Mohamed Masoud Rana

Masoud Rana
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Masoud Rana
Date of birth (1972-05-02) 2 May 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Sirajganj, Bangladesh
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Left Back, Centre Midfielder
Youth career
1986–1990 BKSP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1994 Dhaka Abahani
1994–2000 Muktijoddha Sangsad
2000–2003 Mohammedan SC
2003–2004 Dhaka Abahani
2004–2010 Brothers Union
International career
1992 Bangladesh U19
1991 Bangladesh U23
1991–1999 Bangladesh
Medal record
Representing  Bangladesh
South Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Colombo
Silver medal – second place 1995 Madras
Gold medal – first place 1999 Kathmandu
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mohamed Masoud Rana (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ মাসুদ রানা; born 1 January 1972) is a retired Bangladeshi professional footballer who played as a left back or as a centre midfielder.

Early career

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In 1986, Masoud participated in the Ershad Gold Cup football tournament representing Sirajganj District. He was later included in a camp arranged by the National Sports Council in Dhaka, which consisted of the best 60 players in the tournament. Masoud eventually gained admission to Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) on 10 March 1986 following a successful training camp. He participated in many international tournaments in India, Malaysia and Brunei playing as a left back for BKSP. In 1988, he won the Under-16 Youth Gold Cup in Dhaka, where BKSP were competed against different divisional teams. He later partook in the Ma-O-Moni Gold Cup as a guest player for Abahani Limited Dhaka.[1][2]

Club career

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Masoud, who initially joined Abahani Limited Dhaka as a guest player at the Ma-O-Moni Gold Cup in Chittagong, soon became a regular starter and was integral in the club's BTC Club Cup triumph the following year, before contractually joining the club. He won the Dhaka Premier League title in his first full season at the club in 1992. Initially joining as a binding player, Masoud was supposed to play for Abahani without remuneration for two seasons; however, after impressing during his debut year, he was awarded Taka 2.5 lakh through the recommendation of club official Salman F Rahman.[1]

Nonetheless, due to the gentleman's agreement among Brothers Union, Mohammedan and Abahani to lower player wages, Masoud was one of the 11 players signed by heavy spending Muktijoddha Sangsad KC in 1994.[3] He won the Dhaka Premier League in both 1997–98 and 2000 with Muktijoddha, while in his first season he won the Federation Cup, the club's first major title. He also represented the Freedom Fighters at the 1999–2000 Asian Club Championship over two legs against Mohun Bagan. In 2001, he joined Mohammedan SC where he would win the 2000 Dhaka Premier League, Federation Cup and 2002 National League as club captain.[1]

In December 2004, Masoud joined Brothers Union and won the domestic double, as Brothers were crowned both Dhaka Premier League and Federation Cup champions in 2005.[4][5] Masoud also represented the Oranges during both the 2005 AFC Cup and 2006 AFC Cup.[6][7] He remained with Brothers for the 2007 B.League, the inaugural edition of the country's first professional league and eventually retired following 2009–10 Bangladesh League.[8]

International career

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Masoud was a member of the first Olympic national team and participated in the 1992 Summer Olympic qualifiers. During the qualifiers, he scored the team's first ever goal, coming in a 2−3 defeat to Thailand U23.[9] In 1992, Masoud captained the Bangladesh U19 team during the 1992 AFC Youth Championship qualifiers held in Kerala, India. Maosud was handed his Bangladesh national team debut the previous year, during the 1991 South Asian Games, where he would win bronze.[1]

During the 4-nation Tiger Trophy held in Myanmar, coach Otto Pfister would use Masoud as a central midfielder, as Bangladesh went on to win their first international trophy.[10] He initially decided to quit the national team after Iraqi coach Samir Shaker kept him on the bench for the entirety of the 1999 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup in Goa, India. Nonetheless, after being convinced by BFF official and former national player, Badal Roy, Masoud returned to the team for the 1999 Bangabandhu Cup, and was named man of the match in their 1–0 victory over Malaysia U23.[1]

Samir Shaker included Masoud in 1999 South Asian Games bound national team, and started him during both group-stage matches against Sri Lanka and Maldives. However, due to picking up a suspension he missed the semi-final victory over India and was eventually benched for the final as Bangladesh won gold by defeating hosts Nepal 1–0, after which Masoud officially retired from international duty.[11]

Personal life

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Masoud was political science student at Dhaka University and also captained its football team at the Sher-e-Bangla Cup in 1996.[1]

Honours

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Abahani Limited Dhaka

Muktijoddha Sangsad KC

Mohammedan SC

Brothers Union

Bangladesh

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "'আবাহনীর মাসুদ রানা' শুনতে এখনো ভালো লাগে". Kalerkantho (in Bengali). 26 October 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  2. ^ "বিকেএসপিতে নারী ফুটবলার-ক্রিকেটার তৈরির উদ্যোগ". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 4 December 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  3. ^ Iqbal, Niar (17 July 2023). "'বাংলাদেশ' নাম নিয়ে মুক্তিযোদ্ধার ইয়েমেনকে হারানোর সেই গল্প". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Cold transfers finish". The Daily Star. 21 December 2004. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Bangladesh Regional Competitions 2004/05". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  6. ^ "A fighting draw". The Daily Star. 22 March 2006. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Khokon rescues Brothers". The Daily Star. 10 March 2005. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Brothers rope in unknowns". The Daily Star. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  9. ^ Rokk, Lazarus. "Koreans go on rampage". news.google.com. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  10. ^ 'আন্তর্জাতিক' ফুটবলে প্রথম শিরোপা. Utp al Shuvro (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  11. ^ "যে শিরোপার অপেক্ষায় ছিল বাংলাদেশ". Utp al Shuvro. Archived from the original on 9 October 2023.

Bibliography

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  • Dulal, Mahmud (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.
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