Arman Aziz (Bengali: আরমান আজিজ; born 10 May 1984) is a retired Bangladeshi professional footballer who played as a midfielder for the Bangladesh national team. He last served as team manager for Chittagong Abahani, the last club he represented as a player.
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| Full name | Mohammed Arman Aziz | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 May 1984 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Chittagong, Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, Central midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Chittagong Abahani (team manager) | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Bakolia XI, Chittagong | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2003 | Fakirerpool YMC | ||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Arambagh KS | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Mohammedan SC | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Muktijoddha Sangsad | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Mohammedan SC | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Muktijoddha Sangsad | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Mohammedan SC | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Mohammedan SC | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Chittagong Abahani | ||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Bangladesh U19 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Bangladesh U23 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2009 | Bangladesh | 32 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 February 2020 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editArman entered competitive football in the Chittagong Premier League with Bakulia XI. In 2000, he joined Fakirerpool Young Men's Club in Dhaka. In 2003, he debuted in the Dhaka Premier Division League with Arambagh KS.
Arman rose to prominence during the 2005–06 National League with Mohammedan SC. As captain, he led the team to victory in four trophies, including a significant win over rivals Abahani Limited Dhaka in the 2008 Federation Cup final. Despite receiving eleven stitches before the final due to an injury in the semi-final, he personally requested coach Maruful Haque to include him in the starting eleven, stating, "My mother told me to play, and I obeyed her".[1]
In 2016, he joined his hometown club Chittagong Abahani. He announced his retirement on 22 February 2017, after playing against Mohammedan SC, in the 2017 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup at the MA Aziz Stadium.[2]
International career
editArman represented the U19 team at the 2002 AFC Youth Championship qualifiers and captained the team, leading them to qualify for the main tournament. In 2005, he appeared for the national B team during the Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup. He was later appointed captain of the Olympic team for the 2006 Asian Games.[3][4] He previously represented the olympic team during the 2004 South Asian Games.[5]
On 10 December 2005, Arman made his senior international debut for Bangladesh against Nepal at the 2005 SAFF Gold Cup. He earned 32 caps for Bangladesh between 2005 and 2009, before retiring from international duty in 2010, due to a long-term injury.[2]
Post–playing career
editIn 2017, Arman became the team manager of the Saif Sporting Club.[6] In October 2018, he began serving as the team manager for Chittagong Abahani.[7]
Honours
edit- Mohammedan SC
- National League: 2005–06
- Super Cup: 2009
- Federation Cup: 2009, 2008
- Chittagong Abahani
- Individual
- Kool-BSJA Footballer of the Year: 2008[8]
References
edit- ^ "Arman does it for his mom". The Daily Star. 2008-09-02. Archived from the original on September 25, 2023. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ^ a b "Arman to play final game today". The Daily Star. 2017-02-22. Archived from the original on September 25, 2023. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ^ "Babloo picks his squad for Asiad". The Daily Star. 2006-11-20. Archived from the original on September 25, 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ "ফুটবলকে আরমানের বিদায়". bangla.bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 13 January 2024.
- ^ "The Booters' gold hunt starts today". archive.thedailystar.net. Archived from the original on 2023-05-15. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
- ^ Saif form formidable squad. New Age. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- ^ হাঁফ ছেড়ে বেঁচেছে ক্লাবগুলো. Desh Rupantor (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ^ "BSJA hands out 7-year awards". The Daily Star. 2009-03-25. Archived from the original on September 26, 2023.
External links
edit- Arman Aziz at National-Football-Teams.com
- Arman Aziz at Soccerway
