Kazi Anwar Hossain

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Kazi Anwar
Personal information
Full name Kazi Anwar Hossain
Date of birth (1957-06-02) 2 June 1957 (age 66)
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
1994 Abahani Ltd. Dhaka (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kazi Anwar Hossain (Bengali: কাজী আনোয়ার হোসেন; born 2 June 1957) is a retired Bangladeshi football player and coach.

Club career[edit]

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.[1] 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.[2]

International career[edit]

After being impressed by the winger during the 1978 AFC Youth Championship, coach Werner Bickelhaupt gave Anwar his international debut in 1979.[3] 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.[4]

Black September 1982[edit]

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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]

Coaching career[edit]

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. The academy later went on to participate in the Pioneer Football League.[4]

Honours[edit]

Abahani Limited Dhaka

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Looking back into Bangladesh football in the 80s". Weekly Blitz. April 28, 2021. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024.
  2. ^ Zubaear, Arafat (29 June 2022). "২৪ বছর পর ভাঙল আনোয়ারের অভিমান". Dhaka Post (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 3 January 2024.
  3. ^ Mahmud, Dulal (20 April 2021). "ঢাকার মাঠে সবচেয়ে বড় ফুটবল উৎসব". Utp al Shuvro (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 22 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b "ফুটবলার যখন ক্রিকেট কোচ". Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). April 18, 2020. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024.
  5. ^ "ক্রীড়াঙ্গনের কলঙ্কিত এক দিন". Utp al Shuvro (in Bengali). 15 June 2021. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024.
  6. ^ Kabir, Iqbal (December 8, 2023). "সামরিক আদালতে ফুটবলার আনোয়ারের বিচারের অজানা কথা". Ctgsangbad (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 7 February 2024.
  7. ^ "এরশাদের সামরিক আদালতে যেভাবে বিচার হয়েছিল সালাউদ্দিন-চুন্নুদের". Kalerkantho (in Bengali). September 19, 2021. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024.
  8. ^ "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. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024.
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