Saifur Rahman Moni
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Full name | Saifur Rahman Moni | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 2 February 1981 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) |
Striker | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1994–1996 | BKSP | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1995–1998 |
Fakirerpool YMC | ||||||||||||||||
1999–2000 | Farashganj SC | ||||||||||||||||
2000 |
→ Chittagong Abahani (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
2000–2002 | Rahmatganj MFS | ||||||||||||||||
2001–2002 |
→ Chittagong Abahani (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
2002–2010 | Muktijoddha Sangsad | ||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1998 | Bangladesh U19 | ||||||||||||||||
1998–2007 | Bangladesh | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
2022 | AFC Uttara | ||||||||||||||||
2022 | Saif SC Jr. | ||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 |
Gopalganj SC | ||||||||||||||||
2023 | Bangladesh U16 | ||||||||||||||||
2024 |
Sheikh Jamal DC (caretaker) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Saifur Rahman Moni (Bengali: সাইফুর রহমান মনি; born 2 February 1981) is a former Bangladeshi professional footballer who most recently served as the caretaker coach of Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club.[1]
Early life
Moni was born in Ashuganj, a town in the Brahmanbaria District of Chittagong Division.[2]
Playing career
Club
Moni joined
In 2002, Moni joined Muktijoddha Sangsad KC and later helped the club win the 2003 National Football League title with 6 goals including one in the final against Mohammedan SC.[4] In the Dhaka Premier Division League, Moni regularly captained the Freedom Fighters who at the time were one of the strongest in the league, led by their striking duo of Moni and Kanchan.[5][6]
With 7 goals, Moni was the highest goalscorer at the
On 17 May 2005, Moni underwent a successful knee operation in
On 17 March 2007, Moni scored the lone goal as Muktijoddha defeated Mohammedan to secure their first ever victory in the B.League.[16] He ended his playing career after the 2009–10 Bangladesh League.[17]
International career
Moni spent his youth career at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) and was called up to the Bangladesh U16 in 1996, for the 1996 AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers. However, he did not play a single game during the qualifiers. In 1998, senior national team coach Abu Yusuf selected him for the Bangladesh national team, for two friendly games against Qatar and Qatar U23. Moni was also part of the Bangladesh team that won the 2003 SAFF Gold Cup on home soil.[18] Moni played for the Bangladesh B team at the 2007 Merdeka Tournament, under coach Hasanuzzaman Khan Bablu. During the tournament he scored against Zimbabwe in a 1–2 defeat.[19] He last appeared for the main national team on 28 October 2007, when Bangladesh suffered a 0–5 tharshing at the hands of Tajikistan.
Coaching career
AFC Uttara
In February 2022, Moni got his first coaching job at AFC Uttara. The club had been given direct entry to the 2021–22 Bangladesh Championship League after meeting all the required criteria needed to participate in the second-tier, and Moni's inaugural match as coach, ended with a 3–0 victory over Kawran Bazar PS.
On 27 March 2022, Moni resigned from head coach duty and filed Match fixing allegations against the club's players and officials. He stated "I am very doubtful whether our matches number 7 and 8 in the championship league were played legally or not. So I don't want to involve myself in any work against the rules". The club's final two games under Moni, against Uttara FC (1–2) and Farashganj SC (3–1) were investigated by the Bangladesh Football Federation disciplinary committee and surprisingly even after all the allegations against them and match footage evidence they were declared innocent and given clearance to participate in the Bangladesh Premier League; as they had earned promotion the same season.[20][21]
Saif SC Youth Team
In June 2022, Moni took charge of Saif SC Youth Team, who would take part in the Dhaka Second Division League, which is the fourth-tier of Bangladeshi football. Initially he was involved in player selection process alongside ex-national team midfielder Shahedul Alam Shahed.[22] Moni's future at the club was uncertain even before the season began, as Saif Sporting Club pulled out of all sorts of footballing activities.[23] Nonetheless, the club's Youth team were permitted to participate in the 2021–22 Dhaka Second Division League by the Bangladesh Football Federation and the Metropolitan Football League.[24]
Moni's first game as the club's head coach ended in a 2–1 victory over Alamgir Somaj Kallayan, on 19 August 2022.
Gopalganj SC
In December 2022, following the conclusion of the Dhaka Second Division League, Moni secured an immediate return to the Bangladesh Championship League by joining Gopalganj Sporting Club. He guided the club to promotion to the Bangladesh Premier League by finishing third, as the runners-up BFF Elite Academy were ineligible for promotion.[29] He departed the club after Gopalganj withdrew its name from the 2023–24 Bangladesh Premier League due to financial issues.[30]
Bangladesh U16
In August 2023, Moni was appointed as the head coach of Bangladesh national under-16 team for the 2023 SAFF U-16 Championship, held in Bhutan.[31]
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
On 15 January 2024, Moni was appointed caretaker cum assistant coach of Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club, during the absence of head coach, Marjan Sekulovski.[32] On 30 January 2024, Moni resigned from his post after Sekulovski officially departed the club. Moni stated that he was promised to serve as an assistant to a foreign coach after his stint as caretaker would end, however, the club failed to keep their word with the appointment of Zulfiker Mahmud Mintu as head coach.[33]
Career statistics
International apps
- As of 28 October 2007
Bangladesh | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2000 | 2 | 0 |
2001 | 7 | 0 |
2003 | 3 | 0 |
2006 | 3 | 0 |
2007 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 17 | 0 |
Managerial statistics
- As of 30 January 2024
Team | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W |
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AFC Uttara | 20 February 2022 | 27 March 2022 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 37.50 |
Saif SC Youth Team | 15 June 2022 | 21 December 2022 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 73.33 |
Gopalganj SC | 21 December 2022 | October 2023 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 33 | 27 | 55.00 |
Bangladesh U16 | August 2023 | September 2023 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 50.00 |
Sheikh Jamal DC (caretaker)
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15 January 2024 | 30 January 2024 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 66.67 |
Honours
Player
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC
- National Football League: 2003
- Bangladesh Federation Cup: 2003
- Independence Cup: 2005
- Independence Day Gold Cup: 2005
Bangladesh
Individual
- 2000 − National Football League top scorer
- 2003 − National Football League top scorer
- 2004 − National Football League top scorer
Manager
Saif SC Youth Team
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External links
- Saifur Rahman Moni at National-Football-Teams.com