Motiur Rahman Munna

Motiur Munna
Munna with Bangladesh at the 1999 SA Games
Personal information
Full name Motiur Rahman Munna
Date of birth (1979-09-01) 1 September 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Chittagong, Bangladesh
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Central-midfielder, left-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1994 Sadharan Bima
1995–1996 Agrani Bank
1997–2001 Mohammedan
2001–2004 Muktijoddha Sangsad
2005–2006 Mohammedan
2007–2008 Muktijoddha Sangsad (2)
2008–2009 Brothers Union (2)
2009–2010 Dhaka Abahani (2)
2010–2012 Muktijoddha Sangsad 19 (2)
2012–2013 Mohammedan
International career
1998 Bangladesh U20
2002–2006 Bangladesh U23
1998–2009 Bangladesh
Medal record
Representing  Bangladesh
Men's football
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Kathmandu
SAFF Championship
Winner 2003 Bangladesh
Runner-up 2005 Pakistan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Motiur Rahman Munna (Bengali: মতিউর রহমান মুন্না; born 1 September 1979) is a retired Bangladeshi professional footballer who played as a central-midfielder.[1] He played for the Bangladesh national team from 1998 to 2009.[1][2][3] Munna began his 20-year club career in Dhaka with Sadharan Bima CSC in 1993. During his illustrious career he notably played for Mohammedan SC, Muktijoddha Sangsad KC, Brothers Union and Abahani Limited Dhaka.

Early career

Motiur Rahman Munna was born on 1 September 1989, in Chittagong, Bangladesh. He began his football career with Agrabad Naogaon in the Chittagong First Division League. In 1993, he earned a direct opportunity to play in the Dhaka Premier Division League for Sadharan Bima CSC

Club career

Munna represented both Sadharan Bima CSC and Agrani Bank SC before getting his big move to Mohammedan SC. In 1999, he played an integral role in helping the Black and Whites win the Dhaka Premier Division League and India's All Airlines Gold Cup. In 2001, he transferred to Muktijoddha Sangsad KC, where he won the Federation Cup in both 2001 and 2003. He was appointed club captain in 2004[4] and represented the Freedom Fighters at the 2004 AFC Cup.[5]

In 2005, he returned to Mohammedan and notably scored a brace in a 2–0 victory over Muktijoddha, in a season where Mohammedan finished league runners-up.[6] Munna represented Muktijoddha during the 2007 B.League.[7] He also spent a season with Brothers Union the following year. In 2009, he joined Abahani Limited Dhaka prior to the 2009–10 Bangladesh League, and helped Abahani defend the league while simultaneously winning his first professional league title.[8][9] In 2010, he transferred to Muktijoddha, as the club finished runners-up in the 2010–11 Bangladesh League.[10]

In 2012, Munna returned to Mohammedan for his third and final stint at the club and captained the team during the 2012–13 Bangladesh Premier League. [11]

International career

Munna (standing second from right) with the Bangladesh national team during the 1999 SA Games final

In 1998, he represented the Bangladesh U20 team during a tour in Sri Lanka. In the same year, he made his debut for the Bangladesh national team against Qatar during an exhibition match held in Doha. He remained in the team during both the 1999 SAFF Gold Cup and 1999 South Asian Games, playing as a left-back and helping Bangladesh win their maiden gold medal during the latter. Munna's first senior international goal came during the 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers against Sri Lanka on 24 November 1999.[2]

Munna also represented the team during both the 2002 Asian Games and 2006 Asian Games. For the senior national team, he was a regular figure during the Millennium Super Soccer Cup and 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Asutrian coach, György Kottán, kept him in the national squad for the 2003 SAFF Gold Cup, despite Munna picking up a suspension after getting into a brawl during a league fixture.[12] He played an integral role in Bangladesh's SAFF Gold Cup triumph, scoring a Golden Goal against India in the semi-final extra time which helped Bangladesh advance into the finals of the tournament.[13][14][15][16][17]

Munna was also part of the national team during their runners-up finish in the 2005 SAFF Gold Cup. He eventually served as the national team captain in 2008 and led the country during both the 2008 Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup and 2008 Merdeka Tournament.[18][19] He announced his retirement from international football on 17 June 2011.[20]

Personal life

Following his retirement from football, Munna became a full-fledged businessmen.[21]

In 2013, the same year as his retirement, he was arrested due to a domestic violence case filed against him by his wife.[22]

International goals

Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.

Bangladesh U23

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 5 December 2006 Al-Gharrafa Stadium, Saudi Arabia  Vietnam 1–1 1–5 2006 Asian Games

Bangladesh

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 24 November 1999 Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, UAE  Sri Lanka 2–1 3–1 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2. 18 January 2003 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Bangladesh  India 2–1 2–1 2003 SAFF Gold Cup

Honours

Mohammedan SC

Muktijoddha Sangsad KC

Abahani Limited Dhaka

Bangladesh

References

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