria SC
Personal information
Full name Mamun Hossain Joarder
Date of birth (1973-04-01) 1 April 1973
Place of birth Khulna, Bangladesh
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Right winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1986 Azad Sporting Club
1986–1987 Mirpur Cholontika KC
1987–1988 Wari Club
1988–1990 Victoria SC
1990–1992 Mohammedan SC
1992–1994 Abahani Limited Dhaka
1994–1997 Muktijoddha Sangsad
1997–1999 Abahani Limited Dhaka
2000 Muktijoddha Sangsad
International career
1990 Bangladesh U19 4 (3)
1991 Bangladesh U23 8 (2)
1990–1997 Bangladesh 36 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mamun was also a member of the Bangladesh national football team that won its first international trophy, the Burma Cup in 1995, under coach Otto Pfister. He went on to represent his country from 1990 to 1997, scoring a total of 6 recorded goals.

Personal life

Mamun's father Alfaz Uddin Joardar was a British footballer. His brother Abdul Qadir Joardar played in Aga Khan Gold Cup in 1976. Growing up Mamun was a Mohammedan SC supporter. Both his father and brothers had encouraged Mamun to go to Dhaka, in order to become a professional footballer.[2]

After retiring from football in 2000 with Muktijoddha Sangsad KC, Mamun moved to Canada with his wife and 3 children.[3][4]

Club career

Early career

Mamun Joarder started his youth career in Chuadanga, after passing various stages of selection of U-16 footballers he came to Dhaka to take part in the divisional league final match for Khulna Division. After impressing the national team scouts present during the final, Mamun got called up for the Bangladesh U-16 national team training camp. However, he was not picked for the final squad. Mamun later went on to play for the U-19 national team. In 1985, Azad Sporting Club coach Anjam, gave Mamun the opportunity to play the last two matches of the season. Mamun then went on to play for Mirpur Chalantika and Wari Club over the next couple of years. In 1988 Mamun joined mid-table side Victoria SC after doing well in his second season at the club, he earned a move to domestic giants Mohammedan SC, in 1990.[1]

Mohammedan SC

Abdus Salam Murshedy, who was the director of Mohammedan at the time, signed Mamun, after being impressed with his performance with Victoria SC during his second season at the club. Mamun, played for Mohammedan in the Ma-Moni Gold Cup, BTC Cup, Independence Cup, 1990–91 Asian Cup Winners' Cup, in Saudi Arabia. He was a vital player for Mohammedan during the 1990–91 Asian Club Championship which took place in Dhaka. Mamun scored goals against Club Lagoons from Maldives and Salgaocar SC of India, in the group stages, helping Mohammedan reach the quarter-final round, becoming the first Bangladeshi club to do so. For that, he was awarded the best player of tournament, with the verdict of Sports Writers Association.

However, Mamun did not get a chance to play the Dhaka League with Mohammedan, Iranian coach Nasser Hejazi who was the manager of Mohammedan at the time, preferred to play the country's poster boy at the time, Sabbir, at the left wing position instead of Mamun, and after developing an uncertainty over his game time at the club, Mamun decided to leave Mohammedan. Although the clubs director Salam Murshedy offered Mamun a salary of 12 lakh taka per season, Mamun decided to join arch-rivals Abahani Dhaka for a lower salary of 11 lakh, in 1992. Mamun was heavily criticized by both the media and Mohammedan fans due to his sudden transfer to fellow title contenders.[5][2]

Abahani Limited

Abahani manager Kazi Salahuddin signed Mamun in order to replace legendary winger Kazi Anwar, and upon sigining he was guaranteed a starting spot in the team. During the 1992 league season, when the two clubs met in the Dhaka Derby, Abahani only needed a draw to claim the league title. However, Mohammedan took the lead early on into the game, Abahani manager Salahuddin had named Mamun on the bench due to allegations of match fixing. Mamun came on to the field with 35 minutes left in the second half and within a few minutes after coming on, he scored the equalizer after a deflected header from teammate Sheikh Aslam fell to his feet. Mamun scored again after 5 minutes, this time he dribbled past 2 Mohammedan defenders to slot the ball into the net by beating goalkeeper Kanan. The game ended 2–1, and Mamun won his first league trophy with Abahani.

In 1994, Mamun also scored against Kolkata Mohammedan, as Abahani won India's Charms Cup trophy, defeating the Kolkata side 2–0 in the final. During his time at the club Mamun developed a great partnership with Russian midfielder Sergey Zhukov. Along with Zhukov, Abahani had local star players such as Munna, Rehan, Alamgir Hassan and Rumi, who helped them dominate the league that year. However, at the end of 1994 all 4 of them (except Monem Munna) including Mamun left Abahani to join Muktijoddha SKC, after the country's top three clubs Mohammedan, Abahani and Brothers Union made a gentleman's agreement to lower the salaries of lower the salaries of their star players.[1][2]

Muktijoddha SKC

Manjur Kader who was in charge of Muktijoddha SKC signed 11 national team players alongside Mamun, in order to beat the country's top three teams to the league title. However, even after the heavy spending Mamun was not able to help his team win the league as, his former club Abahani clinched the title. Although the club failed to win the league, Mamun created a lethal partnership with Imtiaz Ahmed Nakib, both at club and national team, his assists helped Nakib become Mukitojoddha's all-time top scorer. Mamun's only trophy for the "freedom fighters" during his first stint at the club was the 1994 Federation Cup, which he won by defeating Abahani 3–2 in the final. And after 4 years at the club, he returned to Abahani Limited, in 1997.[1][6]

Final years & Retirement

In 1997, Mamun made his return to Abahani Limited, however, he was not able to win the league title on his return as, Muktijoddha tasted their first Dhaka league, only a few months after Mamun’s departure from the club. Mamun also sustained a massive injury during a Dhaka derby match, after his return to Abahani. During the game Mohammedan captain Kaiser Hamid and Mamun both went in for a header, and at the same time goalkeeper Kanan went in to clear the ball only to fall over Mamun and break his arm. The injury Mamun sustained along with a knee meniscus surgery turned out to be detrimental to his career and lead to him soon losing his place in the Bangladesh national team. Although Kanan had said that the fall on Mamun was accidental, Mamun later stated during an interview that he felt it was done intentionally out of revenge for the 1992 double he scored past Kanan to win Abahani the league, and in terms ending Kanan's international career.[2]

Mamun left Abahani once again after winning a couple of Federation Cup trophies, and returned to Muktijoddha SKC. During his final season as a professional footballer, Mamun was at last able to win the Dhaka League title with Muktijoddha. He played his last professional match against former club Mohammedan in August 2000, at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.[5]

Interest from Malaysia

During his time at Abahani, Mamun attracted interest from an unknown club from the Malaysian Professional League. However, Abahani officials did not allow him to move, and due to the influence of Abahani, the Bangladesh Football Federation was not able to give him the clearance to complete the transfer.[5]

International career

After playing for the Bangladesh U19, Mamun was called up to the Bangladesh U23 team which would compete in the 1992 Summer Olympics qualifiers in May 1991. During the qualifying games Mamun had developed a formidable partnership with striker Imtiaz Ahmed Nakib, his assists helped Nakib score a total of 8 goals in the 8 matches that where played, he also managed to assist Nakib's winner against Malaysia U23. Mamun also found the net twice when Bangladesh thrashed Philippines U23 8–0.[7] However, with 3 wins from 9 matches, Bangladesh finished fifth in the group and failed to qualify for the main tournament.[8]

Mamun made his senior national team debut for Bangladesh during the 1990 Asian Games against Saudi Arabia, on 24 September 1990. He was later selected for the 1991 South Asian Games, after impressing for the Olympic side at the 1992 Summer Olympics qualifiers, earlier during the year. On 28 December 1991, Mamun scored his first senior goal for his country as, Bangladesh won their first bronze medal in the South Asian Games, defeating Nepal 2–0.[1] Mamun was also vital for his country during the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, scoring 3 goals over 5 games which he played. The teams coach at the time Kazi Salahuddin put Mamun on the bench during the qualifying game against Thailand due politics in the country's federation, however, Mamun managed to score one after coming on in the second half as, Bangladesh lost the match 4–1. During the last game of the qualifiers against Sri Lanka, Mamun scored a brace as Bangladesh dismantled their opponents 3–0.[5]

The 1995 Burma Cup held in October of that year in Myanmar saw one of Mamun's best performances for the national team. Although Bangladesh started the tournament with a 4–0 defeat to hosts Myanmar, they managed to win the following two games to reach the final where they faced Myanmar once again, and during the final Mamun scored to equalize for Bangladesh and then went on to set up the winner for Nakib as, Bangladesh won their first ever international trophy, and Mamun won the player of the tournament award.[9]

Mamun's last recorded goal for Bangladesh came against Nepal in the 1995 South Asian Games held in India. He scored a long-range strike to win Bangladesh the game 2–1, however, he was unable to help the country win gold as they lost the final of the tournament to hosts India 1–0.[2] Mamun played his last international tournament during the country's disappointing 1997 SAFF Championship in Nepal.

International goals

Youth
Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.31 May 1990Dhaka Stadium, Dhaka South Korea1–11–11990 AFC Youth Championship Qualifiers
2.2 June 1990 Pakistan4–1
3.
4.24 May 1991Seoul Olympic Stadium, Seoul Philippines6–08–0[10]Olympic Football Qualification
5.7–0

Senior
Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.28 December 1991Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo   Nepal2–02–01991 SA Games
2.18 April 1993Yokohama, Tokyo Thailand1–31–41994 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
3.7 May 1993 Sri Lanka1–03–0
4.3–0
5.4 November 1995Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon Myanmar1–12–1Burma Cup
6.23 December 1995Madras, Chennai   Nepal2–02–11995 SA Games

International goals for club

Mohammedan SC
Scores and results list Dhaka Mohammedan goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.19 July 1990Bangabandhu National Stadium, DhakaMaldives Club Lagoons1–15–0AFC Champions League
2.21 July 1990India Salgaocar SC1–12–1
3.1 June 1991Bangabandhu National Stadium, DhakaBangladesh Brothers Union3–14–1BTC Club Cup
4.4–1

Abahani Limited Dhaka
Scores and results list Abahani Limited Dhaka goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.1994Kolkata, IndiaBangladesh Dhaka Mohammedan1–01–0Charms Cup Semi-Final
2.India Kolkata Mohammedan1–02–0Charms Cup Final[11]

Honours

Club
Mohammedan SC
  • Ma-O-Moni Gold Cup = 1990
Abahani Limited
Muktijoddha SKC

International

Bangladesh

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