Kazi Anwar Hossain
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(now Rangpur, Bangladesh)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kazi Anwar Hossain | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 1957 | ||
| Place of birth |
Rangpur, East Pakistan (now Rangpur, Bangladesh) | ||
| Position | Right winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1984 | Dhaka Abahani | ||
| 1985 | Dhaka Wanderers | ||
| 1986 | Dhanmondi Club | ||
| 1987–1989 | PWD SC | ||
| International career | |||
| 1978–1981 | Bangladesh U19 | ||
| 1979–1983 | Bangladesh | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1988–1989 | PWD SC | ||
| 1994 | Dhaka Abahani (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kazi Anwar Hossain (Bengali: কাজী আনোয়ার হোসেন; born 2 June 1957) is a retired Bangladeshi football player and coach.
Anwar made his First Division League debut in 1976 for Abahani Krira Chakra. He soon became a regular face in the starting eleven and scored a goal in the 1977 league deciding match against Rahmatganj MFS, a game Abahani won 3–1.[1] With Abahani he won the league title four times during his 8-year-long stay at the club, and also captained them in 1982. After leaving Abahani in 1984, Anwar went on to play for Dhaka Wanderers and Dhanmondi Club before retiring in 1989 while playing for PWD Sports Club.[2]
International career
After the winger impressed during the 1978 AFC Youth Championship, coach Anwar Hossain, gave Anwar his senior international debut in 1979.[3] In his debut year for Bangladesh, he participated in both the 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers and Korea Cup. Anwar's contribution to the team during the qualifiers earned him a place in the main squad for the 1980 AFC Asian Cup in Kuwait. He also participated in the 1980 AFC Youth Championship after playing an integral role in qualification.[4]
International goals
- Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16 December 1980 | Dhaka Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |  Qatar | Lost | 1–2 | 1980 AFC Youth Championship qual. |
| 2. | 19 December 1980 | Dhaka Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |  Oman | Won | 2–0 | 1980 AFC Youth Championship qual. |
Black September 1982
During his year as club captain in 1982, Anwar was involved in one of the most notorious incidents in Bangladeshi football, named as the "Black September" event.[5] The incident took place during a Dhaka Derby in September 1982, when three Abahani players (Kazi Salahuddin, Golam Rabbani Helal, Ashrafuddin Ahmed Chunnu) alongside Anwar were arrested for protesting the referee's decision which later progressed into a fight involving the respective fans.[6] Surprisingly, the court held Anwar and his teammates responsible for conspiring a potential military coup, against military government Hussain Muhammad Ershad. Although Anwar was sentenced to one year in prison, he along with the other four footballers were released after 17 days.[7]
