Firoj Mahmud Hossain ( bn, ফিরোজ মাহমুদ টিটু; born 15 January 1974), known as Firoz Mahmud Titu, is a Bangladeshi former

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who played as a full-back. He played for the Bangladesh national team from 1999 to 2007. He is famous for his goal against

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during the 2001 Sahara Cup becoming the first and only

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player to score against a European team to date.

Club career

Titu started playing professionally through

Fakirerpool Young Men's Club Fakirerpool Young Men's Club ( bn, ফকিরেরপুল ইয়াং মেনস ক্লাব ) is a football team from Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is currently a team of Bangladesh Championship League (BCL). History Team records Head ...

during the 1994–95 seasons after being admitted into

BKSP Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) ( bn, বাংলাদেশ ক্রীড়া শিক্ষা প্রতিষ্ঠান, Bangladesh Institute of Sports Education) is the national sports institute of Bangladesh. It is res ...

in 1991. He also played for

Dhaka Abahani Abahani Limited Dhaka ( bn, ঢাকা আবাহনী লিমিটেড), also referred as Dhaka Abahani or Abahani Limited, is a Bangladeshi professional football club based in the Dhanmondi area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The club cur ...

, Mohammedan Dhaka,

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, Dhanmondi Club and

Arambagh KS Arambagh Krira Sangha is a Bangladeshi sports club based in Dhaka, that competes in the Dhaka Senior Division Football League, the third-tier of football in Bangladesh. History Arambagh Krira Sangha were formed in Dhaka way back in 1958. Origina ...

and won the league title with 3 different clubs. He spent the last 7 years of his career with

Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Muktijoddha Sangsad KC ( bn, মুক্তিযোদ্ধা সংসদ ক্রীড়া চক্র) is a Bangladeshi professional football club based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The club is nicknamed The Freedom Fighters. It competes i ...

where he was the club captain.

Controversies

After not receiving payment from

even though he was contracted with the club, Titu and a number of players criticized the club officials, stating that the club's officials misappropriated their money and they should be punished.

International career

Titu represented and captained Bangladesh at U16, U19,

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and U23 level. On 21 November 1999, Titu made his debut for

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against

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. He scored twice during his time with the national team, his goals came against

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during the 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers and against

in the 2001 Sahara Cup. He was also part of the 2003 SAFF Championship winning Bangladesh team.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.''

Bangladesh U23

Bangladesh

Honours

Bangladesh *

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Titu, Firoj Mahmud 1974 births Living people Footballers from Dhaka Bangladeshi footballers Association football fullbacks Muktijoddha Sangsad KC players Mohammedan SC (Dhaka) players Brothers Union players Abahani Limited (Dhaka) players Arambagh KS players Bangladesh Football Premier League players Bangladesh youth international footballers Bangladesh international footballers