Nurul Haque Manik

Nurul Haque Manik (25 June 1964 – 14 June 2020)[1] was a Bangladeshi footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.[2] He was a prominent figure in the Bangladesh national team between 1989 and 1997. He spent most of his club career playing for Dhaka League giants Mohammedan Sporting Club and Brothers Union.[3]

Nurul Haque Manik
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Nurul Haque Manik
Date of birth (1964-06-25)25 June 1964
Place of birth Chandpur, East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh)
Date of death 14 June 2020(2020-06-14) (aged 55)
Place of death Dhaka, Bangladesh
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder
Youth career
1980 Kamalapur Jubo Kollayan Sangsad
1981 Pragati Sangha
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983 Fakirerpool B
1984 Lalbagh Sporting Club
1985–1986 Arambagh KS
1987–1989 Fakirerpool YMC
1989–1991 Brothers Union
1991 Kolkata Mohammedan
1991–1992 Brothers Union
1993–1998 Mohammedan Sporting Club
International career
1989–1997 Bangladesh
Medal record
Representing  Bangladesh
South Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1989
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

Mohammad Nurul Haque Manik was born in Matlab Uttar Upazila , Chandpur, Bangladesh and spent his childhood there. His father, AKM Mozammel Haque, was an accountant in the Public Works Department. Manik moved to Dhaka with his family due to his father's job and it was through him that Manik became involved with football. In 1980, he played in the Pioneer Football League with Kamalapur Jubo KS and the following year with Pragati Sangha. In 1983, he played in the Dhaka Second Division with the B team of Fakirerpool YMC.[4]

Club career

Manik made his top-tier debut with Dhaka League club Arambagh KS in 1985. He spent two years with the club and was named as their captain in 1987, which ended up being his last season there. He joined Fakirerpool YMC in 1987 and was named their captain in 1988, only one year after joining. Manik went on to sign a contract with Brothers Union, and captained The Oranges to the 1991 Federation Cup trophy. In the same year he joined Kolkata Mohammedan in the Calcutta Football League. Manik ended his career with the Dhaka based Mohammedan Sporting Club in 1998; and also captained the side in 1995.[5] He also played for Abahani Limited Dhaka as a guest player when they faced India's East Bengal Club in the 1991–92 Asian Cup Winners' Cup.[6]

International career

In 1989, Manik played for the Bangladesh Green Team (B team) at the President's Gold Cup. His greatest moment with the senior national team came during the 1989 South Asian Games, when Manik scored the opening goal of the match against India and helped his country earn a place in the finals, however, the game ended in huge controversy, when Bangladesh captain Elias Hossain was suspended from playing international games after getting into a fight with the referee.[7] Manik last played for the national team on 31 March 1997, when Bangladesh lost 0–1 to Malaysia at the Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, during the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Personal life

After his retirement Manik started his coaching career under Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF).[8]

On 14 June 2020, at the age of 55, Manik died in Dhaka, Bangladesh, after being infected with COVID-19.[9]

Honours

Brothers Union

Mohammedan SC

Bangladesh

References
  1. "করোনাতেই মারা গেছেন সাবেক ফুটবলার নুরুল হক মানিক". jagonews24.com.
  2. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Mohamed Nurul Manik". www.national-football-teams.com.
  3. "অকালে চিরবিদায় নিলেন জাতীয় দলের সাবেক তারকা ফুটবলার মানিক" [Manik, the former star footballer of the national team, passed away prematurely] (in Bengali). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Kiron's Sports Desk. 14 June 2020. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  4. প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব (14 June 2020). "চলে গেলেন মাঝমাঠের সেই নুরুল হক মানিকও". Prothomalo.
  5. "চাঁদপুরের কৃতি সন্তান সাবেক ফুটবলার ও কোচ নুরুল হক মানিক আর নেই".
  6. "Former booter Manik passes away". Dhaka Tribune. June 14, 2020.
  7. "ভারত পেল পেনাল্টি, বাংলাদেশ অধিনায়ক পেলেন শাস্তি". Prothom-alo.
  8. "BFF's youth coach Nurul Haque Manik passes away - Sports - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer.
  9. "৫৫ বছরে চলে গেলেন নুরুল হক মানিক".
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