Ahsanullah Montu


Ahsanullah Montu was a Bangladeshi football player and coach. He represented the football team|Bangladesh national team] from 1986 to 1989, and spent most of his club career playing for Mohammedan SC.

Club career

In 1981, Montu began his career in the Dhaka First Division League with Farashganj SC. He also had short stints with Brothers Union and Sadharan Bima CSC. In 1986, Montu joined Mohammedan SC and under the coaching of Iran's Nasser Hejazi, Montu established himself as one of the best defenders in the country with the Black and Whites. He won the league title in 1986, 1987, 1988–89 and 1993. In 1988, he played for Mohammedan in India's Sait Nagjee Trophy. On 7 October 1988, Montu scored the equaliser in a 2–2 draw against Qatar's Al-Sadd, in the semi-final group round of the 1988–89 Asian Club Championship. After a long absence from football, he officially retired after playing fifteen minutes in the first half for Prantik KC against Mohammedan in the Federation Cup on 19 August 2000.

International career

He got a place in the Bangladesh U19 team while playing for Brothers Union in 1984. The following year, he represented Bangladesh Green team in the 1986 President's Gold Cup. In the same year, he was part of the Mohammedan team which played as Bangladesh in the Nepal Panchayat Silver Jubilee Cup. He also represented the Bangladesh Red team in the 1987 and 1989 editions of the President's Gold Cup. He also played in the qualifiers for the 1990 FIFA World Cup and 1988 AFC Asian Cup.

Coaching career

In 2014, Montu served as the head coach of the Bangladesh U12 team which participated in the U-12 Super Mokh Cup held in Malaysia. He also worked as a football trainer at the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan.

Death

On 26 June 2018, Montu died after suffering a cardiac arrest.

Honours

Mohammedan SC