Saidur Rahman Patel

Saidur Rahman Patel was a Bangladeshi football player and organizer of the Shadhin Bangla football team. He was born in 1951 at Keraniganj.

Career Patel played football for the East End Club.

Patel was the organizer of the Shadhin Bangla football team (Free Bangla football team) during the Bangladesh Liberation War.

Bangladesh Football Federation President Kazi Mohammad Salahuddin hosted a reception of the Shadhin Bangla football team in 2018 which Patel attended.

In December 2021, Patel attended the 50th anniversary reception of the Shadhin Bangla football team by Bangladesh Football Federation. He was awarded the Sheikh Kamal National Sports Council Award-2022 by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The movie, Damal, is about the Shadin Bangla Football Team.

Death Patel died on 8 August 2024 in the United States from Cancer.