Alauddin Khan (footballer)

Alauddin Khan
Khan in 1969
Personal information
Full name Alauddin Khan
Date of birth 1918
Place of birth Narayanganj, Bengal, British India (present-day Bangladesh)
Date of death (aged 82)
Place of death Narayanganj, Bangladesh
Position Left winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1937 Chittagong XI
1938 Chittagong Police
1941 Bonedi Sporting Union
1942–1943 East Bengal
1943–1947 Eastern Railway
1948 Wari Club
1949 EP Gymkhana
1950–1958 EB Railway
1953–1954 Fire Service
International career
1943 India XI
Managerial career
Railway Pioneers
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alauddin Khan (Bengali: আলাউদ্দিন খান; 1918– 11 January 2001) was a Bangladeshi football player and coach.

Early life

Khan was born in No. 179 Paikpara, Narayanganj Sadar Upazila of Narayanganj, Bengal in 1918.[1]

Club career

Early career

Khan featured for Minerva Club in the Narayanganj First Division Football League against IGN & RSN Club while still a school student. In 1936, he represented Dhaka Sports Association XI (DSA XI) in a match against the touring Kolkata Mohammedan. On 26 November 1937, he played in an exhibition match for Chittagong XI against the touring Islington Corinthians at the Chittagong Police Ground, where his team lost 1–0 in front of a crowd of 77,000 spectators.[2]

In 1938, Alauddin represented Chittagong Police Club in an exhibition match against the Arakan Athletics Association team in Arakan (now Burma). In the same year, he was awarded the Best Player Award by Chittagong Police Athletics Association. He played for the Chittagong Football Association from 1939 to 1940.[3]

West Bengal

In 1941, Alauddin joined Bonedi Sporting Union in the Calcutta First Division Football League. In 1942 and 1943, he trained with East Bengal FC as a reserve player. In 1943, he became employed in the Eastern Bengal Railway and in the following year switched to the Bengal and Assam Railway. In 1944, he won the IFA Shield with Eastern Railway FC, playing an important role in the 2–0 victory against East Bengal Club in the final.[4][1] In the following year, Alauddin represented the Bengal football team during their 1945–46 Santosh Trophy triumph.[5] He remained with Eastern Railway FC, playing under the coaching of Tejes Bagha Shome from Kishoreganj[6] until the Partition of India.[1]

East Bengal

Following the partition, Alauddin joined Wari Club in the Dhaka First Division Football League. In 1949, he won the First Division League title with EP Gymkhana. In the same year, he captained East Bengal Governor's XI over two exhibition matches against West Bengal Governor's XI held on 19 and 20 September at the DSA Ground in Dhaka. His team lost both matches 1–4 and 0–1, respectively.[1] In 1950, he joined Eastern Bengal Railway, playing in both Chittagong and Dhaka, he notably won the Ronaldshay Shield in both 1951 and 1952.[7] He represented the East Pakistan football team in the National Football Championship, held in Quetta in 1950, and also played against IFA XI (Calcutta) in Dhaka in 1953.[1] In the 1952 National Football Championship held in Dhaka, Khan featured for Combined Railways.[8]

He played for Fire Service AC in Dhaka until 1954 and Naraynganj's Mohsin Club until 1958.[9] In 1954, he captained Eastern Bengal Railway in a friendly match against Royal Pakistan Air Force in Chittagong.[10] He retired after representing Dhaka Mohammedan in the 1958 Aga Khan Gold Cup in Dhaka.

International career

In 1943, he represented the Indian Football Association in a senior international match against the Europeans XI, a team composed of British players, losing 0–1.[1]

Post-retirement

In 1957, Khan, alongside Syed Abdus Samad, began coaching college and university students in Dhaka as part of the Pakistan Sports Control Board's Football Scheme. In 1966, he became a Level 1 football referee and served as the general secretary of Railway Blues Club from 1967 to 1976. That same year, he coached Railway Pioneers to the Second Division title, earning promotion to the First Division.[1] He later served as joint secretary of the Narayanganj Sports Association. In 1978, he received the National Sports Awards in recognition of his contributions to the regions football.[3]

Death

On 11 January 2001, Khan died in his residence in Paikpara, Narayanganj, Bangladesh.[3]

The Gymkhana Field in Narayanganj was renamed as Alauddin Khan Stadium in his memory.[11][12]

Honours

Player

Eastern Railway FC

Bengal

East Pakistan Gymkhana

East Bengal Railway

  • Ronaldshay Shield: 1951, 1952

Manager

Railway Pioneers

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Pakistan Observer 1969.07.03 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Archived from the original on 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  2. ^ Mahmud, Dulal (2018). ঢাকার ফুটবলের গৌরবময় সেইদিন (transl. The glorious day of football in Dhaka). Bishhoshahitto Bhobon. pp. 119–121. ISBN 978-984-93467-8-4.
  3. ^ a b c d "অল-ইন্ডিয়া দলের কিংবদন্তী ফুটবলার আলাউদ্দিন খাঁন" [All-India team legendary footballer Alauddin Khan]. jugerchinta.news (in Bengali). 26 March 2023. Archived from the original on 31 December 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  4. ^ "Jugantar. Vol:07 ; Issue: 321; Page:04 (08 August 1944)". eap.bl.uk (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  5. ^ "Amrita Bazar Patrika [Daily]. Vol: 77; Issue:249; Page:06 (06 September 1945)". eap.bl.uk (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 19 January 2026. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
  6. ^ Mahmud, Dulal (2018). ঢাকার ফুটবলের গৌরবময় সেইদিন (transl. The glorious day of football in Dhaka). Bishhoshahitto Bhobon. pp. 102–103. ISBN 978-984-93467-8-4.
  7. ^ "ইস্টবেঙ্গল রেলওয়ে দলের শীল্ড লাভ" [East Bengal Railway team wins the shield] (in Bengali). The Azad. 16 September 1952. p. 6.
  8. ^ "জাতীয় ফুটবলের প্রতিযোগিতা হইতে রেল দলের বিদায় গ্রহণ" [Railway team's departure from national football competition] (in Bengali). The Azad. 18 February 1952. p. 4.
  9. ^ "নারায়ণগঞ্জে মহসিন ক্লাবের পুনর্জন্ম যাঁর হাত ধরে" [Who is behind the rebirth of Mohsin Club in Narayanganj?]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 4 September 2022. Archived from the original on 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  10. ^ "Alauddin, Captain of E.B. Railway football team shaking hands with Kutty, the captain of visiting R.P.A.F. team before the start of a game at Chittagong". The Pakistan Observer. 24 July 1954. p. 6.
  11. ^ "'আড়াই প্যাঁচের জিলাপি' এবং ফুটবলার 'চুন্নু'" ['Two and a half-pinched Jilapi' and footballer 'Chunnu']. jagonews24.com. 10 February 2024. Archived from the original on 30 November 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  12. ^ "উজ্জ্বল মুখ" [Bright face]. Kalerkantho (in Bengali). 24 December 2015. Archived from the original on 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
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