Abdul Motaleb (footballer)

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| name = Abdul Motaleb

| fullname = Abdul Motaleb Hossain

| birth_date = {{circa}} 1950

| birth_place = Dacca, East Bengal, Pakistan (present-day Dhaka, Bangladesh)

| position = Goalkeeper

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| years1 = 1969–1974

| clubs1 = Rahmatganj MFS

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| clubs2 = Team BJMC

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| clubs3 = Rahmatganj MFS

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| years4 = 1980–1981

| clubs4 = Sadharan Bima

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| years5 = 1982–1987

| clubs5 = Abahani Krira Chakra

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| nationalyears1 = 1975

| nationalteam1 = Bangladesh U19

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| nationalyears2 = 1973–1982

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| manageryears1 = 2006–2008

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Abdul Motaleb ({{langx|bn|আবদুল মোতালেব}}; 1950 – 24 September 2017) was a Bangladeshi former football coach and player. He was a member of the first Bangladesh national football team in 1973.

Early life

Abdul Motaleb Hossain was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/24787/ex-natl-goalie-motaleb-dies|title=Ex-nat’l goalie Motaleb dies|date=25 September 2017|website=New Age|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206091432/https://www.newagebd.net/article/24787/ex-natl-goalie-motaleb-dies|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/athletics/138381/2017-in-review-the-ones-we-lost|date=16 February 2018|title=2017 In Review: The ones we lost|website=Dhaka Tribune|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206091609/https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/athletics/138381/2017-in-review-the-ones-we-lost|url-status=live}}

Club career

Motaleb began his First Division career with Rahmatganj MFS in 1969. He participated in India's Bordoloi Trophy with the club in 1973 and was also a member of the team that finished runners-up in both the league and Liberation Cup in 1977. Motaleb won Sher-e-Bangla Cup with the Dhaka District three consecutive times from 1973 to 1975.{{Cite web|url=https://kironsportsdesk.com/2017/09/24/%e0%a6%9a%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%b0%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%a6%e0%a6%be%e0%a7%9f-%e0%a6%a8%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%b2%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%a8-%e0%a6%9c%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%a4%e0%a7%80%e0%a7%9f-%e0%a6%ab%e0%a7%81%e0%a6%9f/|title=চিরবিদায় নিলেন জাতীয় ফুটবল দলের সাবেক দলনায়ক খ্যাতিমান কিপার মোতালেব|date=24 September 2017|language=bn|website=Kiron's Sport Desk|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206091700/https://kironsportsdesk.com/2017/09/24/%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%80%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9F/|url-status=live}}

In 1982, Motaleb joined Abahani Krira Chakra and in the same year scored in the tie-breaker against Team BJMC in the Federation Cup semi-final. Motaleb went on to win the league title with Abahani for three consecutive seasons from 1983 to 1985.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagonews24.com/sports/football/345685|language=bn|date=24 September 2017|title=না ফেরার দেশে গোলরক্ষক মোতালেব|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206091912/https://www.jagonews24.com/sports/football/345685|url-status=live}} He also participated in the 1985–86 Asian Club Championship with the club.{{Cite web|url=https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%87-%E2%80%98%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%95%E2%80%99-%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8|title=বাংলাদেশের যে 'গোলরক্ষক' গোলও করতেন|first=Niar|last=Iqbal|date=September 25, 2017|website=Prothomalo|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206091944/https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%87-%E2%80%98%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%95%E2%80%99-%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8|url-status=live}}

International career

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Motaleb was a member of the first national team selected by coach Sheikh Shaheb Ali in 1973 for the Merdeka Cup held in Malaysia. During the tournament he was used as a second choice goalkeeper to Shahidur Rahman Shantoo.{{Cite web|url=http://kironsportsdesk.com/?p=4903|title=১৯৭৩ সালে যাদের হাত ধরে বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় ফুটবল দলের পথ চলা শুরু হয়েছিলো|language=bn|website=Kiron's Sports Desk|access-date=13 February 2023|archive-date=13 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213074614/http://kironsportsdesk.com/?p=4903|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dhakapost.com/sports/football/211015|title=ফুটবলের ৫০ বছর : প্রথম দলের ১৭ জনের কে কোথায়|first=Arafat|last=Zubaear|website=dhakapost.com|access-date=26 July 2023|archive-date=26 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726164059/https://www.dhakapost.com/sports/football/211015|language=bn|url-status=live}}

On 13 August 1973, following the tournament's conclusion, Bangladesh played a friendly against Singapore, and defeated the hosts 1–0 to secure the nations first ever victory in international football. During the game, Motaleb saved a penalty from Singapore, and also recorded the country's first ever cleansheet in international football.

In 1975, Motaleb participated in the 1975 AFC Youth Championship and also represented the senior team during its second time participating in the Merdeka Cup. An aging Motaleb was made captain of the national team for the 1982 Asian Games; however, after making consecutive blunders which led to goals in the tournament's opening game against India, he was replaced by teenage goalkeeper, Mohamed Mohsin for the rest of the games.

Coaching career

Motaleb took advanced training as a goalkeeping coach in Brazil (1995), Germany (1998) and Malaysia (1993).{{Cite web|url=https://www.risingbd.com/sports/news/240815|title=জাতীয় ফুটবল দলের সাবেক অধিনায়ক মোতালেব আর নেই|date=24 September 2017|language=bn|website=Risingbd|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206092011/https://www.risingbd.com/sports/news/240815|url-status=live}} He eventually served as the goalkeeping coach of the national team from 1993 to 2000.{{Cite web|url=https://bn.mtnews24.com/kheladhula/196951/|title=আরেক খ্যাতিমান ফুটবলারকে হারাল বাংলাদেশ|date=September 24, 2017|website=MTnews24|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206092159/https://bn.mtnews24.com/kheladhula/196951/|url-status=live}} In 2007, he served as the head coach of Rahmatganj MFS during the inaugural season of the Bangladesh Premier League.{{Cite web|url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/01/29/d70129040330.htm|title=RMFS, Khulna Abahani have similar targets|date=29 January 2007|website=archive.thedailystar.net|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206092306/https://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/01/29/d70129040330.htm|url-status=live}}

Exhibition match

On 24 January 2008, Motaleb participated in an exhibition football match between former star footballers of India and Bangladesh at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-20463|title=Veterans fire blank|date=January 25, 2008|website=The Daily Star|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206092324/https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-20463|url-status=live}}

Death

On 24 September 2017, Motaleb died after suffering a cardiac arrest.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/goalie-motaleb-no-more-1467142|title=Goalie Motaleb no more|date=September 25, 2017|website=The Daily Star|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206092139/https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/goalie-motaleb-no-more-1467142|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/sports/2017/09/25/546665|title=গোলরক্ষক মোতালেব আর নেই|date=September 6, 2017|website=www.kalerkantho.com|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240206091921/https://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/sports/2017/09/25/546665|url-status=live}}

Honours

Abahani Krira Chakra

Dhaka First Division League: 1983, 1984, 1985
Federation Cup: 1982, 1985, 1986

References

Bibliography

{{cite book |last=Alam |first=Masud |script-title=bn:ফুটবলের গল্প ফুটবলারদের গল্প ({{Translation|The story of football the story of footballers}}) |publisher=Bishhoshahitto Bhobon |year=2017 |language=bn |isbn=9789849134688}}
{{cite book |last=Dulal |first=Mahmud |script-title=bn: খেলার মাঠে মুক্তিযুদ্ধ ({{Translation|Liberation war in the playground}})|publisher=Bishhoshahitto Bhobon|year=2020 |isbn=978-984-8218-31-0 |language=bn }}