Mohammed Azmol Hossain Biddyut (; born 2 February 1981) is a Bangladeshi professional

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coach and former player, who serves as the head coach of

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club

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Early life

Azmol Hossain Biddyut was born on 2 February 1981 in

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, Bangladesh. Biddyut's original name given by his parents was Azmol Hossain Vidu, however, the late Narayanganj youth football coach, Mosleh Uddin Khandkar Bidyut, called him "Biddyut", which translates to lightning in

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. He later went onto make a name for himself as "Biddyut" while playing in the 4 feet 10 inches tournament, which is regularly held in Narayanganj.

Club career

In 1993, Biddyut started his career with Matuail Udayan Sanghsad in the

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and later played for the team in the Dhaka Third Division League, following its promotion. He joined

Arambagh KS Arambagh Krira Sangha is a Bangladeshi sports club based in Dhaka, that competes in the Bangladesh Championship League, the second-tier of football in Bangladesh. History Arambagh Krira Sangha were formed in Dhaka way back in 1958. Originally es ...

in the Dhaka Premier Division League in 1996. Biddyut represented Mohammedan SC in the 2000 National League. In 1999, Biddyut captained

and was eventually persuaded by former national team captain Monem Munna to join

Abahani Limited Dhaka Abahani Limited Dhaka (), also referred as Dhaka Abahani or Abahani Limited, is a Bangladeshi professional Association football, football club based in the Dhanmondi area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The club currently competes in the Bangladesh Pr ...

in 2001. In his debut season at the club, he won the Premier Division League title and also helped the club finish runners-up in the

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, the following year. In 2003, Biddyut joined

Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Muktijoddha Sangsad KC () is a Bangladeshi professional football club based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The club plays in the Bangladesh Championship League, the second level of Bangladeshi football league system, as they suffered relegation from th ...

and spent more than a decade playing for the club. He won the Federation Cup and National League, in his first year at the club. With the Freedom Fighters, he played in the

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and

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editions of the

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. In 2013, he joined

Feni SC Feni Soccer Club () commonly referred to as Feni SC, was a Bangladeshi football club based in Feni. The club exited the professional football league, after suffering relegation from the Bangladesh Championship League, the second-tier, in 2018� ...

where he remained until the club's relegation in 2016. The following year, he joined

Swadhinata KS Swadhinata Krira Sangha () is a Bangladesh, Bangladeshi association football club based in Dhaka. They currently compete in the Dhaka Senior Division Football League, the third tier of Football in Bangladesh, Bangladeshi football, following releg ...

as coach cum player in the Dhaka Senior Division League.

International career

Biddyut represented the Bangladesh U16 team during the qualifiers for the

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. In 2003, he participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers. On 26 November 2003, he made his debut for the Bangladesh national team in a 0–2 defeat to

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, in the

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. He was sent off on the 67th minute of the game after receiving a second yellow card within a minute of receiving his first.

Coaching career

In 2017, Biddyut won the

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as coach cum player of

. In 2019, he was appointed assistant coach of

and later acted as head coach for 4 matches. In 2022, he was appointed head coach of relegation-threatened Agrani Bank Ltd. SC for the second phase of the

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. He guided the Bankers to a tenth-place finish with a point more than relegated

Thimpu Ravens FC

In July 2023, Biddyut was announced as the head coach of Thimphu Raven FC in the

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after receiving his AFC 'A' Coaching License. His appointment made him the first Bangladeshi coach to manage a club in a foreign professional league. He reportedly joined with a monthly salary of 50 thousand rupees.

Honours

Player

Abahani Limited Dhaka * Dhaka Premier Division League:

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Muktijoddha Sangsad KC *

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* Federation Cup: 2003

Manager

Swadhinata KS * Dhaka Senior Division League:

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