Manzur Hasan Mintu

Manzur Hasan Mintu (7 April 1940 – 18 November 2014)[2] was a Bangladeshi footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[3] He worked for radio and television as a sports commentator for 40 years since 1973.[2] He was awarded National Sports Award for football and badminton by the Government of Bangladesh in 1978.[1]

Manzur Hasan Mintu
Personal information
Date of birth (1940-04-07)7 April 1940
Place of birth Satkhira District, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Bangladesh)
Date of death 18 November 2014(2014-11-18) (aged 74)[1]
Place of death Jaipur, India
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953–1955 Kamal Sporting
1956–1957 Fire Service
1958–1964 Dhaka Wanderers
International career
1958 Pakistan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Mintu graduated from the University of Dhaka and worked as an income tax commissioner. After the retirement, he served as the treasurer of the national sports council.[1]

Mintu began playing in the Dhaka Second Division Football League with Kamal Sporting Club in 1953. He captained Dhaka Wanderers Club to the 1960 Dhaka First Division Football League title.[4]

Mintu played for the Pakistan national football team in the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo.[1] He represented East Pakistan in the National Football Championship from 1957 to 1959 and later played for Dhaka Division from 1961 to 1963.[5]

Death

Mintu died on 18 November 2014, after suffering a cardiac arrest in Jaipur, India.[4]

Honours

Dhaka Wanderers Club

East Pakistan White

East Pakistan

Dhaka Division

Individual

References
  1. "Mintu bhai no more". The Daily Star. 2014-11-19. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  2. "Veteran sports commentator Monjur Hasan Mintu passes away". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  3. "২০১৪: বিদায়ের মিছিল". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  4. "চলে গেলেন মনজুর হাসান মিন্টু". Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 2014-11-19. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  5. "থেমে গেল সেই কণ্ঠস্বর". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 2014-11-19. Retrieved 2024-03-17.

Bibliography
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  • Alam, Masud (2017). ফুটবলের গল্প ফুটবলারদের গল্প (transl. The story of football the story of footballers) (in Bengali). Bishhoshahitto Bhobon. ISBN 9789849134688.
  • Mahmud, Noman (2018). ফুটবল পায়ে মুক্তির যুদ্ধ (transl. Liberation war fought by football) (in Bengali). Agamee Prakashani. ISBN 978-984-8218-31-0.
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