Kazi Nazrul Islam (footballer)

Kazi Nazrul Islam (Bengali: কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম; born 16 October 1978) is a retired Bangladeshi professional footballer who played as a defender.[2] He played for the Bangladesh national team from 1999 to 2008 and captained the team on multiple occasions. Nazrul currently works as a team manager for his former club Abahani Limited Dhaka.

Nazrul Islam
Personal information
Full name Kazi Nazrul Islam
Date of birth (1978-10-16) 16 October 1978
Place of birth Narayanganj, Bangladesh
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1997 Farashganj SC
1997–1999 Mohammedan SC
1999–2003 Abahani Limited Dhaka
2003–2004 Brothers Union
2005–2006 Mohammedan SC
2007–2011 Abahani Limited Dhaka (4)
International career
1996 Bangladesh U19
2006 Bangladesh U23 (wildcard) (0)
1999–2008 Bangladesh 41 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Bangladesh
Men's football
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Kathmandu
SAFF Championship
Winner 2003 Bangladesh
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Nazrul spent most of his career with Abahani Limited Dhaka.[3] His first spell with club lasted for five years and after three years away, Nazrul rejoined Abahani in 2007. During his second spell, Nazrul was a mainstay in defence as the club won the Bangladesh Premier League for three years straight, from 2007 till 2010. He was club captain in the 2008-09 season. Nazrul ended his career after the 2010–11 Bangladesh League season when Abahani finally lost the league title to Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club.

International career

Nazrul represented Bangladesh U19 at the 1996 AFC Youth Championship after playing an important role during qualification. He captained the Bangladesh national team during the 2007 Nehru Cup. He initially retired from international football in 2007 after a fallout with head coach at the time, Syed Nayeemuddin.[4] He returned to the team after Nayeemuddin left only to continue for one more year.[5]

Honours

Mohammedan SC

Abahani Limited Dhaka

Brothers Union

Bangladesh

References
  1. "Kazi Nazrul Islam Stats, Info and Next Game". FootballCritic.
  2. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Kazi Nazrul Islam". www.national-football-teams.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
  3. Reporter, Sports (January 3, 2000). "Dhaka teams bag the elite". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on December 5, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  4. "Nazrul quits from national team". The Daily Star. October 17, 2007. Archived from the original on December 5, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  5. "5 new faces in Bangladesh football squad". m.bdnews24.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
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