Golam Rabbani Choton
Bangladeshi association football manager and former player
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Golam Rabbani Choton (Bengali: গোলাম রব্বানী ছোটন) (born 2 July 1968) is a Bangladeshi professional football manager and former player who currently serves as the head coach of the BFF Elite Academy. He was the former head coach of Bangladesh women's under-14, Bangladesh women's under-17,[1][2] Bangladesh women's under-20[3] and Bangladesh women's national football team.[4][5][6] He is considered as the pioneer of Bangladesh women's football. Golam Robbani had played for Fakirerpool Young Men's Club and Arambagh KS for most of his playing career as a defender.[7]
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| Full name | Golam Rabbani Choton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 2 July 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bogra, Rajshahi, East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | BFF Elite Academy (head coach) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1986 | Basabo TS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1990 | Fakirerpool | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1993 | Wari Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Fakirerpool YMC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–2001 | Arambagh KS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | BRTC SC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1993–1994 | T&T Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2005 | T&T Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Dipali JS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Bangladesh (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2023 | Bangladesh Women U14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2023 | Bangladesh Women U17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2023 | Bangladesh Women U20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2023 | Bangladesh Women | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Bangladesh Army | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Bangladesh Army Women | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | BFF Elite Academy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Bangladesh U19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early years
Golam Rabbani Choton was born on 2 July 1968, in Bogra, Bangladesh and spent his childhood there. But, he and his family originally from Tangail.[7]
Career
In the 1983–84 season, he began his senior playing career by playing for Basabo Tarun Sangha, where he spent three seasons. Then, he joined Fakirerpool Young Men's Club in the 1987–88 season. After spending 3 seasons at Fakirerpool, he signed a contract with Wari Club Dhaka. Subsequently, he played for Fakirerpool and Arambagh KS. Most recently in the 2001–02 season, he joined BRTC Sports Club from Arambagh KS. He retired after playing only one season for BRTC.[7]
Managerial career
In 1993, Golam Rabbani made his debut as a manager of T&T Club. After stepping down as T&T's manager for just one season, he took over as T&T's manager again in the 1996–97 season, the second time he spent about 10 seasons as T&T's manager. He then joined Dipali Jubo Sangha as a manager. In 2009, he became the manager of the Bangladesh national women's team as well as the manager of the Bangladesh women's under-20 team. Later, he also became the manager of Bangladesh Women's Under-14 and Bangladesh women's under-17 teams. As a manager, he has won 7 titles so far, including the 2018 SAFF U-18 Women's Championship[8]
Under his coaching, Bangladesh clinched their maiden SAFF Women's Championship title with a 3–1 victory over Nepal in an entertaining final at the Dasharath Rangasala in Kathmandu on 19 September 2022,[9][10][11][12] and they became runner-up at the SAFF Women's Championship 2016.[13] On 26 May 2023, Golam Rabbani Choton has brought shocking news as he has chosen to step down from his duties as head coach of the women's team after the end of May.[14][15] Then, he took over Bangladesh Army football team as manager.[16]
Honours
Manager
- Champion (1) : 2019
- AFC U-14 Girls' Regional Championship – South and Central
- Champion (2) : 2015, 2016
