Dewan Mohammad Sirajuddin Siru
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dewan Mohammad Sirajuddin Siru | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1951[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Dhaka, East Bengal, Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh) | ||
| Date of death | 3 April 2013 (aged 62)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Dhaka, Bangladesh | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1967 | East End Boys | ||
| 1968 | Farashganj SC | ||
| 1969 | Pakistan Sporting | ||
| 1970–1972 | PWD SC | ||
| 1973 | Dilkusha SC | ||
| 1974 | Victoria SC | ||
| 1975 | East End Club | ||
| 1976–1977 | Victoria SC | ||
| International career | |||
| 1971 | Shadhin Bangla | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dewan Mohammad Sirajuddin (Bengali: দেওয়ান মোহাম্মদ সিরাজউদ্দিন; 1 Januar 1951 – 3 April 2013), known by his nickname Siru, was a Bangladeshi football player who represented the Shadhin Bangla football team, during the Bangladesh Liberation War.[3]
Siru was born in Matuail area of Dhaka, on 1 January 1951.[1]
Siru began his football career with East End Boys Club in the Dhaka Third Division League in 1966.[4]
He made his debut in the Dhaka First Division League with PWD Sports Club in 1970.[1]
A few months before the Bangladesh Liberation War, he was undergoing training in the East Pakistan Army before joining the Shadhin Bangla football team.[1]
Siru died on 3 March 2013 at Gulbagh at the age of 62.[4] He was paralyzed after a stroke two years ago.[4] He was buried at the Matuail Graveyard.[4]