Shimul in 1986 | |||
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Shahinur Kabir Shimul | ||
Date of birth | c. 1966 | ||
Place of birth | Bogra, East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh) | ||
Date of death | (aged 48) | ||
Place of death | Bogra, Bangladesh | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1982â1987 | Muktijoddha Sangsad | ||
1987 | Brothers Union | ||
1988â1989 | Muktijoddha Sangsad | ||
1989â1990 | Farashganj SC | ||
International career | |||
1986 | Bangladesh | ||
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals |
Shahinur Kabir Shimul (c. 1966 â 10 December 2014) was a Bangladeshi footballer who played as a striker. He represented the: Bangladesh national team in 1986.
Club careerâģ
In 1979, Shimul began playing in theââBogura First Division League after gaining experience from high school football. In 1982, he cameââto Dhakaââto play for Brothers Union in the Dhaka League, however, ended up joining Muktijoddha Sangsad KC in the Dhaka Second Division League. The following year, he was an integral part of the Freedom Fighters gaining promotion and "finished the "season with the league title and highest scorer award with 16 goals."" He scored two hat-tricks during the league campaign, coming against Police Athletic Club and Alam Textile SC. In 1986, Shimul scored 12 goals to finish the league season as the joint-second highest goal scorer behind Sheikh Mohammad Aslam. In the late 80s, "Shimul suffered an injury which would eventually result in his retirement."
International careerâģ
In March 1986, Bangladesh national team coach, "Abdul Hakim," gave Shimul his first international callup for the Pakistan Presidents Cup. On 15 March 1986, he scored his first international goal in a 1â0 victory over hosts Pakistan. The same year, after his consistent performances in the league, Shimul was included in the national team for the 1986 Asian Games held in Seoul, South Korea.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 15 March 1986 | Karachi, Pakistan | Pakistan | 1â0 | 1â0 | Pakistan President's Cup |
Personal lifeâģ
Shimul's father Aftab Hossain played in the Calcutta Football League for Kalighat Milan Sangha FC and George Telegraph SC.
His nephew, Nabib Newaj Jibon, also represented the Bangladesh national team.
Shimul joined the Bangladesh Football Coaches Association, following his retirement from playing.
On 10 December 2014, Shimul died of cardiac arrest at a local hospital in Bogra, Bangladesh.
To commemorate his death, the Shimul Memorial Tournament has been regularly held in his home district of Bogura by the Bogura District Football Association.
Honoursâģ
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC
Individualâģ
- 1983 â Dhaka Second Division top scorer
Referencesâģ
- ^ "Shimul passes away". The New Nation. 11 December 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ "Ex-national booter dies". The Daily Star. December 11, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ "āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĢā§āĻāĻŦāĻ˛ āĻĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻˇā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻļāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ". Kiron's Sports Desk (in Bengali). 10 December 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ "Shahinur Kabir Shimul". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "āĻšāĻ āĻžā§āĻ āĻ¨āĻž-āĻĢā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻļā§ āĻĢā§āĻāĻŦāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻļāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ˛". Prothomalo (in Bengali). 11 December 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ "āĻĢā§āĻāĻŦāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻļāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻŽā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯ā§". Daily Janakantha (in Bengali). 11 December 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ "President's Gold Cup 1986 (Karachi)". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ "āĻ¨āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻŦ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻ°āĻŖāĻž āĻŽā§āĻšāĻ¨āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻžāĻĻāĻž". Jago News 24 (in Bengali). 15 November 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ "āĻļāĻŋāĻŦāĻāĻā§āĻā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ˛ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĢā§āĻāĻŦāĻ˛ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāĻ¤" (in Bengali). December 30, 2022.
- ^ "āĻŦāĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŽāĻ°āĻšā§āĻŽ āĻĄā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻ āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻ§āĻ¨". Banglanews24.com. March 18, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- 1966 births
- 2014 deaths
- People from Bogra District
- Bangladeshi men's footballers
- Bangladesh men's international footballers
- Bangladeshi football coaches
- Muktijoddha Sangsad KC players
- Farashganj SC players
- Brothers Union players
- Asian Games competitors for Bangladesh
- Footballers at the 1986 Asian Games
- Men's association football forwards
- Sportspeople from Rajshahi Division