Mohammed Mohsin

Mohammed Mohsin (; born 3 April 1963) is a former Bangladeshi football player and coach. He spent his entire playing career with Brothers Union and captained the club alongside the Bangladesh national team in 1979. Moshin was a member of the 1980 AFC Asian Cup squad. He is also considered to be one of the best forwards to ever play for Bangladesh and was a lethal marksman in Dhaka football during the mid-1970s and early 1980s.

Club career Although originally Moshin's inclination was towards athletics, while studying at Pogose School in Gopibagh, his fascination with football began. Seeing Mohsin's ball control and shooting power, Gafur Baloch who was the Brothers Union coach at the time, signed him up for the club while he was still a school student.

In 1973, he got a chance to play in Brothers' Dhaka Third Division team. He repaid the club's faith in him by scoring 39 goals including a hat-trick and a double hat-trick. The next year, he scored 22 goals while playing for the club in the Dhaka Second Division.

In 1980, Brothers enjoyed their first major trophy success as they shared the Federation Cup title with Mohammedan SC, and the club would soon begin challenging giants Dhaka Abahani and Mohammedan. The final ended 0-0. This was the first edition of the competition. Later in the season, they defeated the black and whites 3–2 in an exciting league encounter, thanks to their talisman goal-scorer, Mohsin. This was also the only defeat that Mohammedan suffered that year. In 1981, Mohsin became the top scorer in the league with 20 goals including a double hat-trick. The same year when Moshin became leagues top scorer, Brothers, were joint champions of the prestigious Aga Khan Gold Cup along with Thai club Bangkok Bank FC, and not surprisingly, both Abahani and MSC were continuously after him. But he remained loyal to his boyhood team. Regarding not playing in a more popular team, Mohsin said "I am indebted to those at Brothers, it felt like my own club." During his farewell ceremony prior to the game, he handed over his number 10 jersey to Khandoker Wasim Iqbal. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 7 October 1978 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2–2 2–2 1978 AFC Youth Championship 2. 20 October 1978 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh 1–1 1–1 1978 AFC Youth Championship

Bangladesh national team Mohsin made his senior international debut during 1976 Bangkok King's Cup, when Bangladesh lost to Malaysia and Thailand "B" team. He was also present with the national team, during the 1978 Bangkok Asian Games, which was the first time Bangladesh took part in the Asian Games. After finding success with the national youth team as the captain, Mohsin was made the captain of the national team before their game against Afghanistan at the 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, held in Dhaka. Moshin also scored against Qatar in the qualifiers, as Bangladesh surprisingly made it to the main tournament. In 1979, he was with the team for the 9th President's Cup in Seoul, South Korea, in preparations for the upcoming Asian Cup. Moshin later took part in the first President's Gold Cup in Dhaka in 1981. The national team consisting of Selim, Salam Murshedy, Aslam, Kazi Salahuddin, Bhadra, Chunnu & Moshin displayed one of their best performances in country's football history when they lost to much higher ranked North Korea 3–2, during the group stages of the 1980 AFC Asian Cup. However, Moshin's international career was soon cut short due to a horrific injury he suffered in 1981, preventing him from replicating his youth team performances at the senior level.

Personal life Mohammed Moshin was born into a family from Chapainawabganj District of Rajshahi Division, although he was born in Rajshahi. Mohsin family consists of his wife and two children, Newaz Oni and Menhaj Ovi.

Individual 1973 − Dhaka Third Division League top scorer 1974 − Dhaka Second Division League top scorer 1981 − Dhaka First Division League top scorer