Saiful Bari Titu
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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | AKM Saiful Bari Titu[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 August 1972[2] | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dhaka, Bangladesh | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Bangladesh U23 (head coach) | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1984–1985 | East Bengal Club | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1985–1987 | East Bengal Limited | |||||||||||||
| 1987–1989 | Dhanmondi Club[3] | |||||||||||||
| 1989–1994 | Mohammedan SC | |||||||||||||
| 1994–2001 | Muktijoddha Sangsad | |||||||||||||
| 2001 | Mohammedan SC | |||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1988 | Bangladesh U17 | |||||||||||||
| 1990 | Bangladesh U19 | |||||||||||||
| 1989–1993 | Bangladesh | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Mohammedan SC (interim) | |||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Mohammedan SC (assistant) | |||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Bangladesh (assistant) | |||||||||||||
| 2010 | Bangladesh (interim) | |||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Sheikh Jamal DC | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | Bangladesh U23 | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | Bangladesh (interim) | |||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Mohammedan SC | |||||||||||||
| 2014 | Bangladesh (assistant) | |||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Bangladesh (interim) | |||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Bangladesh (assistant) | |||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Sheikh Moni Arambagh KS | |||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Chittagong Abahani | |||||||||||||
| 2018 | Dhaka Abahani (interim) | |||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Sheikh Russel KC | |||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Chittagong Abahani | |||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Bangladesh women | |||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Bangladesh women U20 | |||||||||||||
| 2024 | BFF Elite Academy | |||||||||||||
| 2024 | Bangladesh U17 | |||||||||||||
| 2025– | Bangladesh U23 | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Saiful Bari Titu (Bengali: সাইফুল বারী টিটু; born 3 August 1972) is a Bangladeshi football coach and former football player, who currently serves as the technical director of the Bangladesh Football Federation[4] and the head coach of the Bangladesh U23 team. He also served as the head coach of both the BFF Elite Academy[5] and Bangladesh U17.[6]
He is the former head coach of the Bangladesh national team and guided them in the AFC Challenge Cup in Colombo, in early 2010.[7] He is an AFC Pro-Diploma holder.[8] He also represented the national team in early 90's.[9] He also coached Bangladesh women's national team from 2023 to 2024, winning the 2024 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship during his tenure.[10]
Early career
He started his coaching career in April 2005 as interim head coach of Mohammedan SC alongside Mohammed Ponir, following the departure of Kang Man-young.[11] He eventually served as the deputy to permanent head coach, Jasimuddin Ahmed Joshi in the same year. He was part of the Mohammedan coaching panel for four years. He also served as an assistant coach in the national team, and in 2010, he became the interim head coach of the Bangladesh national football team.[12] From September 2010, he has again been an assistant coach in the national team, assisting Robert Rubčić. Then he again played the role of head coach of Mohammedan from 2012 to 2013. Later, he worked as the team instructor of the Bangladesh national team. In October 2014, he took temporary charge for the third time for the representation.[13]
Sheikh Russel
In 2018, Titu joined Sheikh Russel KC ahead of 2018–19 season with a salary of Tk 50 lakhs, after finishing his interim spell at Dhaka Abahani.[14][15]
On 13 March 2022, Titu was dismissed from the post of Sheikh Russel KC's head coach while his team was standing at relegation zone.[16] It also marked the end to his longest spell as head coach of a club.
Chittagong Abahani
On 16 October 2022, Titu said that he had a verbal agreement with Chittagong Abahani to take charge as the club's head coach for coming season.[17]
Career statistics
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | |||
| 1989 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 |
Managerial Statistics
As of 30 September 2024
| Team | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 16 February 2010[19] | 20 February 2010 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 33.33 |
| Bangladesh U23 | 16 June 2012 | 7 December 2012 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 33.33 |
| Bangladesh | 2 September 2012[20] | 20 November 2012 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0.00 |
| Bangladesh | 18 October 2014[21] | 27 October 2014 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50.00 |
| Bangladesh U20 | 12 July 2015 | 6 October 2015 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 33.33 |
| Sheikh Russel KC | June 2018 | 13 March 2022[22] | 84 | 40 | 17 | 27 | 115 | 87 | 47.62 |
| Chittagong Abahani | 9 November 2022[23] | 12 February 2023[24] | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 20.00 |
| Bangladesh U17 | 20 August 2024 | 1 November 2024 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0.00 |
| Bangladesh U23 | 23 July 2025 | Present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
P – Total of played matches
W – Won matches
D – Drawn matches
L – Lost matches
GS – Goal scored
GA – Goals against
%W – Percentage of matches won
