Mohammed Monwar Hossain ( bn, মোহাম্মদ মনোয়ার হোসেন; born 30 August 1979) is a Bangladeshi football coach and former player. He represented the Bangladesh national team from 1998 to 2006.

Club career

Monwar last played club football for

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in the Bangladesh Premier League in 2009. A product of BKSP he began his club career with Fakirerpool YMC in 1995. Monwar also had a stint with Indian club

Mahindra United Mahindra United Football Club (formerly known as Mahindra & Mahindra) was an Indian professional football club based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Founded in 1962, the club competed in the I-League, then top tier of Indian football league system, bef ...

, where he won the prestigious

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trophy, defeating

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in the finals.

International career

Monwar played for the Bangladesh national team from 1998 to 2006. He made it to the regular eleven of the national team without playing any age-based international match, while still only being 19. He later served as the captain of U-16, U-19 and also the U-23 team during the

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, in

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. In senior level, Monwar won the

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and the 2003 SAFF Championship. He was a member of the runner-up Bangladesh team in the 1999 SAFF Championship. On 30 March 2003, Manowar scored his first and only senior international goal, during a 2-2 draw with

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, at the 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers. Monwar last played for Bangladesh during a 6-1 defeat to

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, on 11 April 2006.

Coaching career

Monwar completed the AFC 'C' License Certificate Course, in 2012, and served as Head Coach in football at Pledge Harbor International School and Sports Academy. In 2015, he took charge of Arambagh Sports Association. It was under him that the Arambagh club finished runners-up in the

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, and earned promotion to the Bangladesh Premier League. He received 'Best Coach' from Arambagh Club and 'Best Young Promising Coach of the Year' award from Bangladesh Football Federation. Monwar has been working as a coach in Special Olympics Bangladesh since August 2014. Besides, since January 2014, he has been working as a brand ambassador for the charity for Autism and Disabled children under the National Center for Special Education.

International goals

Bangladesh national team

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Honours

Mahindra United *

: 1998 Mohammedan * Dhaka Premier Division League: 2002 * Federation Cup: 2008 *

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: 2001–02 Brothers Union * Dhaka Premier Division League: 2003–04, 2005 * Bordoloi Trophy: 2004 * Federation Cup: 2005 Bangladesh * SAFF Championship: 2003RSSSF 2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
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Gold medal:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hossain, Mohammed Monwar 1979 births Living people Bangladeshi men's footballers Bangladesh men's international footballers Bangladeshi expatriate men's footballers Bangladeshi expatriate sportspeople in India Men's association football midfielders Mohammedan SC (Dhaka) players Brothers Union players Sheikh Russel KC players Bangladesh Premier League footballers Bangladeshi football managers Expatriate men's footballers in India Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games Footballers from Dhaka Bangladesh men's youth international footballers Asian Games competitors for Bangladesh Mahindra United FC players South Asian Games gold medalists for Bangladesh South Asian Games medalists in football