Dastagir Hossain Nira
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 Nira in 1988 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Golam Dastagir Hossain Nira | ||
| Date of birth | 6 July 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Khulna, East Pakistan, Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh) | ||
| Date of death | 3 January 2026 (aged 60) | ||
| Place of death | Khulna, Bangladesh | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1986 | Victoria SC | ||
| 1987–1989 | Adamjee SSC | ||
| 1989–1991 | Brothers Union | ||
| 1991–1992 | Dhaka Abahani | ||
| 1993 | Dhanmondi Club | ||
| 1994–1995 | Mohammedan | ||
| International career | |||
| 1988 | Bangladesh U16 | ||
| 1988 | Bangladesh U19 | ||
| 1989 | Bangladesh | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017–2022 | Muktijodhha SKC (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dastagir Hossain Nira (Bengali: দস্তগীর হোসেন নীরা; 6 July 1965 – 3 January 2026), also spelled Dostogir Hossain Neera, was a Bangladeshi footballer who played as a left-back for the Bangladesh national team in 1989.
Club career
Nira began his career in the Dhaka First Division Football League with Victoria Sporting Club, which he initially joined after impressing coach, Sheikh Shaheb Ali. He represented Adamjee SSC and Brothers Union before joining Dhaka Abahani in 1991.[2][3] He was part of the Abahani squad in the 1991–92 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. He won his only league title in the same season with an Abahani team captained by Mohamed Mohsin. He retired after playing for Mohammedan SC in 1995.[1]
International career
Nira represented Bangladesh in youth level at the 1988 AFC U-16 Championship in Bangkok and 1988 AFC Youth Championship qualification in Dhaka. In 1987, he was included in the Bangladesh national team for the 1987 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament in Lahore.[4] He represented Bangladesh Green (national B team) in the 1989 President's Gold Cup in Dhaka.[3] He eventually featured for the national team in the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round held in 1989, appearing in four matches.[1]