Rajani Kanta Barman (Bengali: রজনী কান্ত বর্মন; born 2 February 1979) is a retired Bangladeshi international footballer who played as a defender for Muktijoddha Sangsad KS.[1] He is former Bangladesh national football team player and has a total of 69 appearances during his 13 yearlong international career.[2] He is seen as one of the finest centre backs Bangladesh has produced.[3]
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| Full name | Rajani Kanta Barman | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1976 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gazipur, Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre back | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1996 | Agrani Bank SC | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Mohammedan SC | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2004 | Muktijoddha Sangsad | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Brothers Union | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Muktijoddha Sangsad | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Mohammedan SC | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Muktijoddha Sangsad | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Mohammedan SC | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Sheikh Russel KC | |||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2009 | Bangladesh | 69 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 December 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club career edit
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[4] before moving to Mohammedan permanently. He retired during the 2013-2014 season while playing for Sheikh Russel KC.[5]
International career edit
Rajani represented the national team during the 1999 SAFF Cup. He was the captain of 2003 SAFF Cup winning Bangladesh team.[6] His last appearance for the national side came during a victory against Sri Lanka in the 2009 SAFF Championship. After being a regular member for the Bangladesh team for 10 years, he officially announced his retirement from international football in 2011.[7] His jersey number in the national team was usually number 4.
Honours edit
Mohammedan Sporting
- Dhaka Premier Division League: 1996
- Bangladesh Super Cup: 2009, 2013
Abahani Limited Dhaka
Muktijoddha Sangsad KS
- Dhaka Premier Division League: 1997–98, 2000
- National League: 2003
- Federation Cup: 2001, 2003
Bangladesh
- SAFF Gold Cup: 2003
- South Asian Games Gold medal: 1999
References edit
- ^ "Abahani meets Muktijoddha in 2nd semis of Super Cup Wednesday". UNBconnect... 2011-08-02. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
- ^ "Rajani Kanta Barman". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
- ^ "ফুটবলের জন্য এখনো ঘর ছেড়েই আছি". Kalerkantho. January 5, 2018.
- ^ Rahman, Anisur (August 5, 2009). "Abahani settle squad". The Daily Star.
- ^ "Rajani retires as Russel run on". The Daily Star. December 16, 2016.
- ^ "বাংলাদেশের ফুটবল ইতিহাসের অন্যতম সেরা ম্যাচ". প্যাভিলিয়ন.
- ^ "আন্তর্জাতিক ফুটবলকে বিদায় জনালেন রজনী ও মুন্না". bangla.bdnews24.com (in Bengali).