Mostafa Hossain Mukul (Bengali: মোস্তফা হোসাইন মুকুল; born 12 November 1957) is a retired Bangladeshi footballer who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mostafa Hossain Mukul | ||
| Date of birth | 12 November 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Chandpur, East Bengal, Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh) | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back, center-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1977 | PWD SC | ||
| 1978–1981 | Team BJMC | ||
| 1982–1983 | Mohammedan SC | ||
| 1984–1986 | Muktijoddha Sangsad | ||
| International career | |||
| 1978 | Bangladesh U19 | ||
| 1978–1981 | Bangladesh | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editMukul was signed by Dhaka League outfit PWD Sports Club after winning the Inter-College Football Championship with Chandpur Government College in 1973. He served as club captain in 1977 before moving joining Team BJMC the following season. He captained BJMC to the club's fifth league title in 1979. Mukul won the domestic double with Mohammedan SC in 1982, and eventually retired after serving as club captain of Muktijoddha Sangsad KC in 1986.[1]
International career
editMukul represented the Bangladesh U19 team at the 1978 AFC Youth Championship held in Dhaka. In the same year, Werner Bickelhaupt, who served as head coach of both the U20 team and the Bangladesh national team, included Mukul in 1978 Asian Games final squad. He also participated in the 1980 AFC Asian Cup in Kuwait. In 1981, he was part of the Bangladesh Green team (senior national team) at the first edition of the Bangladesh President's Gold Cup.[1]
Personal life
editFollowing his retirement, he moved to the US with his wife and 2 children.[2][3]
Honours
editTeam BJMC
- Dhaka League: 1979
Mohammedan SC
- Dhaka League: 1982
- Federation Cup: 1982
Individual
- Dhaka University Blue: 1979–80[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "জেলার ২টি ক্রিকেট একাডেমী, ২টি ফুটবল একাডেমী যদি খেলোয়াড় বের করতে পারে, তাহলে জেলা ক্রীড়া সংস্থা কেনো পারবে না?". Chandpur Kantho (in Bengali). 28 February 2023. Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "আমেরিকা প্রবাসী মোস্তফা মুকুলের শোক". Chandpur Kantho (in Bengali). 4 February 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "ফুটবলে কি বাংলাদেশ ক্রমশঃ পিছিয়ে পড়ছে?". voabangla.com (in Bengali). November 15, 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Dhaka University Centennial & New Beginnings". americanewsagency.net. March 12, 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
Bibliography
edit- Dulal, Mahmud (2020). খেলার মাঠে মুক্তিযুদ্ধ (transl. Liberation war in the playground) (in Bengali). Bishhoshahitto Bhobon. ISBN 978-984-8218-31-0.