Golam Rabbani Helal

Golam Rabbani Helal (; 1953 – 30 May 2020) was a Bangladeshi football player and organizer.

Playing career Helal played for the Bangladesh national team from 1979 to 1982. He also played for Dhaka Abahani from 1975 to 1988. He briefly played for the Team BJMC.

Helal was arrested in 1982 after both attacking the referee and engaging in a brawl with players of Mohammedan Sporting Club, arch rivals of Abahani, during a league match. This incident, which took place on 21 September, is seen as one of the most notorious moments in the rivalry between Abahani and Mohammedan.

Administrative career After retiring from playing he became a director of Abahani. On 10 July 2008, he was made a member of Dhaka Metropolis League Committee. From 2008 to 2012, he was an executive member of Bangladesh Football Federation. On 11 December 2011, he resigned from the National Team Management Committee of the Bangladesh Football Federation after describing them as inefficient and ineffective.

Helal was to contest the Bangladesh Football Federation for the post of President in 2012. He withdrew his candidacy and threw his support behind the incumbent, Kazi Salahuddin.

Death Helal died on 30 May 2020 at Square Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He was buried in Azimpur Graveyard.

Honours Dhaka Abahani Dhaka First Division League: 1977, 1983, 1984, 1985 Federation Cup: 1982, 1985, 1986, 1988