Saiful Bari Titu

Saiful Bari Titu
Personal information
Full name	AKM Saiful Bari Titu
Date of birth	3 August 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	BFF Elite Academy (head coach) ; Bangladesh U17 (head coach)
Youth career
1984–1985	East Bengal Club
Senior career*
Years	Team
1985–1987	East Bengal Limited
1987–1989	Dhanmondi Club
1989–1994	Mohammedan SC
1994–2001	Muktijoddha Sangsad
2001	Mohammedan SC
International career
1988	Bangladesh U17
1990	Bangladesh U19
1989–1993	Bangladesh
Managerial career
2004–2008	Mohammedan SC
2009–2010	Bangladesh (assistant)
2010	Bangladesh (interim)
2011–2012	Sheikh Jamal DC
2012	Bangladesh (interim)
2012–2013	Mohammedan SC
2014	Bangladesh (assistant)
2014–2015	Bangladesh (interim)
2015–2016	Bangladesh (assistant)
2016–2017	Sheikh Moni Arambagh KS
2017–2018	Chittagong Abahani
2018	Dhaka Abahani (interim)
2018–2022	Sheikh Russel KC
2022–2023	Chittagong Abahani
2023–2024	Bangladesh women
2023–2024	Bangladesh women U20
2024–	BFF Elite Academy
2024–	Bangladesh U17
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Saiful Bari Titu (Bengali: সাইফুল বারী টিটু; born 3 August 1972) is a Bangladeshi football coach and former football player, who currently serves as the technical director of the Bangladesh Football Federation^[4] and also as the head coach of both the BFF Elite Academy^[5] and Bangladesh U17.^[6]

He is the former head coach of the Bangladesh national team, which he guided in the AFC Challenge Cup Finals in Colombo, in early 2010.^[7] He is an AFC Pro-Diploma holder.^[8] He also represented the national team in early 90's.^[9]^[10] He also coached Bangladesh women's national team from 2023 to 2024, winning the 2024 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship during his tenure.^[11]

Coaching career

Early career

He started his coaching career in 2004 as the deputy to Kazi Jasimuddin Ahmed Joshi in Mohammedan Sporting. He was part of the Mohammedan coaching panel for four years. He also served as an assistant coach in the national team, and in 2010, he became the interim head coach of the Bangladesh national football team.^[12] From September 2010, he has again been an assistant coach in the national team, assisting Robert Rubčić. Then he again played the role of head coach of Mohammedan Sporting Club from 2012 to 2013. Later, he worked as the team instructor of the Bangladesh national team. In October 2014, he took temporary charge for the third time for the representation.^[13]

Sheikh Russel

In 2018, Titu joined Sheikh Russel KC ahead of 2018–19 season with a salary of Tk 50 lakhs, after finishing his interim spell at Dhaka Abahani.^[14]^[15]

On 13 March 2022, Titu was dismissed from the post of Sheikh Russel KC's head coach while his team was standing at relegation zone.^[16] It also marked the end to his longest spell as head coach of a club.

Chittagong Abahani

On 16 October 2022, Titu said that he had a verbal agreement with Chittagong Abahani to take charge as the club's head coach for coming season.^[17]

Managerial Statistics

As of 30 September 2024

Team	From	To	P	W	D	L	GS	GA	%W
Bangladesh	16 February 2010^[18]	20 February 2010	3	1	0	2	3	6	033.33
Bangladesh	2 September 2012^[19]	20 November 2012	3	0	2	1	2	7	000.00
Bangladesh	18 October 2014^[20]	27 October 2014	2	1	1	0	2	1	050.00
Bangladesh U20	12 July 2015	6 October 2015	6	2	1	3	6	7	033.33
Sheikh Russel KC	June 2018	13 March 2022^[21]	84	40	17	27	115	87	47.62
Chittagong Abahani	9 November 2022^[22]	12 February 2023^[23]	15	3	5	7	14	23	20.00
Bangladesh U17	20 August 2024	Present	4	0	2	2	3	6	000.00