Kazi Nazrul Islam (footballer, born 1978)

Kazi Nazrul Islam (Bengali: কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম; born 16 October 1978) is a retired Bangladeshi professional footballer who played as a defender.[2] He played for the Bangladesh national team from 1999 to 2008 and captained the team on many occasions. He last played club football for Dhaka Abahani Limited back in 2011.

Nazrul Islam
Personal information
Full name Kazi Nazrul Islam
Date of birth (1978-10-16) 16 October 1978
Place of birth Bangladesh
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2004 Dhaka Abahani Limited (0)
2004–2005 Brothers Union (0)
2005–2007 Mohammedan SC (0)
2007–2011 Dhaka Abahani Limited (4)
National team
1999–2008 Bangladesh 37 (0)
Teams managed
2020– Abahani Limited Dhaka (trainer)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Dhaka Abahani

Nazrul spent most of his career with Abahani.[3] His first spell with club lasted for five years and after three years away, Nazrul rejoined Abahani in 2007. During his second spell, Nazrul helped the club win the Bangladesh Premier League for three years straight, from 2007 till 2010. Nazrul ended his career during the 2010–11 league season when Abahani finally lost the league title to Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club.

International career

Bangladesh national team

Nazrul captained Bangladesh during the 2007 Nehru Cup. He retired from international football in 2007 after a fallout with national team coach Syed Nayeemuddin.[4] He returned to the team after Nayeemuddin left only to make 2 more appearances.[5]

Honours

Club

Dhaka Abahani

International

Bangladesh

2003

References
  1. "Kazi Nazrul Islam Stats, Info and Next Game". FootballCritic.
  2. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Kazi Nazrul Islam". www.national-football-teams.com.
  3. Reporter, Sports (January 3, 2000). "Dhaka teams bag the elite". The Daily Star.
  4. "Nazrul quits from national team". The Daily Star. October 17, 2007.
  5. "5 new faces in Bangladesh football squad". m.bdnews24.com.


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