Golam Robbani Choton

Golam Rabbani Choton (born 2 July 1968) is a Bangladeshi professional football manager and former player who currently serves as the head coach of the BFF Elite Academy. He was the former head coach of Bangladesh women's under-14, Bangladesh women's under-17, Bangladesh women's under-20 and Bangladesh women's national football team. He is considered as the pioneer of Bangladesh women's football. Golam Robbani had played for Fakirerpool Young Men's Club and Arambagh KS for most of his playing career as a defender.

Early years Golam Rabbani Choton was born on 2 July 1968, in Bogra, Bangladesh and spent his childhood there. But, he and his family originally from Tangail.

Under his coaching, Bangladesh clinched their maiden SAFF Women's Championship title with a 3–1 victory over Nepal in an entertaining final at the Dasharath Rangasala in Kathmandu on 19 September 2022, and they became runner-up at the SAFF Women's Championship 2016. On 26 May 2023, Golam Rabbani Choton has brought shocking news as he has chosen to step down from his duties as head coach of the women's team after the end of May. Then, he took over Bangladesh Army football team as manager.

Honours

Manager SAFF Women's Championship Champion : 2022 Runner-up (1) : 2016 South Asian Games Bronze (2) : 2010, 2016 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship Champion (2) : 2018, 2021 Bangamata U-19 Women's International Gold Cup Champion (1) : 2019 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship Champion (1) : 2017 Runner-up (2) : 2018, 2019 AFC U-14 Girls' Regional Championship – South and Central Champion (2) : 2015, 2016