Dewan Shafiul Arefin Tutul

Shafiul Arefin Tutul

Personal information
Full name	Dewan Shafiul Arefin Tutul
Date of birth	(1960-03-01) 1 March 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth	Manikganj, East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh)
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Right wing-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974	Dhanmondi Club
1975–1980	Dhaka Abahani
1981–1982	Brothers Union
1983–1986	Dhaka Abahani
1987	Rahmatganj MFS
1988–1992	Dhaka Abahani
International career
1978	Bangladesh U19
1976–1985	Bangladesh
Medal record Representing  Bangladesh South Asian Games 1984 1985
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dewan Shafiul Arefin Tutul (Bengali: দেওয়ান শরিফুল আরেফিন টুটুল; born 1 March 1960) is a former Bangladeshi footballer[1] and the former Youth and Sports Affairs Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League.[2][3]

Club career

Tutul began his career as a striker in the Dhaka Second Division Football League with Dhanmondi Club in 1974.[4] He was later invited to join the junior team of Abahani Krira Chakra by Ali Imam. He soon shifted to defence playing alongside Monwar Hossain Nannu and eventually became a right full back who frequently made overlaps. Thus, he is regarded as the first attacking full back in Dhaka football.[5]

He became the vice-captain of Abahani in 1979 and the captain in 1980; however, he departed the club the following year after a fallout with the officials. He won six Dhaka First Division League titles during three stints with Abahani. He also lifted the Aga Khan Gold Cup with Brothers Union.[6] Tutul also impressed at continental level, scoring a brace during Abahani's 8–1 victory over Club Valencia in the 1985–86 Asian Club Championship.[7]

He officially retired from football on 7 June 1992, during the last league game between Abahani and Mohammedan SC.[6]

International career

He represented the Bangladesh U19 team at the 1977 AFC Youth Championship in Tehran. Tutul previously made his senior international debut during the 1976 King's Cup in Bangkok. He also represented Bangladesh during the 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, 1984 South Asian Games and the 1985 South Asian Games.[6]

Honours

Abahani Limited Dhaka

• Dhaka First Division League: 1977, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989–90, 1992
• Federation Cup: 1985, 1986, 1988
• Independence Cup: 1990
• Liberation Cup: 1977
• Sait Nagjee Trophy: 1989
• Azmiri Begum Gold Cup: 1990
• BTC Club Cup: 1991

Brothers Union

• Aga Khan Gold Cup: 1981–82[8]

Individual

• 2009 − National Sports Award.[9]

Personal life and political career

In the early 1980s, Tutul played the leading role in a BTV drama depicting the story of a young footballer. The hero comes from a remote area of the country, but becomes a top footballer in Dhaka, before an injury ends his career abruptly. Nupur, a leading actress, played the role of the heroine.^[citation needed]

In 2001, Tutul was nominated by Awami League to contest the national elections from Manikganj-4 but lost the election to Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate Shamsul Islam Khan.[10]

In 2009, he was awarded the National Sports Award.[9]

Tutul served as the youth and sports affairs secretary of Bangladesh Awami League.[11] He served as a Director of Bangladesh Cricket Board. In April 2016, he received a nomination for the post of Vice-President of Bangladesh Football Federation.[12] He is the councilor of Dhaka Division unit of Bangladesh Cricket Board.[13]

References

1. "Nation hails the heroes". The Daily Star. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. "Police foils AL leaders Eid greeting program!". Bangla Tribune. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
3. "City University clinch title of Inter Pvt University Football". Daily Sun. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
4. Meshu, Ziaur Uddin (13 March 2017). "সব হারালেন টুটুল". dhakatimes24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 1 January 2024.
5. Al-Amin (17 February 2008). "The irreplaceable Nannu". The Daily Star. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
6. "যারা খেলা দেখেছে তাদের কাছে আমি চিরকালই ফুটবলার". Kalerkantho (in Bengali). 22 May 2015. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
7. "বাংলাদেশের যে 'গোলরক্ষক' গোলও করতেন". Prothomalo (in Bengali). 25 September 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
8. "Bangladesh football, the glorious days of Brothers Union". Weekly Blitz. 21 August 2021. Archived from the original on 22 December 2023.
9. "Four former footballers receive national awards". archive.bff.com.bd. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
10. Tahmina, Q. A.; Gain, Philip; Moral, Shishir (2002). The CCHRB Election Observation Report: The Eighth Parliamentary Elections, October 1, 2001. Coordinating Council for Human Rights in Bangladesh. p. 183. ISBN 978-984-494-017-8.
11. Tusher, Hasan Jahid; Islam, Shariful (18 November 2008). "Poll dreams over for many AL stalwarts". The Daily Star. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
12. "Tutul wants to be back with football". The Daily Star. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
13. "Regional cricket left in lurch". New Age. Retrieved 29 March 2020.

Bibliography

• Dulal, Mahmud (2020). খেলার মাঠে মুক্তিযুদ্ধ (transl. Liberation war in the playground) (in Bengali). Bishhoshahitto Bhobon. ISBN 978-984-8218-31-0.
• Alam, Masud (2017). ফুটবলের গল্প ফুটবলারদের গল্প (transl. The story of football the story of footballers) (in Bengali). Bishhoshahitto Bhobon. ISBN 9789849134688.