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Zulfiker Mahmud Mintu
Zulfiker Mahmud Mintu (Bengali: জুলফিকার মাহমুদ মিন্টু; born 9 December 1977) is a Bangladeshi professional football coach and former player. Club careerMintu began his career playing in the Pioneer Football League and Dhaka Third Division League with Badda Jagoroni Sangsad. He initially joined the club through the recommendation of former Fifa referee, Monirul Islam. In 1990, he was signed by First Division outfit Shadharon Bima CSC and made his top-tier debut with them. In 1994, he joined Abahani Limited Dhaka. Mintu played a pivotal role for Abahani during the club's triumphant 1994 Charms Cup campaign in India, scoring in a 2–0 victory over Kolkata Mohammedan in the final.[1] In 2008, he captained Badda Jagarani to a semi-finals finish in the Victory Day Football Tournament, where they beat eventual champions, Abahani Limited in the group-stages.[2] He participated in the Senior Division with the club until his retirement in 2010.[3] International careerMintu's international career began with taking part in the 1992 AFC U-16 Championship in Saudi Arabia. He later played for the senior national team between 1998 and 2001. He was a member of the 1999 South Asian Games gold medal-winning squad.[4] He scored against both India and Maldives during the 2000 Invitational Football Tournament in Maldives. Coaching careerIn 2012, Mintu obtained both AFC C Diploma and AFC B Diploma on the recommendation of Iranian coach Ardeshir Pournemat Vodehi. In the same year, Mintu worked as an assistant coach at Abahani under Ardeshir. He was the head coach of Saif Sporting Club in 2021.[5][6] In March 2022, Mintu was appointed as the head coach of Sheikh Russel KC following the departure of Saiful Bari Titu.[7] He guided the previously relegation-threatened team to a top-half league finish.[8] In June 2023, Mintu was appointed head coach of the Bangladesh U23 national team for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers.[9][10][11] In August 2023, Mintu obtained the AFC Pro-Diploma.[12][13] In January 2024, Mintu was appointed as head coach of Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club.[14] In June 2024, he was appointed as head coach of Sheikh Russel KC before the club decided to withdraw from the 2024–25 Bangladesh Premier League, leaving Mintu without a club prior to the season.[15] Personal lifeMintu was a student of Dhaka University. Unlike many others who decided to marginalise education, Mintu diligently finished his master's degree, while playing domestic football in the Dhaka League. After retiring due to a serious injury in 2006, he went for further education taking the FIFA licence for coaching.[16] Managerial statistics
P – Total of played matches
W – Won matches
D – Drawn matches
L – Lost matches
GS – Goal scored
GA – Goals against HonoursAbahani Limited Dhaka
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC
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