Rajani Kanta Barman

Rajani Kanta Barman (Bengali: রজনী কান্ত বর্মন; born 2 February 1979) is a retired Bangladeshi international footballer who played as a defender for Muktijoddha Sangsad KS.[1] He is former Bangladesh national football team player and has a total of 70 appearances during his 13 yearlong international career.[2] He is seen as one of the finest centre backs Bangladesh has produced.[3]

Rajani Kanta
Personal information
Full name Rajani Kanta Barman
Date of birth (1976-05-12) 12 May 1976
Place of birth Gazipur, Bangladesh
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1996 Agrani Bank Ltd. SC
1996–1997 Mohammedan SC
1997–2004 Muktijoddha Sangsad
2004 Brothers Union
2005–2008 Muktijoddha Sangsad
2008–2009 Mohammedan SC
2009–2010 Abahani Limited Dhaka
2010 Muktijoddha Sangsad
2011–2013 Mohammedan SC
2013–2016 Sheikh Russel KC
International career‡
1997–2009 Bangladesh 70 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Bangladesh
Men's football
SAFF Championship
Winner 2003 Bangladesh
Runner-up 2005 Pakistan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 December 2009

Club career

Rajani started his football career with Agrani Bank Ltd. SC in 1994 and later joined Muktijoddha Sangsad KS in 1999. He spent most of his career with Muktijoddha Sangsad KS, with a total of 12 years with the club, during which he had a 2-year spell with Dhaka Abahani[4] before moving to Mohammedan permanently. He retired during the 2013-2014 season while playing for Sheikh Russel KC[5]

International career

Rajani represented the national team during the 1999 SAFF Cup. He was the captain of 2003 SAFF Cup winning Bangladesh team.[6] His last appearance for the national side came during a victory against Sri Lanka in the 2009 SAFF Championship. After being a regular member for the Bangladesh team for 10 years, he officially announced his retirement from international football in 2011.[7] His jersey number in the national team was usually number 4.

Honours

Mohammedan Sporting

Abahani Limited Dhaka

Muktijoddha Sangsad KS

Bangladesh

References
  1. "Abahani meets Muktijoddha in 2nd semis of Super Cup Wednesday". UNBconnect... 2011-08-02. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
  2. "Rajani Kanta Barman". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
  3. "ফুটবলের জন্য এখনো ঘর ছেড়েই আছি | কালের কণ্ঠ". Kalerkantho. January 5, 2018.
  4. Rahman, Anisur (August 5, 2009). "Abahani settle squad". The Daily Star.
  5. Reporter, Sports (December 16, 2016). "Rajani retires as Russel run on". The Daily Star.
  6. ডেস্ক, প্যাভিলিয়ন. "বাংলাদেশের ফুটবল ইতিহাসের অন্যতম সেরা ম্যাচ". প্যাভিলিয়ন.
  7. "আন্তর্জাতিক ফুটবলকে বিদায় জনালেন রজনী ও মুন্না". bangla.bdnews24.com (in Bengali).
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