Atiqur Rahman
FullnameMd Atiqur Rahman Atique
Birth date25 December 1961 (age 64)
Birth placeDhaka, East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh)
Height1.78m
PositionGoalkeeper
CurrentclubDhaka Abahani (goalkeeping coach)
Years 11979–1980
Clubs 1BG Press SRC
Years 21981–1982
Clubs 2Team BJMC
Years 31983–1984
Clubs 3Dhaka Abahani
Years 41985
Clubs 4Sadharan Bima
Years 51986–1995
Clubs 5Brothers Union
Nationalyears 11982–1989
Nationalteam 1Bangladesh B
Nationalyears 21986–1988
Nationalteam 2Bangladesh
Manageryears 11997–2010
Managerclubs 1Muktijoddha Sangsad (assistant coach)
Manageryears 22003
Managerclubs 2Bangladesh (assistant coach)
Manageryears 32007–2008
Managerclubs 3BG Press SRC
Manageryears 42008
Managerclubs 4Bangladesh (goalkeeping coach)
Manageryears 52015–
Managerclubs 5Dhaka Abahani (goalkeeping coach)
Manageryears 62016
Managerclubs 6Bangladesh (goalkeeping coach)
Manageryears 72017–2018
Managerclubs 7Dhaka Abahani
Manageryears 82021
Managerclubs 8Bangladesh U23 (goalkeeping coach)
Manageryears 92021
Managerclubs 9Bangladesh (goalkeeping coach)

Mohammed Atiqur Rahman (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ আতিকুর রহমান; born 25 December 1961), known by his nickname Atique, is a Bangladeshi football coach and former football player, who serves as the goalkeeping coach of Bangladesh Premier League club Abahani Limited Dhaka.

Club career

In 1979, Atique began his playing career with BG Press in the Second Division. In 1981, he joined Team BJMC in the First Division. He won the league title in both 1983 and 1984 with Abahani Limited Dhaka. In 1986, he joined Brothers Union and played for them until his retirement in 1995.[1]

International career

Atique represented the Bangladesh B national team (Bangladesh Green) in 1982, 1983, 1986, and 1989 editions of the Bangladesh President's Gold Cup, captaining the team in 1989 when they defeated the India national team 1–0 in the group stages before losing to the Bangladesh national team in the semi-finals.[1]

He first represented the senior national team at the Pakistan President's Cup held in Karachi in 1986. He also served as the backup goalkeeper to Sayeed Hassan Kanan at the 1987 South Asian Games, 1988 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers and 1989 South Asian Games.[1]

Coaching career

Atique served as the assistant and goalkeeping coach of Muktijoddha Sangsad KC for more than a decade starting from 1997. He also served as assistant coach of the Bangladesh national team during György Kottán's tenure as head coach in 2003.[2] He also coached BG Press SRC in the Second Division in 2008. In the same year, he was the goalkeeping coach of the national team under head coach Shafiqul Islam Manik.[3] Eventually, he began joined Abahani Limited Dhaka as a goalkeeping coach. In 2016, he again served as the national team's goalkeeping coach, following the appointment of Gonzalo Sanchez Moreno.[4]

In December 2017, Atique was given interim head coach duty of Abahani, following the mid-season departure of out of contract Croatian coach Drago Mamić on 30 November 2017. Atique guided the club to the 2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League title with the help of team manager Satyajit Das Rupu.[2][5] The club dedicated the title to their lifelong coach and former player, Amalesh Sen, who died on 7 October 2017 and would have been the initial choice for interim head coach.[6] Atique resumed his role as goalkeeping coach following the appointment of Saiful Bari Titu on 7 February 2018, for the club's 2018 AFC Cup campaign.[7]

In 2021, he worked as the goalkeeper coach for both the Bangladesh U23 national team and the senior national team.[8]

Honours

Player

Abahani Limited Dhaka

Brothers Union

Bangladesh

Manager

Abahani Limited Dhaka

References

  1. ^ "৩৪ বছর আগের অটোগ্রাফ" (in Bengali). Bangla Tribune. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Atique does wonder with Abahani". New Age. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Nat'l camp begins at BKSP". The Daily Star. 27 September 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  4. ^ "প্রাথমিক দলে নেই অভিযুক্ত সাত ফুটবলার" (in Bengali). Daily Janakantha. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  5. ^ "নতুন কোচের সন্ধানে আবাহনী". dailyinqilab.com. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Abahani dedicate title to Amalesh". Dhaka Tribune. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Abahani on brink of appointing coach Titu for AFC Cup". Dhaka Tribune. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  8. ^ "নতুন কোচের খোঁজে বাফুফে" (in Bengali). bhorerkagoj.com. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2024.

Bibliography

  • Alam, Masud (2017). bn:ফুটবলের গল্প ফুটবলারদের গল্প () (in Bengali). Bishhoshahitto Bhobon. ISBN 9789849134688.