Nabi Chowdhury Explained

Nabi Chowdhury
Fullname:Nurunnabi Chowdhury
Birth Date:1934
Birth Place:Feni, Noakhali District, Bengal (present-day Bangladesh)
Death Place:Dhaka, Bangladesh
Position:Center-back, Right-back
Years1:1952–1953
Clubs1:Pakistan Air Force
Years2:1954–1956
Clubs2:Dhaka Wanderers
Years3:1957–1958
Clubs3:PWD SC
Years4:1958
Clubs4:Mohammedan SC
Years5:1959–1968
Clubs5:Police AC
Nationalyears1:1957–1960
Nationalteam1:East Pakistan
Nationalyears2:1954–1958
Nationalteam2:Pakistan

Nurunnabi Chowdhury (Bengali: নুরুন্নবী চৌধুরী; 1934 – January 2003), better known as Nabi Chowdhury, was a former Bangladeshi football player and the first East Pakistani or Bengali to captain the Pakistan national football team.[1] [2] [3]

Early life

Nabi Chowdhury was born in Aziz Fazilpur village in the Feni sub-division of Noakhali District, Bengal.[4]

Club career

Nabi served in the Pakistan Air Force and represented Pakistan Air Force FC from 1952 to 1953 while simultaneously playing in the Cumilla Football League with Pak United.[5] In the National Football Championship, he played for East Pakistan from 1957 to 1960, winning the title in his final year, after which he began representing Chittagong Division.[6]

He earned recognition while playing for Dhaka Wanderers from 1954 to 1956, winning a hat-trick of league titles during his tenure there.[7] [8] In 1958, he represented Mohammedan SC in the IFA Shield in Calcutta, India.[9] In 1959, he left his duties at the Air Force and joined the East Pakistan Police, representing its football team until his retirement in 1968.[10]

International career

Nabi made his debut for the Pakistan national team during the 1954 Manila Asian Games. He later participated in both the 1954 Colombo Cup and 1955 Colombo Cup, with the latter held on home soil, in Dacca, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). In 1956, he represented Pakistan during a series of friendlies against Singapore, China and Ceylon.[4] Nabi captained Pakistan at the 1958 Tokyo Asian Games, the first Bengali to do so.[1] [11] [12] The team, including six Bengali players, tied the first game 1–1 with South Vietnam and lost its final game 1–3 to the Republic of China.[2] [13] Prior to the tournament, he captained the team during exhibition matches against the likes of Malaya and Singapore.[14]

Organizing career

Nabi served as the chairman of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) national team selection committee from 1973 to 1974 and as the general secretary in 1979. He was a member for four terms, specifically in 1975, 1977, 1982, and 1992–1993. Nabi played an integral role in selecting the first Bangladesh national football team alongside Sheikh Shaheb Ali, Manzur Hasan Mintu, and Ranjit Das for the 1973 Merdeka Cup.[15] He served as the team manager of the Bangladesh U20 team under Werner Bickelhaupt at the 1978 AFC Youth Championship in Dhaka.[16]

Death

Nabi died of diabetes-related complications in January 2004.[4]

Honours

Dhaka Wanderers

1954, 1955, 1956

East Pakistan White

East Pakistan

1960; runner-up: 1959

Pakistan

Individual

See also

Bibliography

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: এশিয়ান গেমস অনেক দূরে চলে গেছে. bn. kalerkantho.com. Kalerkantho. The Asian Games going far away. 19 September 2014. 13 February 2023. 13 February 2023. https://archive.today/20230213074614/https://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/kaler-khela/2014/09/19/130495. live.
  2. Web site: এশিয়ান গেমস হোক সাফের প্রস্তুতি. bn. Asian Games should be preparation for SAFF. August 2, 2018. www.kalerkantho.com. June 2, 2023. November 28, 2023. https://archive.today/20231128114556/https://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/sub-editorial/2018/08/18/670850. live.
  3. Web site: বাঙালির ফুটবল-সাফল্য এখন কেবলই স্মৃতি. Bengali football success is now only a memory. bn. U71news. 13 February 2023. 6 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220406083259/http://m.u71news.com/article/57359/index.html. live.
  4. Book: Dulal, Mahmud . bn:পাকিস্তান জাতীয় দল বাঙালি খেলোয়াড় . Bishhoshahitto Bhobon . 2014 . bn.
  5. Web site: Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Sunday 18 April 1954. 8. 2024-06-21. British Newspaper Archive.
  6. Web site: Organisers wake up. archive.thedailystar.net. 13 February 2006. 14 March 2024. August 8, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230808081501/https://archive.thedailystar.net/suppliments/2006/15thanniv/sports/sports18.htm. live.
  7. Web site: Wanderers back in the big league with nostalgia and new hope. The Daily Star. en. 25 April 2024. 1 June 2024. 1 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240601121408/https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/news/wanderers-back-the-big-league-nostalgia-and-new-hope-3594561.
  8. Web site: টানা ৬ লিগজয়ী ওয়ান্ডারার্সের বর্তমানটা লজ্জার. The Wanderers, who recorded 6 league wins in a row, are now in shame. Masud. Alam. 18 October 2020. Prothom Alo. bn. 14 March 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240314070726/https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A7%AC-%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%93%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0. live. 14 March 2024.
  9. Web site: পঞ্চাশের দশকে ঢাকার ফুটবলে রক্ষণ ভাগের দুই প্রহরীর গল্প. The story of two defenders in Dhaka football in the fifties. Iqbal. Kabir. 2 July 2022. ctgsangbad24.com. bn. 14 March 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240314074853/https://ctgsangbad24.com/dhaka-city/1468/. live. 14 March 2024.
  10. Web site: ফুটবলে তখন নাম ছিল, টাকা-পয়সার ব্যাপার ছিল না. Football had name back then, Money was not a problem. Shajahan. Kabir. 6 January 2024. Kalerkantho. bn. 7 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240107182346/https://www.kalerkantho.com/online/sport/2024/01/06/1352503. live. 7 January 2024.
  11. Web site: Ahsan . Ali . 23 December 2010 . A history of football in Pakistan – Part I . https://web.archive.org/web/20220904220323/https://www.dawn.com/2010/12/23/a-history-of-football-in-pakistan-part-i/ . 4 September 2022 . 1 March 2014 . Dawn. live.
  12. Web site: 2010-11-06 . Jaffar named captain of U-23 soccer team . 2024-08-07 . Brecorder . en. 11 August 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240811193811/https://www.brecorder.com/news/3816701. live.
  13. Web site: Asian Games 1958 (Tokyo, Japan). RSSSF. 14 March 2024. 14 March 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240314072536/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames58.html. live.
  14. Web site: S'pore saved by late penalty The Straits Times, 18 May 1958, Page 19. 2024-06-21 . eresources.nlb.gov.sg.
  15. Web site: সেদিন লাল-সবুজ পতাকা উড়িয়েছিল ফুটবল. Football flew the red-green flag that day. bn. kalerkantho.com. Kalerkantho. 26 July 2020. 14 March 2024. 14 March 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240314074716/https://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/sports/2020/07/26/939253. live.
  16. Web site: ঢাকার মাঠে সবচেয়ে বড় ফুটবল উৎসব. bn. 20 April 2021. The biggest football festival in Dhaka. Dulal. Mahmud. Utp al Shuvro. 22 November 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231122143751/https://www.utpalshuvro.com/special-article/news/417. live.

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