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Fazlur Rahman Arzu

1928 – 2016

Bangladeshi football player

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About Fazlur Rahman Arzu

Lived 1928 – 2016 (aged 87). Fazlur Rahman Arzu was a Bangladeshi association football player.

Club career In 1948, Arzu began representing the Dhaka Salimullah Muslim Hall football team in Inter-hall and in the Inter-college tournaments. In the same year, he began playing in the Dhaka First Division Football League with promotees, East Pakistan Gymkhana. That year, Gymkhana won the league title, while Arzu also went on win the Independence Day Football Tournament while representing Dhaka University.

Arzu (captain) standing first from left with Mohammedan Sporting Club in 1956.

From 1951 to 1952, Arzu represented Chittagong Mohammedan in the Chittagong First Division Football League, and won the league title. In 1952, Arzu won the Inter-District Football Tournament while representing Chittagong District. In the same year, Arzu participated in the IFA Shield held in West Bengal, with Wari Club. He again participated in tournament in 1954 and 1955 with Dhaka Wanderers. He also won the First Division League title five times in between 1952 and 1956 with the Wanderers.

Arzu also represented the East Pakistan football team in the National Football Championship in all five editions from 1953 to 1957. In 1956, Arzu along with numerous teammates from Dhaka Wanderers, including Amir Jang Ghaznavi, Ashraf Chowdhury and Kabir Ahmed joined Dhaka Mohammedan. He was the club captain that year, as Mohammedan finished runners-up in the league behind the Wanderers. The following year, the club won its maiden First Division League title. Arzu was eventually included in the Pakistan national team in the 1955 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament held in Dacca, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). However, he did not make an appearance in the tournament, and eventually made his debut in an exhibition match held against India after the tournament's conclusion, which Pakistan won 1–0.

Retirement Arzu found employment in the Chittagong Customs and also represented their football team in the Chittagong First Division Football League. He later held positions of general secretary and coach of the Chittagong Customs Sports Club. He eventually worked as a volunteer football coach for Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP), Fauzdarhat Cadet College, Chittagong Naval Base, and the Chittagong Cantonment football team.

He served as a member of the ad hoc committee of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) in 1979 and 1980. He was also an executive member of the Chittagong District Sports Council. In 1979, he served as the joint-mangaer of the Bangladesh national team in the 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification held in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Honours Dhaka University Independence Day Football Tournament: 1949

East Pakistan Gymkhana Dhaka First Division League: 1949

Dhaka Wanderers Dhaka First Division League: 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956

Dhaka Mohammedan Dhaka First Division League: 1957

East Pakistan White National Football Championship runner-up: 1957

Individual 1979 − National Sports Awards.

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Who was Fazlur Rahman Arzu?

Bangladeshi football player (1928-2016)

When was Fazlur Rahman Arzu born?

Fazlur Rahman Arzu was born on 31 March 1928.

When did Fazlur Rahman Arzu die?

Fazlur Rahman Arzu died on 22 March 2016.

What was Fazlur Rahman Arzu's occupation?

Fazlur Rahman Arzu was an association football player.

What nationality was Fazlur Rahman Arzu?

Fazlur Rahman Arzu was Bangladeshi.

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· Wikipedia: Fazlur Rahman Arzu

· Wikidata: Q137459394

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