Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu (; born 1 August 1956) is a Bangladeshi former professional footballer who played for the Bangladesh national team for 10 years between 1975 and 1985. The left-winger represented Bangladesh in 50 international matches in which he scored 17 official goals during his 10-year long national career.

Career

Chunnu started his football career with Dilkusha (first division) in 1973. He played for Abahani Krira Chakra from 1975 to 1988 after playing for Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society in 1974, besides wearing the national team jersey. The winger, locally known as Chunnu, scored a hat-trick as the first-ever Bangladeshi footballer against

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at the President's Gold Cup at the

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in 1983.

Bangladesh vs Nepal at the 1984 South Asian Games final

Chunnu was the first Bangladeshi goal scorer in a WC qualifier (against

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). Later he scored the winner against Indonesia with a free kick just outside the penalty area.

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won 2–1, their first ever victory, and their first ever point in WC qualifying matches in the FIFA World Cup Qualifier in 1985. He participated in the

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, scoring the second goal in the history of

in the

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in the 88th minute, against

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was eliminated in the first round, with four defeats in that tournament. Later, Chunnu scored two goals in the 1986 World Cup qualifier without progressing from the first round. He is the first Bangladeshi player to score a goal in

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round.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.''

Awards & achievements

In 1991 he contested in the

general elections from Narayanganj-4 under the

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banner. Chunnu won the National Sports Award as a national footballer in 1996. In 2003, he served as the Abahani director and football secretary. In 2005, he was made the manager (team leader) of the Bangladesh national team. He also served as the joint secretary of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF). He is the chairman of the football committee of

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club (Bengali language, Bengali: শেখ জামাল ধানমন্ডি ক্লাব) is a professional association football, football club based in the Dhanmondi area, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The club com ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chunnu, Ashraf Uddin Ahmed 1956 births Living people Bangladeshi men's footballers Bangladesh men's international footballers Abahani Limited Dhaka players Rahmatganj MFS players Asian Games competitors for Bangladesh 1980 AFC Asian Cup players Men's association football forwards South Asian Games silver medalists for Bangladesh South Asian Games medalists in football Medalists at the 1984 South Asian Games Recipients of the Bangladesh National Sports Award People from Narayanganj District Footballers from Dhaka Division

Career

International goals

Awards & achievements

See also

References