Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu Explained

Fullname:Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu
Birth Date:1 August 1956[1]
Birth Place:Narayanganj, East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh)
Height:170cm
Position:Left Winger
Years1:1973
Years2:1974
Clubs2:Rahmatganj MFS
Years3:1975–1988
Clubs3:Abahani Krira Chakra
Nationalyears1:1975–1985
Nationalteam1:Bangladesh
Nationalcaps1:50
Nationalgoals1:17

Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu (Bengali: আশরাফ উদ্দিন আহমেদ চুন্নু) is a Bangladeshi former professional footballer who played for the Bangladesh national team[2] [3] [4] for 10 years between 1975 and 1985. The left-winger represented Bangladesh in 50 international matches in which he scored 17 official goals during his 10-year long national career.[5]

Career

Chunnu started his football career with Dilkusha (first division) in 1973. He played for Abahani Krira Chakra from 1975 to 1988 after playing for Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society in 1974, besides wearing the national team jersey. The winger, locally known as Chunnu, scored a hat-trick as the first-ever Bangladeshi footballer against Nepal at the President's Gold Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in 1983.

Chunnu was the first Bangladeshi goal scorer in a WC qualifier (against India). Later he scored the winner against Indonesia with a free kick just outside the penalty area. Bangladesh won 2–1, their first ever victory, and their first ever point in WC qualifying matches in the FIFA World Cup Qualifier in 1985.[6] He participated in the 1980 AFC Asian Cup, scoring the second goal in the history of Bangladesh in the Asian Cup in the 88th minute, against North Korea. Bangladesh was eliminated in the first round, with four defeats in that tournament. Later, Chunnu scored two goals in the 1986 World Cup qualifier without progressing from the first round. He is the first Bangladeshi player to score a goal in FIFA World Cup qualification round.

International goals

Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.

Key
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Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 5 March 1979 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh 1–1 3–2 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2. 10 September 1979 Seoul Stadium, Seoul, South Korea 1–3 1–4 1979 President's Cup
3. 14 September 1979 Cheongju Stadium, Cheongju, South Korea 3–1
4. 16 September 1980 Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait 2–3 2–3 1980 AFC Asian Cup
5. 19 February 1982 National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan 1–3 1–3 1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup
6. 5 September 1983 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh4–2 1983 President's Gold Cup
7.
8.
- 16 September 1983 Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Indonesia Primera B Metropolitana XI2–5 1983 Merdeka Tournament
- 26 September 1983 Perak Stadium, Ipoh, Indonesia South Korea XI1–3
9. 18 September 1984 Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal 2–0 1984 South Asian Games
10. 19 September 1984 5–0
11.
12. 23 September 1984 1–1 2–4
13. 2–4
14. 30 March 1985 Army Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh 1–1 1–2 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
15. 2 April 1985 2–1 2–1
16. 28 April 1985 Tehmas Khan Football Stadium, Peshawar, Pakistan 1–1 1985 Quaid-E-Azam International Cup
- 30 April 1985 Pakistan B‡3–0
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17. 2 May 1985 3–1

Awards & achievements

Chunnu won the National Sports Award as a national footballer in 1996. In 2003, he served as the Abahani director[7] and football secretary. In 2005, he was made the manager (team leader) of the Bangladesh national team.[8] [9] He also served as the joint secretary of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF).[10] [11] He is the chairman of the football committee[12] of Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ‘সবাই পা দিয়ে বল খেললে আমি কেন হাত দিয়ে খেলবো?’. jagonews24.com. 2023-04-27. 2023-04-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20230427101847/https://www.jagonews24.com/sports/football/573820. live.
  2. News: Chunnu picks France, Brazil as probable semi-finalists. The Independent. Dhaka. 2019-09-03. 2019-07-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20190724054408/http://www.theindependentbd.com/printversion/details/156646. live.
  3. News: 'Blame it on Salahuddin'. 2018-08-18. The Daily Star. en. 2019-09-03. 2019-07-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20190725213123/https://www.thedailystar.net/news/sports/blame-it-salahuddin-1622746. live.
  4. News: Sheikh Russel clinch title. 2017-02-13. The Daily Star. en. 2019-09-03. 2019-08-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20190825042441/https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh/football/team/sports/football/sheikh-russel-clinch-title-1360138. live.
  5. Web site: সবার উপরে আশরাফউদ্দিন আহমেদ চুন্নু. 2022-09-03. 2020-10-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20201026042819/https://www.channelionline.com/%e0%a6%b8%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b0-%e0%a6%89%e0%a6%aa%e0%a6%b0%e0%a7%87-%e0%a6%86%e0%a6%b6%e0%a6%b0%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%ab%e0%a6%89%e0%a6%a6%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%a6%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%a8-%e0%a6%86%e0%a6%b9/. live.
  6. Web site: WORLD CUP 1986. www.allworldcup.narod.ru. 2019-09-03. 2019-08-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20190818161412/http://www.allworldcup.narod.ru/1986/PROTOCOL/QUALIF/ASIA/G6/BANVSIND.HTM. live.
  7. News: The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 119. The Daily Star. 2019-09-03. 2019-09-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20190902112912/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/09/21/d40921040433.htm. live.
  8. News: Chunnu made manager of the national team. bdnews24.com. 2019-09-03. 2019-07-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20190725213124/https://bdnews24.com/sport/2005/10/18/chunnu-made-manager-of-the-national-team. live.
  9. News: Chunnu to discharge duty as manager-cum-team leader of national football team. bdnews24.com. 2019-09-03. 2019-07-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20190725213125/https://bdnews24.com/sport/2005/10/20/chunnu-to-discharge-duty-as-manager-cum-team-leader-of-national-football-team. live.
  10. News: The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 448. The Daily Star. 2019-09-03. 2019-09-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20190902114041/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/08/29/d50829040131.htm. live.
  11. News: The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 622. The Daily Star. 2019-09-03. 2019-09-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20190902113424/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/02/27/d60227041241.htm. live.
  12. News: Abahani win seven-goal thriller against Sk Jamal. The Independent. Dhaka. 2019-09-03. 2020-11-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20201113005057/http://www.theindependentbd.com/printversion/details/195752. live.