Shamsul Alam Manju

Shamsul Alam Manju (; born 14 March 1955) is a Bangladeshi former professional football player and coach.

Early life Born in Jamalpur on 14 March 1955, Manju spent majority of his childhood in Tejgaon, Dhaka.

Club career Early career Manju began his football career as a striker for Tejgaon Friends Union in the Dhaka Third Division Football League.

Following the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, Manju participated in the Independence Cup in 1972 as a guest player for the First Division club, Bangladesh Government Press SRC. However, he eventually joined Dhanmondi Club in the Dhaka Second Division Football League, playing as a right-winger. Manju initially retired after participating in the 1976 King's Cup in Bangkok, Thailand. However, he was later convinced to return to the national team for the 1978 Asian Games by coach Werner Bickelhaupt. He remained in the squad even though his brother, Monwar Hossain Nannu, and four other top names withdrew due to a captaincy conflict between Nannu and Shahidur Rahman Shantoo.

In April 2016, Manju accused former teammate and Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president, Kazi Salahuddin, of being a serial gambler and also stated that he had submitted a complaint to FIFA about BFF's irregularities.

Honours Abahani Krira Chakra Dhaka First Division League: 1974

Mohammedan SC Dhaka First Division League: 1975, 1976, 1978 DMFA Cup: 1984

Individual 1982 − Sports Writers Association's Best Footballer Award. 2009 − National Sports Award.