Mahmudul Haque Liton ( bn, মাহমুদুল হক লিটন; born 13 December 1964) is a retired Bangladeshi football player and manager.

Playing career

Liton started his career in the Dhaka First Division Volleyball in 1978. In 1981, he trialed for East End Club, however he registered for

Victoria SC Victoria Sporting Club, commonly known as Victoria SC, is a football club based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Founded in 1903, the club competes in the Dhaka Senior Division League, the third tier of football in Bangladesh. They were relegated from the ...

in the Dhaka Football League. After failing to make an appearance for Victoria, he joined East End Club in the mid-season window. In 1982, he played for Bangladesh Green team in the President's Gold Cup. In 1983, Liton joined

Brothers Union Brothers Union is a football club based in Gopibag, Dhaka. The club was founded in 1949 and the regal business tycoon Kazi Ghiyasuddin Ahmed, better known as K. G. Ahmed served as the founder chairman of the club. At the beginning it was a wel ...

, and was later made club captain. In 1984, he represented Bangladesh U20 at the

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qualifiers and registered a goal against Singapore U20. In 1985, he scored against

Abahani Krira Chakra 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 curr ...

during the title deciding match which Brothers lost 2–3. During the

1984 South Asian Games The 1984 South Asian Games (or 1st SAF Games) was the first edition of South Asian Games. It was held in Kathmandu, Nepal from 17 to 23 September 1984. The number of disciplines were restricted to five only. India topped the medal tally, winning ...

, Liton established himself as a regular in the national team. In 1987, he suffered a major injury during a league encounter with Dhaka Wanderers, which kept him out of the game for months. In 1989, he joined Abahani where he won both the 1989 Dhaka League and 1990 Independence Cup. He retired in 1995 after winning the second-tier, the Dhaka First Division League, with East End Club.

Managerial career

In 1992, Liton was the coach cum player at

Wari Club 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 Banglade ...

, and guided the club to an eight place finish in the

Dhaka League Dhaka Senior Division Football League, also referred as First Division Football League, is the third tier of football league in Bangladesh. Until 2006, it was the top-tier league of the country. It was established in 1948 as Dhaka League, while B ...

. In 1993 he was the captained and managed East End Club. In 1996 he completed a coaching course in Sri Lanka and the following year he coached the Sri Lanka U20 team. In 1999, he completed the AFC B license course. In the professional league era, Liton coached

Sheikh Russel KC Sheikh Russel KC is a professional football club based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, currently playing in the Bangladesh Premier League. The club has won the Federation Cup in 2012, which was their first major title. They also won their maiden Banglade ...

, and guided them to third place finish in 2010–11 Bangladesh League. He was appointed

Rahmatganj MFS Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society is a sports club of Bangladesh based in Old Dhaka. It was founded in 1933. It is currently playing in the Bangladesh Premier League. It was also a team of Bangladesh Championship League until it got promotion i ...

coach for the 2012 Bangladesh Premier League, before being sacked a month before the season ended as Rahmatganj eventually got relegated. He was also the head coach of Feni SC during both 2012–2013 and 2015 league seasons.

Honours

Abahani Limited Dhaka *

: 1989–90 * Independence Cup: 1990 East End Club * Dhaka First Division League: 1995 Bangladesh *

South Asian Games The South Asian Games (SAG or SA Games), formerly known as the South Asian Federation Games (SAFG or SAF Games), is a quadrennial multi-sport event held among the athletes from South Asia. The governing body of these games is South Asia Olympic ...

Silver medal:

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

References

Living people 1964 births People from Khulna District Bangladeshi men's footballers Bangladesh men's international footballers Bangladesh men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards Victoria Sporting Club players Abahani Limited Dhaka players Brothers Union players Bangladeshi football coaches Bangladeshi football managers Sportspeople from Khulna Division {{Bangladesh-footy-bio-stub