Golam Rabbani Choton (Bengali: গোলাম রব্বানী ছোটন) (born 2 July 1968) is a Bangladeshi professional football coach and former player, who is the current head coach of Bangladesh women's under-14, Bangladesh women's under-17,[1][2] Bangladesh women's under-20[3] and Bangladesh women's national football team.[4][5][6] He is considered as the pioneer of Bangladesh women's football. Golam Rabbani had played for Fakirerpool Young Men's Club and Arambagh KS for most of his playing career as a defender.[7]
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Full name | Golam Rabbani Choton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1968-07-02) 2 July 1968 (age 54) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bogra, Rajshahi, Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Bangladesh Women (Coach) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1983–1986 | Bashabo Tarun Sangha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1987–1990 | Fakirerpool | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991–1993 | Wari Club Dhaka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 | Fakirerpool | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–2001 | Arambagh KS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002 | BRTC FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1993–1994 | T&T Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–2005 | T&T Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | Dipali Jubo Sangha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | Bangladesh (Assistant Coach) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013– | Bangladesh women's under-14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013– | Bangladesh women's under-17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009– | Bangladesh women's under-20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009– | Bangladesh Women | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Golam Rabbani Choton was born on July 2, 1968 in Bogra, Bangladesh and spent his childhood there. But, he and his family originally from Tangail.[7]
In the 1983–84 season, he began his senior playing career by playing for Bashabo Tarun Shangho, where he spent three seasons. Then, he joined Fakirerpool Young Men's Club in the 1987–88 season. After spending 3 seasons at Fakirerpool Young Men's Club, he signed a contract with Wari Club Dhaka. Subsequently, he played for Fakirerpool Young Men's Club and Arambagh KS. Most recently in the 2001–02 season, he joined BRTC FC from Arambagh KS; He retired after playing only one season for BRTC FC.[7]
In 1993, Golam Rabbani made his debut as a manager of T&T Club. After stepping down as T&T's manager for just one season, he took over as T&T's manager again in the 1996–97 season, the second time he spent about 10 seasons as T&T's manager. He then joined Dipali Jubo Sangha as a manager. In 2009, he became the manager of the Bangladesh national women's team as well as the manager of the Bangladesh women's under-20 team. Later, he also became the manager of Bangladesh Women's Under-14 and Bangladesh women's under-17 teams. As a manager, he has won 7 titles so far, including the 2018 SAFF U-18 Women's Championship[8]
Under his coaching, Bangladesh clinched their maiden SAFF Women's Championship title with a 3-1 victory over Nepal in an entertaining final at the Dasharath Rangasala in Kathmandu on 19 September 2022,[9][10][11][12] and they became runner-up at the SAFF Women's Championship 2016..[13]
Current managers of AFC women's national teams | |
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