Atiqur Rahman Meshu
Atiqur Rahman Meshu (Bengali: আতিকুর রহমান মিশু; born 26 August 1988) is a Bangladeshi football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Fortis Academy in the Bangladesh Championship League. He represented the Bangladesh national team between 2007 and 2016.[2]
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| Full name | Atiqur Rahman Meshu | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 August 1988 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kishoreganj, Bangladesh | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Fortis Academy (manager) | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Brothers Union | |||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | |||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi | |||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Brothers Union | |||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | (2) | ||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Sheikh Russel KC | |||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Mohammedan SC | 21 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2021 | Brothers Union | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2014 | Bangladesh U23 | 10 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2007–2016 | Bangladesh | 37 | (2) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Fortis FC (assistant) | |||||||||||||
| 2022– | Fortis Academy | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 December 2016 | ||||||||||||||
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International career
On 24 August 2007, Meshu made his Bangladesh national team debut against Kyrgyzstan in the 2007 Nehru Cup, held in New Delhi, India. On 16 February 2010, he scored his first international goal, in a 2–1 victory over Tajikistan at the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup. On 3 September 2013, he scored his second international goal, in a 1–1 draw against India at the 2013 SAFF Championship.[3]
He is also part of the Bangladesh U23 team which won gold at the 2010 South Asian Games.[4] He remained an integral member of the olympic team during both the 2010 Asian Games and 2012 Summer Olympics.[5] However, a injury sustained before the 2014 Asian Games affected his form for both club and country.[6][7]
Playing style
Meshu was a versatile player who played as left back, right back, center back and also as a defensive midfielder, throughout his career which lasted for more than a decade.
Honours
Abahani Limited Dhaka
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
Bangladesh U23
- South Asian Games Gold medal: 2010
References
- "SA Games Champion Squad". Bangladesh Football Federation. 12 July 2010. Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- "Atiqur Rahman Meshu". National Football Teams. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- Reporter, Sports (September 7, 2013). "The players are to be blamed: Meshu". The Daily Star.
- "একটি সোনালি প্রজন্মের দিনকাল". www.kalerkantho.com. January 29, 2023.
- Reporter, Sports (November 5, 2010). "Bangladesh dream of second round". The Daily Star.
- "Meshu ruled out as Bangladesh U-23 suffer defeat". Dhaka Tribune. September 10, 2014.
- প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব. "'ম্যাচে চোট পেলে সান্ত্বনা থাকত'". Prothomalo.