Manzur Hasan Mintu
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 April 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Satkhira, Bengal, British India | ||
| Date of death | 18 November 2014 (aged 74)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Jaipur, India | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1953–1955 | Kamal Sporting | ||
| 1956–1957 | Fire Service | ||
| 1958–1964 | Dhaka Wanderers | ||
| International career | |||
| 1957–1959 | East Pakistan | ||
| 1958 | Pakistan | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Manzur Hasan Mintu (7 April 1940 – 18 November 2014)[2] was a Bangladeshi footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[3] He worked for radio and television as a sports commentator for 40 years since 1973.[2] He was awarded National Sports Award for football and badminton by the Government of Bangladesh in 1978.[1]
Club career
[edit]Mintu began playing in the Dhaka Second Division Football League with Kamal Sporting Club in 1953. He captained Dhaka Wanderers Club to the 1960 First Division League title.[4]
International career
[edit]Mintu played for the Pakistan national football team in the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo.[1] He represented East Pakistan in the National Football Championship from 1957 to 1959 and later played for Dhaka Division from 1961 to 1963.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Mintu graduated from the University of Dhaka and worked as an income tax commissioner. After the retirement, he served as the treasurer of the national sports council.[1]
Death
[edit]Mintu died on 18 November 2014, after suffering a cardiac arrest in Jaipur, India.[4]
Honours
[edit]Dhaka Wanderers Club
- Dhaka League: 1960
East Pakistan White
- National Championship runner-up: 1957
East Pakistan
- National Championship runner-up: 1959
Dhaka Division
- National Championship: 1961–62, 1962
Individual
- 1978 − National Sports Awards.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Mintu bhai no more". The Daily Star. 2014-11-19. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ a b "Veteran sports commentator Monjur Hasan Mintu passes away". Prothom Alo. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ "২০১৪: বিদায়ের মিছিল". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). January 2015. Archived from the original on 2020-02-19. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ a b "চলে গেলেন মনজুর হাসান মিন্টু". Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 2014-11-19. Archived from the original on 2024-08-28. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ "থেমে গেল সেই কণ্ঠস্বর". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 2014-11-19. Archived from the original on 2024-08-28. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
Bibliography
[edit]- Dulal, Mahmud (2020). খেলার মাঠে মুক্তিযুদ্ধ (transl. Liberation war in the playground) (in Bengali). Bishhoshahitto Bhobon. ISBN 978-984-8218-31-0.
- Dulal, Mahmud (2014). পাকিস্তান জাতীয় দল বাঙালি খেলোয়াড় (transl. Bengali players in the Pakistan national team) (in Bengali). Bishhoshahitto Bhobon.
- Alam, Masud (2017). ফুটবলের গল্প ফুটবলারদের গল্প (transl. The story of football the story of footballers) (in Bengali). Bishhoshahitto Bhobon. ISBN 9789849134688.
- Mahmud, Noman (2018). ফুটবল পায়ে মুক্তির যুদ্ধ (transl. Liberation war fought by football) (in Bengali). Agamee Prakashani. ISBN 978-984-8218-31-0.
- 1940 births
- 2014 deaths
- University of Dhaka alumni
- Bangladeshi men's footballers
- Pakistan men's international footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Dhaka Wanderers Club players
- Asian Games competitors for Pakistan
- Footballers at the 1958 Asian Games
- Recipients of the Bangladesh National Sports Award
- Pakistani men's footballers
- People from Satkhira District
- Sportspeople from Khulna Division