Rezaul Karim Rehan ( bn, রেজাউল করিম রেহান; born 6 September 1968) is a retired Bangladeshi footballer who played as a defender for the Bangladesh national team from 1987 to 1993.

Club career

Rehan was trained in the AMCA Academy in Golapganj Upazila of

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. He eventually played in the Sylhet First Division Football League with Agragami Club. He impressed coach Shamsuzzoha Chad during an under-19 camp held in Sylhet. Following his performances with Faridpur District in the National Football Championship, coach Chad helped him secure a place in the Dhaka Football League club Muktijoddha Sangsad KC. Rehan represented Mohammedan SC in the

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, during which he played an integral role as the Black and Whites became the first Bangladeshi club to reach the tournament's semi-final league round. He also won his first Dhaka League title during the 1988–89 season. In 1989, Rehan joined Abahani Limited Dhaka, winning two league titles in 1989 and 1992, respectively. He also won the BTC Club Cup, as Abahani defeated East Bengal 1–0 in the final.

International career

Rehan captained Bangladesh U19 at the 1988 AFC Youth Championship qualifiers against North Korea U19 over two matches. He was also included in the Bangladesh national team squad for the

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. In the same year, he played unofficial matches for the national team during the Quaid-e-Azam International Cup held in Pakistan. He made his official senior international debut during a 0–1 defeat to Thailand in the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifiers on 19 February 1989. During the qualifiers, he was sent off during a 0–2 defeat to

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. He also represented Bangladesh in the

1989 South Asian Games The 1989 South Asian Games, officially the IV South Asian Federation Games, were held in Islamabad, Pakistan from 20 October to 28 October 1989. Muhammad Ali appeared as a special guest at the closing ceremony. The Games Participating nations ...

, later on that year. During the

, when Bangladesh took on India in the second group-stage match, they managed to take the lead through Nurul Haque Manik, however after a challenge from Rehan in the penalty box, Bangladesh conceded a late penalty which led to captain

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pushing the referee in anger, earning him a ban from international football. Rehan later went on to represent Bangladesh in the

1990 Asian Games The 1990 Asian Games also known as the XI Asiad and the 11th Asian Games ( zh, c=第十一届亚洲运动会, p=Dì shíyī jiè yàzhōu yùndònghuì), were held from September 22 to October 7, 1990, in Beijing, China. This was the first Asian Ga ...

and the

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. In 1993, during the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifiers return game against

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, Rehan was sent off for the second time in his international career as Bangladesh suffered a 4–1 defeat. Rehan's international career soon ended the same year.

Honours

Mohammedan SC * Dhaka League: 1988–89 *

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: 1995 * DMFA Cup: 1995 Abahani Limited Dhaka * Dhaka League: 1989–90, 1992 *BTC Club Cup: 1991

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at playmakerstats.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Rehan, Rezaul Karim 1968 births Living people Bangladeshi men's footballers Bangladesh men's international footballers Bangladesh men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders People from Sylhet District Muktijoddha Sangsad KC players Abahani Limited Dhaka players Mohammedan SC (Dhaka) players Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players Bangladeshi expatriate men's footballers Bangladeshi expatriate sportspeople in India Expatriate men's footballers in India Calcutta Football League players Asian Games competitors for Bangladesh Footballers at the 1990 Asian Games Sportspeople from Sylhet Division