Dewan Shafiul Arefin Tutul

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Shafiul Arefin Tutul
Personal information
Full name Dewan Shafiul Arefin Tutul
Date of birth (1960-03-01) 1 March 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth Manikganj, East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh)
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Right wing-back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1974 Dhanmondi Club
1075–1980 Abahani Krira Chakra
1981–1982 Brothers Union
1983–1986 Abahani Krira Chakra
1987 Rahmatganj MFS
1988–1991 Abahani Limited Dhaka
International career
1978 Bangladesh U19
1976–1985 Bangladesh
Medal record
Representing Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
South Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1984
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1985
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dewan Shafiul Arefin Tutul is a former national footballer of Bangladesh [1] and the former Youth and Sports Affairs Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League. [2] [3]

Contents

Club career

Tutul began his career as a striker in the Dhaka Second Division Football League with Dhanmondi Club in 1974. [4] He was later invited to join the junior team of Abahani Krira Chakra by Ali Imam. He soon shifted to defence playing alongside Monwar Hossain Nannu and eventually became a right full back who frequently made overlaps. Thus, he is regarded as the first attacking full back in Dhaka football. [5]

He became the vice-captain of Abahani in 1979 and the captain in 1980; however, he departed the club the following year after a fallout with the officials. He won six Dhaka League titles during three stints with Abahani. He also lifted the Aga Khan Gold Cup with Brothers Union. [6] He also impressed at continental level, scoring a brace during Abahani's 8–1 victory over Club Valencia in the 1985–86 Asian Club Championship. [7]

He officially retired from football on 7 June 1991, during the last league game between Abahani and Mohammedan SC. [6]

International career

He represented the Bangladesh U19 team at the 1977 AFC Youth Championship in Tehran. Tutul previously made his senior international debut during the 1976 King's Cup in Bangkok. He also represented Bangladesh during the 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, 1984 South Asian Games and the 1985 South Asian Games. [6]

Honours

Abahani Limited Dhaka

Brothers Union

Individual

Personal life and political career

In the early 1980s, Tutul played the leading role in a BTV drama depicting the story of a young footballer. The hero comes from a remote area of the country, but becomes a top footballer in Dhaka, before an injury ends his career abruptly. Nupur, a leading actress, played the role of the heroine.

In 2001, Tutul was nominated by Awami League to contest the national elections from Manikganj-4 but lost the election to Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate Shamsul Islam Khan. [9]

In 2009, he was awarded the National Sports Award. [8]

Tutul served as the youth and sports affairs secretary of Bangladesh Awami League. [10] He served as a Director of Bangladesh Cricket Board. In April 2016, he received a nomination for the post of Vice-President of Bangladesh Football Federation. [11] He is the councilor of Dhaka Division unit of Bangladesh Cricket Board. [12]

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