Imtiaz Ahmed Nakib

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Imtiaz Ahmed Nakib
Personal information
Full name Imtiaz Ahmed Nakib
Date of birth (1974-09-01) 1 September 1974 (age 47)
Place of birth Narsingdi, Bangladesh
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1985–1986
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1989
1989–1994 Dhaka Mohammedan (22)
1994–1999 Muktijoddha Sangsad KC (57)
1999–2000 Dhaka Mohammedan (5)
2000–2001 Mohun Bagan
2001–2007 Dhaka Mohammedan (22)
National team
1988–1991 Bangladesh U16
1990–1994 Bangladesh U23 8 (8)
1990–1999 Bangladesh (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Imtiaz Ahmed Nakib is a former Bangladeshi professional footballer who played as a striker for the Bangladesh national football team, during the majority of the 1990s.[1] He has a total of 107 Dhaka League goals and is the current all-time top scorer for Muktijoddha Sangsad KC, with 57 league goals.[2][3]

Personal life[]

Nakib was born on 1 September 1974, in Narsingdi. He was brought up in Dhaka, due to his fathers job as a veterinarian.

On 3 July 2018, Nakib suffered a heart attack and was admitted to Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital in Shahbagh.[4]

Life after retirement[]

Nakib is the current Team Manager of Dhaka Mohammedan.[5]

Club Career[]

Early years[]

Nakib's journey with football began after his father switched jobs to Badda district in 1980. He started playing in with neighborhood kids their and in 1985, one of his friends invited him to meet the coach of local club Badda Jagarani. Nakib started his club career with pioneer league team in 1986, while he was still at secondary school. Nakib had previously played as a goalkeeper for his school, however, after meeting the clubs coach Sayeed Hassan Kanan, who was also the national team goalkeeper at the time, Nakib registered at the club as a striker, even though he never played the role before. He played in pioneer division from 1986 to 1997 and then in the Third Division league in 1988, although he failed to secure a permanent place in the starting lineup during that time. In the late 1990s Nakib's family wanted him to quit playing as he was not able to find a sustainable source of income by playing in a semi-professional league, however, in 1989, he got an offer from Dhaka Mohammedan, who were the biggest club in Bangladesh at the time. The surprise move took place because Nakib managed to survive a trial for the Bangladesh national under-16 football team in 1988 and after the trial the Bangladesh Football Federation, placed a new rule on Dhaka League clubs, where a team has to sign 2 new players at the start of each season, and so, Nakib ended up at Mohammedan.[6]

Dhaka league and Asia[]

Nakib scored 7 goals in the league during his first season. He also helped Mohammedan reach the quarter-finals of the 1990–91 Asian Club Championship, his goals came against Salgaocar FC from India and also against Club Lagoons from Maldives. Nakib's record of scoring in Asian competitions continued, as he scored against five different during the 1991 Asian Club Championship. In 1994 all the big named players in the country joined Muktijoddha Sangsad KC and Nakib was also forced to leave by the club officials, who did not know at the time that their decision will come to haunt them. In 1997 Muktijoddha played Mohammedan in the final matchday of the season. Mohammedan needed only a point to win the league, however, Muktijoddha's captain Nakib scored a brace and in thereby won the team their first ever league title, leaving the Mohammedan club officials and fans in dismay. From 1994 to 1999, Nakib scored a total of 57 league goals for the club, making him the clubs all-time leading goal scorer, before rejoining Mohammedan in 1999. During his time at Muktijoddha and during his second spell at Mohammedan Nakib was reported to be paid a monthly salary of 7 lakh Bangladeshi taka (US$8,148.40).[6] One of his greatest ever games came in 2000, for Mohammedan against their arch-rivals Dhaka Abahani, a game were Mohammedan were trailing by 2 goals, however, Nakib scored a hattrick, making him only the second ever player to score thrice during the Dhaka Derby. The game ended 4-3, with Motiur Munna, scoring the dying moments of the match. This game helped Nakib regain the love of the Mohammedan supporters, after he became the clubs villain while playing for Muktijoddha.[7] Nakib also spent a year with Indian giants Mohun Bagan A.C. in the National Football League from 2000 to 2001, during the decline of the Dhaka league and Bangladeshi football in general.[8] [9] Nakib again returned to Mohammedan in 2001. On 23 March 2007, Nakib retired after playing his last Dhaka Derby for Mohammedan. The veteran struck 107 goals in Dhaka league in his 18-year long career and scored another 45 to 50 goals in different tournaments, he also found the net against numerous Asian opponents during Asian Cup competitions.[10]

International Career[]

Bangladesh U23[]

Nakib scored 8 goals fo the Under-23 team, his best performance for the side cam during the Olympic Football qualifiers in 1991. He scored 5 times against the Philippines U23, as Bangladesh defeated them 8-0.[11] Nakib also scored an important headed goal from a cross to win Bangladesh the game against the Malaysia U23 team during the qualifiers.[12]

Bangladesh national team[]

From 1991 to 1999 Nakib played for the Bangladesh national team. However, even though he was not dropped from selection and kept on scoring in the league during these 9 years, Nakib failed to solidify a starting spot in the team. According to him it was due to the fact that the Mohammedan coaches had a grudge against him for leaving Mohammedan. The club officials forced the national team coach to not play him. Nakib's greatest game for the National team came during Bangladesh's first ever title triumph, the 4-nation Tiger Trophy in Myanmar. During the final Bangladesh took on the hosts. Myanmar had already defeated the nation during the opening match of the tournament, however, this time a change of tactics brought in by coach Otto Pfister, helped Bangladesh outplay their opponents. Bangladesh took the lead through , but soon Myanmar equalized, and it was the Mamun-Nakib combination play which earned Bangladesh the winner, when Nakib headed the ball in from a Mamun Joarder cross during the last moments of the game.[13] Nakib also scored during the 1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup against Maldives, which ended up being his last ever goal for his country. During the 1999 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup, Bangladesh coach Samir Shaker finally told Nakib "You are not allowed to join the team", and thus, Nakib was forced to retire from the national team.[6]

International goals[]

Bangladesh U23[]

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 24 May 1991 Seoul Olympic Stadium, Seoul Philippines Philippines U23 8-0 Olympic Football Qualification
2.
3.
4.
5.
6. 5 July 1991 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 3-0
7.
8. 7 July 1991 Malaysia Malaysia U23 0–1 0-1[12]
9. 12 January 1993 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Romania FC Petrolul Ploiești 1–3 2-4[14] Unofficial Friendly

Bangladesh[]

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 10 December 1993 Mirpur Stadium, Dhaka Myanmar Myanmar 3-1 FIFA Friendly
2. 14 September 1994 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha India India 1-4 2-4[15] Qatar Independence Cup
3. 2-4
4. 4 November 1995 Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon Myanmar Myanmar 1-2 1-2 Burma Cup
5. 29 March 1997 Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 1-2 1-2 FIFA World Cup qualification
6. 31 August 1997 Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon Myanmar Myanmar 2-2 FIFA Friendly
7. 5 September 1997 Dasharath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu Maldives Maldives 1-1 1-1 SAFF Championship

Dhaka Mohammedan[]

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 19 July 1990 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Maldives Club Lagoons 5-0 AFC Champions League
2.
3.
4. 21 July 1990 India Salgaocar FC 2-1
5. 1991 Pakistan WAPDA F.C. 5-0 AFC Champions League
6.
7. 1991 National Stadium, Malé Maldives New Radiant S.C. 0-2
8. 12 December 1991 Doha United Arab Emirates Al Shabab 1-2
9. 14 December 1991 Thailand Port F.C. 1-4
10. 16 December 1991 Qatar Al-Rayyan SC 1-3

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