Dewan Mohammad Sirajuddin (; 1 Januar 1951 – 3 April 2013), known by his nickname Siru, was a Bangladeshi

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player who represented the

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, during the

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Biography

Siru was born in

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area of

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, on 1 January 1951. Siru began his football career with East End Boys Club in the Dhaka Third Division League in 1966. He made his debut in the Dhaka First Division League with

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in 1970. A few months before the

, he was undergoing training in the East Pakistan Army before joining the

. Siru died on 3 March 2013 at Gulbagh at the age of 62. He was paralyzed after a stroke two years ago. He was buried at the Matuail Graveyard.

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