Golam Robbani Choton

Golam Robbani Choton
Personal information
Full name Golam Robbani Choton
Date of birth (1968-07-02) 2 July 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Bogra, Rajshahi, East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Army Football Team (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1986 Basabo TS
1987–1990 Fakirerpool
1991–1993 Wari Club
1994 Fakirerpool YMC
1995–2001 Arambagh KS
2002 BRTC SC
Managerial career
1993–1994 T&T Club
1996–2005 T&T Club
2005 Dipali JS
2008 Bangladesh (assistant)
2013–2023 Bangladesh Women U14
2013–2023 Bangladesh Women U17
2009–2023 Bangladesh Women U20
2009–2023 Bangladesh Women
2023– Bangladesh Army
2023– Bangladesh Army Women
Medal record
Representing  Bangladesh (manager)
Women's football
SAFF Women's Championship
Winner 2022 Nepal
Runner-up 2016 India
South Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Bangladesh
Bronze medal – third place 2016 India
SAFF U-18 Women's Championship
Winner 2018 Bhutan
Winner 2021 Bangladesh
SAFF U-15 Women's Championship
Winner 2017 Bangladesh
Runner-up 2018 Bhutan
Runner-up 2019 Bhutan
Bangamata U-19 Women's International Gold Cup
Winner 2019 Bangladesh
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Golam Robbani Choton (Bengali: গোলাম রব্বানী ছোটন) (born 2 July 1968) is a Bangladeshi professional football manager and former player, who is the current managing Bangladesh Army Football Team. He was the former head coach of Bangladesh women's under-14, Bangladesh women's under-17,[1][2] Bangladesh women's under-20[3] and Bangladesh women's national football team.[4][5][6] He is considered as the pioneer of Bangladesh women's football. Golam Robbani had played for Fakirerpool Young Men's Club and Arambagh KS for most of his playing career as a defender.[7]

Early years

Golam Robbani Choton was born on July 2, 1968, in Bogra, Bangladesh and spent his childhood there. But, he and his family originally from Tangail.[7]

Career

In the 1983–84 season, he began his senior playing career by playing for Basabo Tarun Sangha, where he spent three seasons. Then, he joined Fakirerpool Young Men's Club in the 1987–88 season. After spending 3 seasons at Fakirerpool, he signed a contract with Wari Club Dhaka. Subsequently, he played for Fakirerpool and Arambagh KS. Most recently in the 2001–02 season, he joined BRTC Sports Club from Arambagh KS. He retired after playing only one season for BRTC.[7]

Managerial career

In 1993, Golam Robbani made his debut as a manager of T&T Club. After stepping down as T&T's manager for just one season, he took over as T&T's manager again in the 1996–97 season, the second time he spent about 10 seasons as T&T's manager. He then joined Dipali Jubo Sangha as a manager. In 2009, he became the manager of the Bangladesh national women's team as well as the manager of the Bangladesh women's under-20 team. Later, he also became the manager of Bangladesh Women's Under-14 and Bangladesh women's under-17 teams. As a manager, he has won 7 titles so far, including the 2018 SAFF U-18 Women's Championship[8]

Under his coaching, Bangladesh clinched their maiden SAFF Women's Championship title with a 3–1 victory over Nepal in an entertaining final at the Dasharath Rangasala in Kathmandu on 19 September 2022,[9][10][11][12] and they became runner-up at the SAFF Women's Championship 2016.[13] On 26 May 2023, Golam Robbani Choton has brought shocking news as he has chosen to step down from his duties as head coach of the women's team after the end of May.[14][15] Then, he took over Bangladesh Army Football Team as manager.[16]

Honours

Manager

Champion : 2022
Runner-up (1) : 2016
Bronze (2) : 2010, 2016
Champion (2) : 2018, 2021
Champion (1) : 2019
Champion (1) : 2017
Runner-up (2) : 2018, 2019
  • AFC U-14 Girls' Regional Championship – South and Central
Champion (2) : 2015, 2016

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bangladesh women U-16 team leaves for Thailand today". The Independent. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Our target is to go match by match: Choton". Bangladesh Football Federation. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Championship to enhance women's football in South Asia". kuenselonline. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Bangladesh will relish the SAFF challenge: Choton". Bangladesh Football Federation. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  5. ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Bangladesh". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Golam Robbani Choton". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  7. ^ a b c "Golam Rabbani Choton | Interview | Ranga Shokal | Kebria & Labonno | Talk Show | Maasranga TV" – via www.youtube.com.
  8. ^ "Bangladesh win SAFF U-18 Women's title". Banglanews24.com. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2019. title.
  9. ^ "Bangladesh women make history, clinch maiden SAFF title". The Daily Star. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Bangladesh crowned champions". Prothom Alo. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  11. ^ "President, PM lauds Bangladesh team for winning SAFF Women's Championship 2022". Dhaka Tribune. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  12. ^ "Bangladesh women create history, clinch Saff Championship for first time". Dhaka Tribune. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  13. ^ "India keep unbeaten SAFF record". shekicks.net. 5 January 2017. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  14. ^ "Women's football coach Golam Rabbani Choton sends resignation letter to BFF". UNB. 29 May 2023. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  15. ^ "Women's football team's head coach Golam Rabbani to step down from duties". www.tbsnews.net. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  16. ^ "Choton's Army deny Mohammedan". The Daily Star. 28 October 2023. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.