Alfaz Ahmed
Bangladeshi association football player and manager / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alfaz Ahmed (Bengali: আলফাজ আহমদ; born: 6 June 1973) is a Bangladeshi football coach and former player who is currently the head coach of Mohammedan SC.[3] He played for the Bangladesh national team from 1995 to 2008.[4][5] He is seen as one of the best strikers to ever play for Bangladesh.[6]
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Full name | Mohammad Alfaz Ahmed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1973-06-06) 6 June 1973 (age 50) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Sylhet, Bangladesh[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker, Attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Mohammedan SC (head coach) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1987 | Orient Sporting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1988–1989 | Lalbagh Sporting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991–1994 | Rahmatganj MFS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 | Arambagh KS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–2001 | Mohammedan SC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2001 | Mohun Bagan A.C. | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Muktijoddha Sangsad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Brothers Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Mohammedan SC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | Muktijoddha Sangsad | 20 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Sheikh Russel KC | 29 | (16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Arambagh KS | 24 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Team BJMC | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Mohammedan SC | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 | Bangladesh U19 | 3 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–2008 | Bangladesh | 62[2] | (11) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Mohammedan SC (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | Mohammedan SC (caretaker) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2017 | Bangladesh Army | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Uttar Baridhara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2023 | Mohammedan SC (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Mohammedan SC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 November 2008 |
He won three international trophies while playing for his country. Alfaz also scored the winning goal of the 1999 South Asian Games final against Nepal. He played for Bangladesh from 1995 to 2008, scoring 11 goals along the way. Alfaz also has 109 domestic league goals, including numerous goals in AFC club competitions. Although he played as a striker for the national team, Alfaz was often used as a playmaking forward in domestic level.