Zakaria Pintoo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohammad Zakaria Pintoo | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Naogaon District, Bengal, British India | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1958 | East End[1] | ||
| 1959–1961 | Dhaka Wanderers[1] | ||
| 1961–1975 | Dhaka Mohammedan SC[1] | ||
| International career | |||
| 1969–1970 | Pakistan | ||
| 1971 | Shadhin Bangla | ||
| 1973 | Bangladesh | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Zakaria Pintoo (born 1 January 1943)[1] is a Bangladeshi retired professional footballer who played as a defender.[2]
Career
Pintoo played for the Pakistan football team before independence.[3][4]
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][5] He received the Independence Day Award (1995) in the sports category by the Government of Bangladesh.[6] 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.[7] In May 1972, Pintoo captained Dhaka Mohammedan against visiting Indian club Mohun Bagan in their 1–0 defeat.[8]
Pintoo led the Bangladesh football team in their first international tournament at the 1973 Merdeka Tournament.[9] He made his international debut for Bangladesh against Thailand football team.[10]
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.[5] The allegation was later denied by Pintoo.[5]
Family
Pintoo's younger brother Moyeenuddin is also a former footballer.[5]
Honours
Dhaka Wanderers[1]
- Dhaka League: 1960
Mohammedan SC (Dhaka)[1]
- Dhaka League: 1961, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1975
- Independence Cup: 1972
- Aga Khan Gold Cup: 1964, 1968
See also
References
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- ^ 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.
- ^ Golam Sarwar Tipu (2006). "Organisers wake up". The Daily Star. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Iran vs Pakistan". TeamMelli.com. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Pintoo demands Salahuddin apology". The Daily Star. 2016-04-10. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
- ^ "Independence Day Award" (PDF). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
- ^ "I am luckier than Pele: Zakaria Pintoo". New Age | The Most Popular Outspoken English Daily in Bangladesh.
- ^ Alam, Masud (19 April 2022). "৭ কোটি মানুষের জন্য ভালোবাসা নিয়ে ঢাকায় এসেছিল মোহনবাগান" [Mohun Bagan came to Dhaka with love for 7 crore people]. www.prothomalo.com (in Bengali). Dhaka, Bangladesh: The Daily Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ "১৯৭৩ সালে যাদের হাত ধরে বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় ফুটবল দলের পথ চলা শুরু হয়েছিলো". Kiran Sports Desk (in Bengali). Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Merdeka Tournament 1973 (Malaysia)". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 August 2022.