Zakaria Pintoo

Zakaria Pintoo (born 1 January 1943)[1] is a Bangladeshi retired professional footballer who played as a defender.[2]

Zakaria Pintoo
জাকারিয়া পিন্টু
Born (1943-01-01) 1 January 1943
Naogaon District, Bengal Presidency, British India
NationalityBangladeshi
Known forthe captain of Shadhin Bangla Football Team

Career

He served as the captain of Shadhin Bangla Football Team in 1971 and went on to become the first captain of the Bangladesh national football team after the independence of the country.[1][3] He received the Independence Day Award (1995) in the sports category by the Government of Bangladesh.[4] During tour with the Shadhin Bangla Football Team in India, in 1971, he became the first person to hoist the Bangladesh flag in foreign land.[5]

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president, Kazi Salahuddin, alleged that Pintoo asked him for funds to withdraw the nomination paper of the president post in the 2012 BFF election.[3] The allegation was later denied by Pintoo.[3]

Family

Pintoo's younger brother Moyeenuddin is also a former footballer.[3]

References
  1. স্বাধীন বাংলা ফুটবল দলের অধিনায়ক জাকারিয়া পিন্টু. Protidiner Sangbad (in Bengali). Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  2. Arif, Mahbub (17 November 2015). "বাঙালির ফুটবল-সাফল্য এখন কেবলই স্মৃতি [Bengali football success is now just a memory]". u71news.com (in Bengali). উত্তরাধিকার৭১ নিউজ. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  3. "Pintoo demands Salahuddin apology". The Daily Star. 2016-04-10. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  4. "Independence Day Award" (PDF). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  5. "I am luckier than Pele: Zakaria Pintoo". New Age | The Most Popular Outspoken English Daily in Bangladesh.
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