Mahmudul Haque Liton (Bengali: মাহমুদুল হক লিটন; born 13 December 1963) is a retired Bangladeshi football player and coach.

Club career

Liton initially participated in the Dhaka First Division Volleyball League in 1978.[1]

He eventually shifted to football and in 1981, he trialed for East End Club, however he registered for Victoria SC in the Dhaka First Division League. After failing to make an appearance for Victoria, he joined East End Club in the mid-season window. In 1983, Liton joined Brothers Union, and was later made club captain in 1986. In 1985, he scored against Abahani Krira Chakra during the title deciding match which Brothers lost 2–3 at the Dhaka Stadium. In the same year, he represented Muktijoddha Sangsad KC as a guest player at the ANFA Cup held in Kathmandu, Nepal.[1]

In 1987, he suffered a major injury during a league encounter with Dhaka Wanderers, which kept him out of the game for months. He was also a guest player for Mohammedan SC at the 1988–89 Asian Club Championship. In 1989, he joined Abahani where he won both the 1989 First Division League and 1990 Independence Cup. He retired in 1995 after winning the second-tier, with East End Club.[2]

International career

In 1982, Liton began his international career, representing the Bangladesh Green team at the President's Gold Cup. In 1984, he represented Bangladesh U19 at the 1985 AFC Youth Championship qualifiers and registered a goal against Singapore U19. During the 1984 South Asian Games, Liton established himself as a regular in the national team, as Bangladesh finished runners-up to hosts Nepal. He was also part of the national squad at the 1986 President's Gold Cup in Dhaka and 1986 Pakistan President's Gold Cup in Karachi.[1]

Managerial career

In 1992, Liton was the coach cum player at Wari Club, and guided the club to an eight place finish in the Premier Division. In 1993 he was the coach cum captain of East End Club. In 1996 he completed a coaching course in Sri Lanka and the following year he coached the Sri Lanka U20 team. In 1999, he completed the AFC B license course. In the professional league era, Liton coached Sheikh Russel KC, and guided them to third-place finish in 2010–11 Bangladesh League.[3][4][5] He was appointed Rahmatganj MFS coach for the 2012 Bangladesh Premier League, before being sacked a month before the season ended as Rahmatganj eventually got relegated.[6] He was also the head coach of Feni SC during both 2012–2013 and 2015 league seasons.[7]

Honours

Abahani Limited Dhaka

East End Club

Bangladesh

References

  1. ^ a b c "ফুটবল জাগরণে আবাহনী-মোহামেডানের বিকল্প নেই". Daily Janakantha (in Bengali). January 4, 2017. Archived from the original on October 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "একজন লিটন….আরেকজন ইমরুল…..এরা গ্রামীণ ফুটবলের সৈনিক…". onnodristy.com (in Bengali). February 17, 2019. Archived from the original on October 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "বিদেশিরা ঠিকমতো অনুশীলন করেন না:লিটন". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on October 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "পয়েন্ট ভাগাভাগির ম্যাচে রক্ত ঝরলো শেখ রাসেল কোচের". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). January 29, 2011. Archived from the original on October 13, 2023.
  5. ^ "1-match ban on Sk Russel coach". The Daily Star. June 5, 2011. Archived from the original on October 13, 2023.
  6. ^ "Abahani off to a flyer". The Daily Star. November 14, 2012. Archived from the original on October 13, 2023.
  7. ^ "Rahmatganj 'sack' Liton". The Daily Star. June 8, 2012. Archived from the original on January 7, 2024.
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