Saiful Bari Titu

Saiful Bari Titu (Bengali: সাইফুল বারী টিটু; born 3 August 1972) is a Bangladeshi football coach and former football player, who currently serves as the technical director of the Bangladesh Football Federation and the head coach of the Bangladesh U23 team. He also served as the head coach of both the BFF Elite Academy and Bangladesh U17.

He is the former head coach of the Bangladesh national team and guided them in the AFC Challenge Cup in Colombo, in early 2010. He is an AFC Pro-Diploma holder. He also represented the national team in early 90's. He also coached Bangladesh women's national team from 2023 to 2024, winning the 2024 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship during his tenure.

Coaching career

Early career He started his coaching career in April 2005 as interim head coach of Mohammedan SC alongside Mohammed Ponir, following the departure of Kang Man-young. He eventually served as the deputy to permanent head coach, Jasimuddin Ahmed Joshi in the same year. He was part of the Mohammedan coaching panel for four years. He also served as an assistant coach in the national team, and in 2010, he became the interim head coach of the Bangladesh national football team. From September 2010, he has again been an assistant coach in the national team, assisting Robert Rubčić. Then he again played the role of head coach of Mohammedan from 2012 to 2013. Later, he worked as the team instructor of the Bangladesh national team. In October 2014, he took temporary charge for the third time for the representation.

Sheikh Russel In 2018, Titu joined Sheikh Russel KC ahead of 2018–19 season with a salary of Tk 50 lakhs, after finishing his interim spell at Dhaka Abahani.

On 13 March 2022, Titu was dismissed from the post of Sheikh Russel KC's head coach while his team was standing at relegation zone. It also marked the end to his longest spell as head coach of a club.

Chittagong Abahani On 16 October 2022, Titu said that he had a verbal agreement with Chittagong Abahani to take charge as the club's head coach for coming season.

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International

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Honours

Player Mohammedan SC Ltd Dhaka Premier Division League: 1993

Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Dhaka Premier Division League: 1997–98 Federation Cup: 1994 Mahanagari Cup: 1997

Manager Mohammedan SC Ltd Bangladesh Super Cup: 2011 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Bangladesh Federation Cup: 2011–12 Pokhara Cup: 2011 Bangladesh Women's U19 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship: 2024 SAFF U-16 Women's Championship: 2024