Alamgir Hasan Explained

Alamgir Hasan
Fullname:Mohammed Alamgir Hasan
Birth Date:3 October 1970
Birth Place:Barisal, East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh)
Position:Right back
Youthyears1:1987–1989
Youthclubs1:Abahani Junior Team
Years1:1989–1993
Clubs1:Abahani Limited Dhaka
Years2:1994–1997
Clubs2:Mohammedan SC
Nationalyears1:1988
Nationalteam1:Bangladesh U16
Nationalyears2:1990
Nationalteam2:Bangladesh U19
Nationalyears3:1991
Nationalteam3:Bangladesh U23
Nationalyears4:1993–1995
Nationalteam4:Bangladesh
Nationalcaps4:7
Nationalgoals4:0

Alamgir Hasan (Bengali: আলমগীর হাসান; born 3 October 1970) is a retired Bangladeshi professional footballer who played as a right back. During his career he was well known for taking long throw-ins which influenced his teams attacks.[1] [2]

Club career

Alamgir's football journey started with the prestigious 4 feet 10 inches tournament and the Dhaka Ershad Cup. After doing well in such tournaments, he joined Barisal Abahani. In the Barisal League title deciding match against Barisal Mohammedan, many players from the main brach, Abahani Limited Dhaka were invited to play for the Barisal-based side. After the game Alamgir was invited to join the Dhaka League club. In late 1987, he started practicing with Abahani's junior team, and in 1989 he was promoted to the senior team. In the BTC Club Cup final against Mohammedan SC, Alamgir's long throw-in lead to Golam Gauss scoring the winner. In 1994, he joined rivals Mohammedan and retired after three seasons, having picked up an injury during his second season at the club.[3]

International career

In 1991, he played for the Bangladesh U23 at the 1992 Summer Olympics qualifiers, while for the senior team he played both the 1993 and 1995 editions of the South Asian Games. However, during the 1993 tournament coach Oldrich Svab did not let him enter the field, as he preferred Kaiser Hamid at right-back.[3]

Personal life

In 2018, was part of a campaign which aided the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, alongside former players Kaiser Hamid and Sheikh Mohammad Aslam.[4]

Honours

Abahani Limited Dhaka

Mohammedan SC

Bangladesh

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A tale of long throw-ins. September 8, 2018. January 16, 2024. The Daily Star.
  2. Web site: আমি এখনো আত্নবিশ্বাস হারাইনি: আন্দ্রেস ক্রুসিয়ানি. bn. January 16, 2024. January 3, 2024. The Daily Ittefaq.
  3. Web site: লম্বা থ্রোয়ে কোনো টেকনিক ছিল না ছিল শক্তি. bn. April 19, 2019. Kalerkantho. January 16, 2024. 3 January 2023. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/j7c8S. live.
  4. Web site: রোহিঙ্গাদের পাশে দাঁড়ালেন ফুটবলার এমেকা. bn. May 7, 2018. January 16, 2024. Sarabangla.