Anwar Hossain (footballer)
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Anwar with Bangladesh at the 1999 SA Games | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Anwar Hossain | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1979 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Chittagong, Bangladesh | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Sadharan Bima | |||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Victoria | |||||||||||||
| 1999 | Mohammedan | |||||||||||||
| 2000 | Rahmatganj | |||||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | Mohammedan | |||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Sheikh Russel | |||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Agrani Bank | |||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Bangladesh U16 | |||||||||||||
| 1996 | Bangladesh U19 | |||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Bangladesh | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Anwar Hossain (Bengali: আনোয়ার হোসেন; born 1 January 1979) is a retired Bangladeshi footballer who played as a attacking-midfielder or left wing-back. He played for the Bangladesh national team from 1999 to 2000.
Club career
Anwar began his Dhaka Premier Division League career with in Sadharan Bima CSC 1995, before moving to Victoria SC in the 1997–98 season and suffering relegation.[1] Nevertheless, he joined Mohammedan SC the following season, winning the Premier Division title along with the All Airlines Gold Cup in India. In 2004, he joined Sheikh Russel KC, before transferring to Agrani Bank remaining in the then turned second-tier following the introduction of the B.League in 2007.[2][3]
International career
Anwar represented Bangladesh at youth level, before being called up by Bangladesh national team head coach, Samir Shaker, ahead of the 1999 Bangabandhu Cup. Following this, he represented the team at the 1999 South Asian Games as Bangladesh won gold for the first time.[4][5] In November 1999, he represented the team in the 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification. The following year, he featured for the team in the MFF Golden Jubilee Tournament in Maldives.[1]
Honours
Mohammedan SC
Bangladesh
- South Asian Games Gold medal: 1999
References
- ^ a b Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Anwar Hossain (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
- ^ "Cold transfers finish". The Daily Star. 2004-12-21. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
- ^ "The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 344". The Daily Star. 2004-05-17. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
- ^ যে শিরোপার অপেক্ষায় ছিল বাংলাদেশ. Utp al Shuvro. 24 September 2021. Archived from the original on 9 October 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ^ সাফ ফুটবলে প্রথম সোনাজয়ী দল. Utp al Shuvro (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.