Nurul Haque Manik (died 14 June 2020) was a Bangladeshi

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who played as an

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. He was a prominent figure in the

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for ten years and spent most of his club career playing for

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giants Mohammedan Sporting Club and

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Early life

Mohammad Nurul Haque Manik was born in

Matlab Uttar Upazila Matlab Uttar ( bn, মতলব উত্তর, Motlob Uttor, Matlab North) is an upazila of Chandpur District in the division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. The former Matlab Upazila was divided into two in 2000, Matlab Dakshin and Matlab Uttar. ...

, Chandpur, Bangladesh and spent his childhood there. His father's name was AKM Mozammel Haque, who was an accountant in the Public Works Department. Manik moved to

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with his family for his father's job. It was through his father that he became involved in football.

Club career

Manik started his career with

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in 1985. He spent two years with the club and was named as their captain in 1987, which ended up being his last season with the club. He joined Fakirerpool in 1987 and was named their captain in 1988, only one year after joining. Manik went on to sign a contract with

, where he spent three years and was also made the club's captain in 1991. He captained The Oranges to the 1991 Federation Cup trophy, and in the same year he joined

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in the Calcutta League. Manik ended his career with Mohammedan Sporting Club in 1998; he spent 5 years at the club and was again made captain in 1995. After his retirement Manik started his coaching career under BFF. He also played for Abahani Limited as a guest player when he faced

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of India at Dhaka in 1991–92 Asian Cup Winners' Cup.

International career

In 1986, Manik made his international debut for

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. His greatest moment with the national team came during the 1989 SA Games, when Bangladesh took on

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, he scored the opening goal of the match and helped the country get through to the finals. However, the game ended in huge controversy, when Bangladesh captain Elias Hossain was suspended from playing international games after getting into a fight with the referee. Manik retired from international football on March 31, 1997, when Bangladesh lost 1–0 to

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at the

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, Saudi Arabia, during which he played full 90 minutes.

Personal life

On 14 June 2020, at the age of 55, Manik died in

, Bangladesh after being infected with

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Honours

Brothers Union *

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: 1991 Kolkata Mohammedan * Sait Nagjee Trophy: 1991 Dhaka Mohammedan *

: 1993, 1996 *

: 1995 Bangladesh *

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Silver medal:

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References

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