Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Mohammed Elias Hossain | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 10 October 1962 | |||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Gopalganj, East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh) | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, Striker | |||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
1979–1980 | Abahani Krira Chakra | |||||||||||||||||||
1981 | Azad Sporting Club | |||||||||||||||||||
1982–1983 | Dhaka Wanderers | |||||||||||||||||||
1984–1990 | Mohammedan SC | |||||||||||||||||||
1991–1992 | Brothers Union | |||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
1984 | Bangladesh U19 | |||||||||||||||||||
1983–1989 | Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Elias Hossain is a retired Bangladeshi footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He played for the Bangladesh national team from 1983 to 1989. [1] He also captained the national team during the 1989 South Asian Games. Elias is also the only player from Gopalganj to play for the Bangladesh national team. [2] He is currently working as an executive director for the Bangladesh Football Federation. [3] [4]
In 1977, the Jubilee Rangers took on Friends Club, which was the Gopalganj First Division title deciding match. Elias Hossain played as a substitute for Jubilee Rangers in that match. Many star footballers of Dhaka including Kazi Salahuddin and Ashrafuddin Ahmed Chunnu came to Gopalganj to play the match as, Jubilee Rangers lost 2–1 to Friends Club that day. Seeing the young midfielders technique, Abahani officials took him to Dhaka, to train with the club. [2]
Although, Elias was not able to establish his position in the starting XI, he impressed Abahani coach Ali Imam, who later sent him to Azad Sporting Club in order to get game time, in 1981. After a year at Azad, Elias moved to falling giants Dhaka Wanderers Club, where he also played for a single season. In 1984, Elias got his big move to Mohammedan SC, where he spent 7 years at. In 1986, Elias scored as Mohammedan defeated arch-rivals Abahani 2–0, in the Dhaka League title deciding match, thus, ending Abahani's aim for a fourth consecutive league title and break Mohammedan's 3 year title drought. In 1988, Elias was made Mohammedan's captain and led the club until 1990. [2] [5]
Elias made his Bangladesh national team debut during the 1983 Merdeka Cup in Malaysia. On 5 April 1985, Elias scored his first international goal, which came in a 1–0 win over Thailand, during the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. [6] During the 1985 South Asian Games Elias managed to score again as Bangladesh put 8 goals past Maldives. However, during the final of the SAFF Games, he missed an open net goal during the game, and was heavily criticized by fans and media later on as Bangladesh lost the match 1–4 on penalties. [6]
During the 1989 South Asian Games, Elias captained Bangladesh as, they again took on India in the group stages. His midfield partner, Nurul Haque Manik helped Bangladesh take the lead, however, after a challenge from defender Rezaul Karim Rehan in the penalty box, Bangladesh conceded a late penalty. While protesting the decision, Elias pushed the referee in anger, leading to his ban from national football. After going through many complications, that game ended up to be Elias's last with the national team. [7]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 5 April 1985 | Bangladesh Army Stadium, Dhaka | Thailand | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers |
2. | 23 December 1985 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | Maldives | 8–0 | 1985 South Asian Games | |
On 13 October 2020, Elias's mother Hasina Begum died at the age of 83. [8]
Since 2012, Elias has been the executive director of the Bangladesh Football Federation. [9] He involved with his hometown club Gopalganj Sporting Club, a club which was incepted in 2021. In 2016, he was involved in opening a football academy in his hometown Gopalganj. [10]
Mohammedan Sporting
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