Syed Nazmul Hassan Lovan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Syed Nazmul Hassan Lovan | ||
| Date of birth | 20 September 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Magura, East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh) | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger/Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976 | Dhanmondi Club | ||
| 1977 | Azad Sporting Club | ||
| 1978–1979 | Wari Club | ||
| 1980–1983 | Team BJMC | ||
| 1984 | Brothers Union | ||
| International career | |||
| 1977 | Bangladesh U19 | ||
| 1978–1981 | Bangladesh | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Syed Nazmul Hassan Lovan (Bengali: সৈয়দ নাজমুল হাসান লোভন; born 20 September 1958) is a retired Bangladeshi professional footballer who played as a forward. He represented the Bangladesh national team between 1978 and 1981.
Early career[edit]
Lovan first played senior football with Khulna Town Club in the Khulna First Division League, in 1975. After becoming league champions, he got a place in the Jessore District the following year, and went onto lift the Sher-e-Bangla Cup, scoring 6 goals along the way. In the same year, he joined Dhanmondi Club in the Dhaka Second Division League.[1][2]
Club career[edit]
In 1977, Lovan played in the Dhaka League for Azad Sporting Club. However, it was at Wari Club where Lovan would gain fame. In the 1978 Super League round, he scored against domestic giants Abahani Krira Chakra, as Wari won the match 3–2. The defeat saw Abahani lose the league title to arch-rivals Mohammedan SC. The victory also started a famous chant in Dhaka football; "Wari Ailo" (lit. 'Wari are here').[3] He was captain of the club in 1979 and was later part of a BJMC team which finished unbeaten runners-up in the 1980 league. In 1981, he suffered a fatal injury during a league game against WAPDA SC. He retired in 1984 with Brothers Union after rarely entering the pitch the previous few years.[4]
International career[edit]
He participated in the 1977 AFC Youth Championship, in Iran with the Bangladesh U19 team. He was promoted to the senior team for the 1978 Asian Games, in Bangkok and was also present in the team for the 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers held on home soil. In first edition of the President's Gold Cup, in 1981, he represented the Bangladesh Green Team, which was the main national team.[5]
Honours[edit]
Jessore District
- Sher-e-Bangla Cup: 1976
References[edit]
- ^ "শুভ জন্মদিন : সৈয়দ নাজমুল হাসান লোভন". maguranews.com (in Bengali). 20 September 2020.
- ^ "নন্দিত ক্রীড়া ব্যক্তিত্ব সৈয়দ নাজমুল হাসান লোভনকে সম্মাননা প্রদান". maguranews.com (in Bengali). 13 January 2018.
- ^ "আহা, ফুটবল!". Utpal Shuvro (in Bengali). 4 June 2021.
- ^ "আমাদের প্রিয় লোভন ভাই - মাগুরা" (in Bengali). Magura.soptok.org. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় ফুটবল দলের সাবেক খেলোয়াড় সৈয়দ নাজমুল হাসান লোভনকে সম্মাননা স্মারক প্রদান". swnews24.com (in Bengali). 13 January 2018.
Bibliography[edit]
- Dulal, Mahmud (2020). খেলার মাঠে মুক্তিযুদ্ধ (transl. Liberation war in the playground). Bishhoshahitto Bhobon. ISBN 978-984-8218-31-0.
- Alam, Masud (2017). ফুটবলের গল্প ফুটবলারদের গল্প (transl. The story of football the story of footballers) (in Bengali). Bishhoshahitto Bhobon. ISBN 9789849134688.
- Living people
- 1958 births
- Bangladeshi men's footballers
- Bangladesh men's youth international footballers
- Bangladesh men's international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Asian Games competitors for Bangladesh
- Footballers at the 1978 Asian Games
- Team BJMC players
- Brothers Union players
- People from Magura District
- Sportspeople from Khulna Division