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Mohammed Ponir
Personal information
Full name Mohammed Poniruzzaman Ponir
Date of birth (1969-08-07) 7 August 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Dhaka, East Pakistan
(present-day Bangladesh)
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1984 Lalbagh SC
1985–1987 Sadharan Bima
1988–1990 Fakirerpool
1991–1994 Brothers Union
1991 Kolkata Mohammedan
1995–2000 Dhaka Mohammedan
International career
1991–1999 Bangladesh
Managerial career
2005 Dhaka Mohammedan (interim)
2010 Dhaka Mohammedan (interim)
2010 Bangladesh U23 (goalkeeper coach)
2016–2024 Chittagong Abahani (goalkeeper coach)
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

Mohammed Poniruzzaman Ponir (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ পনিরুজ্জামান পনির; born 7 August 1969), known simply as Ponir, is a retired Bangladeshi football player and coach.

Club career

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Ponir represented Lalbagh SC from 1980 to 1984, during which the club won the Third Division in 1981. He debuted in the First Division with Sadharan Bima CSC in 1985.[1] Ponir's performances with Fakirerpool YMC from 1988 to 1990[2][3] earned him a move to Brothers Union prior to the 1991 BTC Club Cup. Following the tournament, he was recruited by Kolkata Mohammedan and represented the team in the Calcutta First Division League in 1991, before returning to Brothers Union.[1] In 1995, Ponir joined Dhaka Mohammedan and represented the club until his retirement in 2000. In his final year, he also represented the club in the 2000 National League.[4]

International career

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Ponir represented the Bangladesh national team from 1991 to 1999.[1] He was also part of the team that won gold at the 1999 South Asian Games in Kathmandu, Nepal.[5]

Coaching career

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He began his coaching career in 2005, serving as the joint interim coach of Dhaka Mohammedan alongside Saiful Bari Titu.[6] Following Mohammedan head coach Maruful Haque's departure on 13 May 2010, during the 2008–09 B.League, Ponir again served as interim head coach until their final league match on 2 June.[7] He was the goalkeepr coach of the Bangladesh U23 team at the 2010 South Asian Games in Dhaka.[1] He also served as the goalkeeper coach of Chittagong Abahani.[8]

Honours

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Lalbagh SC

Brothers Union

Dhaka Mohammedan

Bangladesh

Individual

  • 1993 − Sports Writers Association's Best Footballer Award.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Alam, Masud (2017). ফুটবলের গল্প ফুটবলারদের গল্প (transl. The story of football the story of footballers) (in Bengali). Bishhoshahitto Bhobon. ISBN 9789849134688.
  2. ^ ইয়ংমেন্সের পুনর্জীবনে আলোর বন্যা. Prothomalo (in Bengali). Prothom Alo. 11 January 2017. Archived from the original on 20 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Fakirapool's feel-good story". Dhaka Tribune. January 7, 2017. Archived from the original on 28 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Dhaka teams bag the elite". The Daily Star. January 3, 2000. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023.
  5. ^ "পূর্বসূরীদের মতো কি স্মরণীয়-বরণীয় হতে পারবেন জামালরা?". Daily Janakantha (in Bengali). November 25, 2019. Archived from the original on 28 February 2025.
  6. ^ "The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 321". archive.thedailystar.net. 22 April 2005. Archived from the original on 1 March 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  7. ^ "MSC end on a high". The Daily Star. June 3, 2010. Archived from the original on 28 February 2025.
  8. ^ "ভরা স্টেডিয়ামে ফুটবলের জয়". Prothomalo (in Bengali). August 6, 2016. Archived from the original on 28 February 2025.
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