Alauddin Khan

Alauddin Khan (; 1918– 11 January 2001) was a Bangladeshi football player and coach.

Early life Khan was born in No. 179 Paikpara, Narayanganj Sadar Upazila of Narayanganj, Bengal in 1918.

Club career Early career Khan featured for Minerva Club in the Narayanganj First Division Football League against IGN & RSN Club while still a school student. In 1936, he represented Dhaka Sports Association XI (DSA XI) in a match against the touring Kolkata Mohammedan. On 26 November 1937, he played in an exhibition match for Chittagong XI against the touring Islington Corinthians at the Chittagong Police Ground, where his team lost 1–0 in front of a crowd of 77,000 spectators.

In 1938, Alauddin represented Chittagong Police Club in an exhibition match against the Arakan Athletics Association team in Arakan (now Burma). In the same year, he was awarded the Best Player Award by Chittagong Police Athletics Association. He played for the Chittagong Football Association from 1939 to 1940.

West Bengal In 1941, Alauddin joined Bonedi Sporting Union in the Calcutta First Division Football League. In 1942 and 1943, he trained with East Bengal FC as a reserve player. In 1943, he became employed in the Eastern Bengal Railway and in the following year switched to the Bengal and Assam Railway. In 1944, he won the IFA Shield with Eastern Railway FC, playing an important role in the 2–0 victory against East Bengal Club in the final. He remained with Eastern Railway FC, playing under the coaching of Tejes Bagha Shome from Kishoreganj until the Partition of India. He represented the East Pakistan football team in the National Football Championship, held in Quetta in 1950, and also played against IFA XI (Calcutta) in Dhaka in 1953.

He played for Fire Service AC in Dhaka until 1954 and Naraynganj's Mohsin Club until 1958. In 1954, he captained Eastern Bengal Railway in a friendly match against Royal Pakistan Air Force in Chittagong. He retired after representing Dhaka Mohammedan in the 1958 Aga Khan Gold Cup in Dhaka.

International career In 1943, he represented the Indian Football Association in a senior international match against the Europeans XI, a team composed of British players, losing 0–1.

Honours Player Eastern Railway FC IFA Shield: 1944

Bengal Santosh Trophy: 1945–46

East Pakistan Gymkhana Dhaka First Division League: 1949

East Bengal Railway Ronaldshay Shield: 1951, 1952

Manager Railway Pioneers Dhaka Second Division League: 1966

Individual National Sports Awards: 1978