Manzur Hasan Mintu
|
Mintu with Dhaka Wanderers Club, 1961 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 April 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Dhaka, Bengal, British India | ||
| Date of death | 18 November 2014 (aged 74)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Jaipur, India | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1955 | Kamal Sporting | ||
| 1956–1957 | Fire Service | ||
| 1958–1964 | Dhaka Wanderers | ||
| International career | |||
| 1959 | East Pakistan | ||
| 1958 | Pakistan | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Manzur Hasan Mintu (Bengali: মনজুর হাসান মিন্টু; 7 April 1940 – 18 November 2014)[2] was a Bangladeshi footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[3] He worked for radio and television as a sports commentator for 40 years since 1973.[2] He was awarded National Sports Award for football and badminton by the Government of Bangladesh in 1978.[1]
Early life
Mintu was born on 7 April 1940, in Bakshi Bazar neighbourhood of Dhaka, Bengal, British India. He was a student of Dhaka College from 1956.[4]
Club career
Mintu began playing in the Third Division of Dhaka with Kamal Sporting Club in 1951, where he was trained by local coach Bazlur Rahman. He started playing in the Second Division in 1953 and remained at the club until 1955.[4]
In 1956, at the age of 16, Mintu made his debut in the First Division with Fire Service AC. In 1958, he joined Dhaka Wanderers Club and captained the team to a runners-up finish in 1959 and a league title in 1960. Notably, he represented the Wanderers in the 1957 IFA Shield in Calcutta and the 1961 President's Gold Cup in Karachi. He also represented Dhaka University in the 1961 Aga Khan Gold Cup.[5] He represented East Pakistan in the National Football Championship from 1957 to 1959 and later played for Dhaka Division from 1961 to 1963.[6]
International career
In 1959, Mintu represented East Pakistan Sports Federation XI in two exhibition matches against the Pakistan national team. The first game held on 18 April, ended in a 0–7 defeat,[7] while the second match on 14 May, saw EPSF XI suffer a 1–2 defeat.[8]
Mintu played for the Pakistan national football team in the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo. Notably, the team included six Bengali players, including captain, Nabi Chowdhury.[1]
Post-retirement
Mintu graduated from the University of Dhaka with a major in political science in 1961 and began working as an income tax commissioner in 1964. After the retirement, he served as the treasurer of the National Sports Council, and began his career as a sports commentator from 1973.[1] Mintu also played cricket, badminton, and hockey at the domestic level. He served as the joint-secretary of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) from 1972 to 1975. He was also the general secretary of Dhaka Wanderers Club in 1986–88 and 1991–92, and the president in 2007–08.[4]
Death
Mintu died on 18 November 2014, after suffering a cardiac arrest in Jaipur, India.[5]
Honours
Dhaka Wanderers Club
East Pakistan White
- National Championship runner-up: 1957
East Pakistan
- National Championship runner-up: 1959
Dhaka Division
- National Championship: 1961–62, 1962
Individual
- 1978 − National Sports Awards.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Mintu bhai no more". The Daily Star. 2014-11-19. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ a b "Veteran sports commentator Monjur Hasan Mintu passes away". Prothom Alo. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ "২০১৪: বিদায়ের মিছিল". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). January 2015. Archived from the original on 2020-02-19. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ a b c Dulal, Mahmud (2014). পাকিস্তান জাতীয় দল বাঙালি খেলোয়াড় (transl. Bengali players in the Pakistan national team) (in Bengali). Bishhoshahitto Bhobon. p. 79–81.
- ^ a b "চলে গেলেন মনজুর হাসান মিন্টু". Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 2014-11-19. Archived from the original on 2024-08-28. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ "থেমে গেল সেই কণ্ঠস্বর". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 2014-11-19. Archived from the original on 2024-08-28. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ "NATIONAL TEAM TROUNCE EPSF XI 7–0". The Paistan Observer. 19 April 1959. p. 6.
- ^ "NATIONAL TEAM WIN TAME MATCH". The Paistan Observer. 15 May 1959. p. 8.
Bibliography
- Dulal, Mahmud (2020). খেলার মাঠে মুক্তিযুদ্ধ (transl. Liberation war in the playground) (in Bengali). Bishhoshahitto Bhobon. ISBN 978-984-8218-31-0.
- Dulal, Mahmud (2014). পাকিস্তান জাতীয় দল বাঙালি খেলোয়াড় (transl. Bengali players in the Pakistan national team) (in Bengali). Bishhoshahitto Bhobon.
- Alam, Masud (2017). ফুটবলের গল্প ফুটবলারদের গল্প (transl. The story of football the story of footballers) (in Bengali). Bishhoshahitto Bhobon. ISBN 9789849134688.
- Mahmud, Noman (2018). ফুটবল পায়ে মুক্তির যুদ্ধ (transl. Liberation war fought by football) (in Bengali). Agamee Prakashani. ISBN 978-984-8218-31-0.