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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamed Abdus Sadek | ||
| Date of birth | 31 July 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Parbatipur, Dinajpur, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Bangladesh) | ||
| Date of death | 13 July 2011 (aged 65)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Dhaka, Bangladesh | ||
| Position(s) | Right-winger, right-midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1963 | Fire Service | ||
| 1963 | Combined University | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1983 | Dhaka Metropolis U18 | ||
| 1983 | Bangladesh B | ||
| 1988 | Bangladesh U19 (assistant) | ||
| 1989 | Bangladesh | ||
| 1994 | Bangladesh U16 | ||
| 1995 | Bangladesh (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Abdus Sadek (Bengali: আবদুস সাদেক; 31 July 1945 – 13 July 2011) was a former Bangladeshi football player and coach.
Playing career
[edit]Sadek represented Fire Service SC in the Dhaka First Division Football League. In 1963, he represented East Pakistan Combined University team at the National Football Championship in Karachi.
Coaching career
[edit]In 1983, Sadek served as coach of the Bangladesh Green team at the 1983 President's Gold Cup in Dhaka.[2] He went on to work as the chief football coach of National Sports Council from 1985 to 1990.[1]
In 1989, Sadek was appointed head coach of the Bangladesh national team (Bangladesh Red team) for the 1989 President's Gold Cup. The team secured draws against Thailand B and Iran B to advance to the semi-finals, where they defeated Bangladesh B (Bangladesh B team) with a goal from Rumman Bin Wali Sabbir. In the final, held on May 28, 1989, the team played to a 1–1 draw with Korea University in normal time and ultimately triumphed in a penalty shootout, winning 4–3.[3] This marked Bangladesh's first international title, although the tournament is not highly regarded due to the majority of participating teams being international selections. Nonetheless, the Korean team featured notable players such as Seo Jung-won, Huh Ki-tae, Hong Myung-bo, and Kim Byung-soo, among others.[4]
Sadek also served as the head coach of the Bangladesh U16 team at the 1994 AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers held in Saudi Arabia. In 1995, he served as the assistant coach of the team which on the 4-nation Tiger Trophy in Myanmar under coach Otto Pfister, a tournament largely considered to be the country's first international trophy.[5]
Death
[edit]On 13 June 2011, Sadek died of kidney failure while under treatment at the Islami Hospital in Dhaka.[1]
Honours
[edit]Bangladesh Red
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Sadek no more". The Daily Star. 14 July 2011. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023.
- ^ ৩য় প্রেসিডেন্ট গোল্ডকাপ ফুটবল প্রতিযোগিতা ১৯৮৩. onnodristy.com (in Bengali). 15 May 2020. Archived from the original on 14 February 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "1989 President's Gold Cup". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 13 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ লাল দলের রাঙিয়ে দেওয়া প্রেসিডেন্ট গোল্ড কাপ ফুটবল. Utp al Shuvro (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "`আন্তর্জাতিক` ফুটবলে প্রথম শিরোপা". Utp al Shuvro. 19 August 2021. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
Bibliography
[edit]- Mahmud, Dulal (2020). খেলার মাঠে মুক্তিযুদ্ধ (transl. Liberation war in the playground) (in Bengali). 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.