Sharifuzzaman ( bn, শরিফুজ্জামান) is a retired a Bangladeshi

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player who played as a

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. He is a member of the first

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Personal life

Born in Munshiganj Sardar,

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, Sharifuzzaman family had originally moved from Chandpur due to his father's job as a lawyer. Sharif is the second oldest among seven brothers and two sisters. Five of his brothers were also footballers, among them Nowsheruzzaman and Arifuzzaman played with alongside him at Mohammedan SC in 1975. While the other two Ashraf and Mamun played in the

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. His brother Badiuzzaman Khosru, initially participated in the

1971 Liberation War The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Benga ...

alongside him. He studied in

Dhaka University The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...

alongside his brother Nowsher, and got a dgree

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Playing career

In 1969, Sharif made his

debut with Fire Service SC. In 1973, Sharif alongside his brother Nowsheruzzaman, were selected for the first

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. He participated in Malaysia's

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. The best season of his career came while playing with his brother Nowsher in Mohammedan SC in 1975. That year, he scored a hat-trick against BG Press in a 3–0 victory, while Nowsher finished the season as the highest goalscorer. He also participated in the

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held in Kuwait. In 1977, he captained WAPDA Sports Club, before ending his career with the same club in 1979.

Liberation War

During the

, Sharifuzzaman had returned to his home village in Munshiganj, where he and his friends looted the

Munshiganj Munshiganj ( bn, মুন্সীগঞ্জ), also historically known as Bikrampur, is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division and borders Dhaka District. Geography Total land area is 235974 acres (954 km2), ...

treasury for firearms on March 27, a day after

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's declaration of independence from

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. His elder brother, Badiuzzaman Khosru, was in charge of training everyone at the Munshiganj field, although Sharif had also received firearm training at the

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. On 28 March, he boarded the ''Azra launch'' headed for Narayanganj. There, Sharif was attacked by the

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and falsely reported to be dead during combat. He survived after firing 27 rounds at Pakistani soldiers, with 42 bullets in his two pockets. A month later the Pakistani army arrived in Munshiganj. Sharif was deployed in

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under Captain

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. He stayed at the Baigya camp until the war ended.

Honours

Mohammedan SC *

: 1975, 1976

References

Bibliography

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sharif, Uzzaman 1951 births Bangladeshi men's footballers Bangladesh men's international footballers Bangladesh men's youth international footballers Mohammedan SC (Dhaka) players People from Munshiganj District Men's association football midfielders Mukti Bahini personnel Sportspeople from Dhaka Division Living people