Abdus Sadek
Abdus Sadek was a former Bangladeshi football player and coach.
Playing career
Sadek represented Fire Service AC in the Dhaka First Division Football League. In 1963, he represented East Pakistan Combined University team at the National Football Championship in Karachi.Coaching career
In 1983, Sadek served as coach of the [Bangladesh national association football|football B team|Bangladesh Green] team at the 1983 President's Gold Cup in Dhaka. He went on to work as the chief football coach of National Sports Council from 1985 to 1990.In 1989, Sadek was appointed head coach of the Bangladesh national team for the 1989 President's Gold Cup. The team secured draws against Thailand B and Iran B to advance to the semi-finals, where they defeated Bangladesh B with a goal from Rumman Bin Wali Sabbir. In the final, held on May 28, 1989, the team played to a 1–1 draw with Korea University in normal time and ultimately triumphed in a penalty shootout, winning 4–3. This marked Bangladesh's first international title, although the tournament is not highly regarded due to the majority of participating teams being international selections. Nonetheless, the Korean team featured notable players such as Seo Jung-won, Huh Ki-tae, Hong Myung-bo, and Kim Byung-soo, among others.
Sadek also served as the head coach of the Bangladesh U16 team at the 1994 AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers held in Saudi Arabia. In 1995, he served as the assistant coach of the team which on the 4-nation Tiger Trophy in Myanmar under coach Otto Pfister, a tournament largely considered to be the country's first international trophy.