Rajani Kanta Barman (; born 12 May 1976) is a retired Bangladeshi international

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who played as a defender for Muktijoddha Sangsad KS. He is former

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player and has a total of 61 appearances during his 13 yearlong international career. He is seen as one of the finest

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s Bangladesh has produced.

Club career

Rajani started his football career with Agrani Bank Ltd. SC in 1994 and later joined Muktijoddha Sangsad KS in 1999. He spent most of his career with Muktijoddha Sangsad KS, with a total of 12 years with the club, during which he had a 2-year spell with

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

before moving to

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permanently. He retired during the 2013-2014 season while playing for

Sheikh Russel KC Sheikh Russel KC ( Bengali: শেখ রাসেল ক্রীড়া চক্র) is a professional football club based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Founded in 1995, the club currently competes in the Bangladesh Premier League. They won Feder ...

International career

Rajani represented the national team during the 1999 SAFF Cup. He was the captain of 2003 SAFF Cup winning

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team. His last appearance for the national side came during a victory against

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in the

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. After being a regular member for the Bangladesh team for 10 years, he officially announced his retirement from international football in 2011. His jersey number in the national team was usually number 4.

Honours

Mohammedan Sporting * Dhaka Premier Division League:

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

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: 2009, 2013 Abahani Limited Dhaka *

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: 2009–10 * Federation Cup: 2010 Muktijoddha Sangsad KS * Dhaka Premier Division League: 1997–98,

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* Federation Cup: 2001, 2003 Bangladesh * SAFF Gold Cup:

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Gold medal:

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

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