| Syed Nazmul Hassan | |
| Fullname: | Syed Nazmul Hassan Lovan |
| Birth Date: | 20 September 1958 |
| Birth Place: | Magura, East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh) |
| Height: | 1.76m |
| Position: | Winger/Striker |
| Years1: | 1976 |
| Clubs1: | Dhanmondi Club |
| Years2: | 1977 |
| Clubs2: | Azad Sporting Club |
| Years3: | 1978–1979 |
| Clubs3: | Wari Club |
| Years4: | 1980–1983 |
| Clubs4: | Team BJMC |
| Years5: | 1984 |
| Clubs5: | Brothers Union |
| Nationalyears1: | 1977 |
| Nationalteam1: | Bangladesh U19 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1978–1981 |
| Nationalteam2: | Bangladesh |
Syed Nazmul Hassan Lovan (Bengali: সৈয়দ নাজমুল হাসান লোভন; born 20 September 1958) is a retired Bangladeshi professional footballer who played as a forward. He represented the Bangladesh national team between 1978 and 1981.
Lovan first played senior football with Khulna Town Club in the Khulna First Division League, in 1975. After becoming league champions, he got a place in the Jessore District the following year, and went onto lift the Sher-e-Bangla Cup, scoring 6 goals along the way. In the same year, he joined Dhanmondi Club in the Dhaka Second Division League.[1] [2]
In 1977, Lovan played in the Dhaka League for Azad Sporting Club. However, it was at Wari Club where Lovan would gain fame. In the 1978 Super League round, he scored against domestic giants Abahani Krira Chakra, as Wari won the match 3–2. The defeat saw Abahani lose the league title to arch-rivals Mohammedan SC. The victory also started a famous chant in Dhaka football; "Wari Ailo" .[3] He was captain of the club in 1979 and was later part of a BJMC team which finished unbeaten runners-up in the 1980 league. In 1981, he suffered a fatal injury during a league game against WAPDA SC. He retired in 1984 with Brothers Union after rarely entering the pitch the previous few years.[4]
He participated in the 1977 AFC Youth Championship in Iran with the Bangladesh U19 team. He was promoted to the senior team for the 1978 Asian Games in Bangkok and was also present in the team for the 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers held on home soil. In first edition of the President's Gold Cup in 1981, he represented the Bangladesh Green Team, which was the main national team.[5]
Jessore District