Golam Robbani Choton ( bn, গোলাম রব্বানী ছোটন) (born 2 July 1968) is a

Bangladeshi Bangladeshis ( bn, বাংলাদেশী ) are the citizens of Bangladesh, a South Asian country centered on the transnational historical region of Bengal along the eponymous bay. Bangladeshi citizenship was formed in 1971, when the ...

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and former player, who is the current head coach of Bangladesh women's under-14, Bangladesh women's under-17, Bangladesh women's under-20 and

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. He is considered as the pioneer of

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women's football. Golam Robbani had played for

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 ...

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 ...

for most of his playing career as a defender.

Early years

Golam Robbani Choton was born on July 2, 1968, in

Bogra Bogra ( bn, বগুড়া), officially known as Bogura, is a major city located in Bogra District, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. The city is a major commercial hub in Northern Bangladesh. It is the second largest city in Rajshahi Divi ...

and spent his childhood there. But, he and his family originally from

Tangail Tangail ( bn, টাঙ্গাইল, ), is a major city within the Dhaka Division in central Bangladesh. It sits on the bank of the Louhajang River, north-west of Dhaka, the nation's capital. It is considered to be the main urban area of ...

Career

In the 1983–84 season, he began his senior playing career by playing for Bashabo Tarun Shangho, where he spent three seasons. Then, he joined

in the 1987–88 season. After spending 3 seasons at

, he signed a contract with

Wari Club Dhaka Wari Club Dhaka ( bn, ওয়ারী ক্লাব ঢাকা) is an association football club from Dhaka, Bangladesh. It currently competes in the Bangladesh Championship League (BCL). Wari Club is the oldest football club of Banglades ...

. Subsequently, he played for

and

. Most recently in the 2001–02 season, he joined BRTC FC from

; He retired after playing only one season for BRTC FC. In 1993, Golam Robbani made his debut as a manager of

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. After stepping down as T&T's manager for just one season, he took over as T&T's manager again in the 1996–97 season, the second time he spent about 10 seasons as T&T's manager. He then joined Dipali Jubo Sangha as a manager. In 2009, he became the manager of the Bangladesh national women's team as well as the manager of the Bangladesh women's under-20 team. Later, he also became the manager of Bangladesh Women's Under-14 and Bangladesh women's under-17 teams. As a manager, he has won 7 titles so far, including the 2018 SAFF U-18 Women's Championship Under his coaching,

clinched their maiden

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title with a 3–1 victory over

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in an entertaining final at the

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in Kathmandu on 19 September 2022, and they became runner-up at the

2016..

Honours

Manager

:Champion :

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:''Runner-up (1)'' :

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:Bronze (2) :

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SAFF U-18 Women's Championship The SAFF U-18/U-19/U-20 Women's Championship is a biennial international association football tournament for women's national football teams under the age of 18/19/20, governed by the South Asian Football Federation, South Asian Football Federati ...

:Champion (2) :

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Bangamata U-19 Women's International Gold Cup The Bangamata U-19 Women's International Gold Cup is an international football tournament organised by the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) as a tribute to Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, the wife of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father o ...

:Champion (1) :

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SAFF U-15 Women's Championship The SAFF U-15/U-17 Women's Championship is association football tournament for women's national teams under the age of 15. The tournament is organized by South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). History The tournament began in 2017 and is hosted ...

:Champion (1) :

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:''Runner-up (2)'' :

*AFC U-14 Girls' Regional Championship – South and Central :Champion (2) : 2015, 2016

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