Ahsanullah Montu

Ahsanullah Montu

Montu with Bangladesh in the 80s
Personal information
Full name	Mohammed Ahsanullah Montu
Date of birth	(1962-02-07)7 February 1962
Place of birth	Brahmanbaria, East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh)
Date of death	26 June 2018(2018-06-26) (aged 56)
Place of death	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Center-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1981–1983	Farashganj SC
1983–1984	Brothers Union
1984–1986	Sadharan Bima CSC
1986–1994	Mohammedan SC
1998–2000	Prantik KC
International career
1984	Bangladesh U19
1986–1989	Bangladesh
Managerial career
2014	Bangladesh U12
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ahsanullah Montu (Bengali: আহসানউল্লাহ মন্টু; 7 February 1962 – 26 June 2018) was a Bangladeshi football player who played as a center-back. He represented the Bangladesh national football team in the mid 80s, and spent most of his club career playing for Mohammedan SC.

Career

In 1981, Montu began his career with Farashganj SC in the Dhaka League. He got a place in the Bangladesh U19 team while playing for Brothers Union, in 1984. The following year, he made his senior team debut during President's Gold Cup, while playing for office team Sadharan Bima CSC. In 1986, Montu joined Mohammedan SC and thus, became a mainstay in the national team. Under Iranian coach Nasser Hejazi, Montu established himself as one of the best defenders in the country with the Black and Whites. He won the league title in 1986, 1987, 1988–89 and 1993. In 1988, he played for Mohammedan in India's Sait Nagjee Trophy. On 7 October 1988, Montu scored the equaliser in a 2–2 draw against Qatar's Al-Sadd, in the semi-final group round of the 1988–89 Asian Club Championship. While in the national team, Montu went onto represent the Bangladesh Red (main national team) in 1987 and 1989 editions of the President's Gold Cup. He also played the qualifiers for the 1990 FIFA World Cup and 1988 AFC Asian Cup.

Honours

Mohammedan SC

• Dhaka League: 1986, 1987, 1988–89, 1993
• Federation Cup: 1987, 1989
• Ma-O-Moni Gold Cup: 1990

Death

On 26 June 2018, Montu passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest.