Saidur Rahman Patel
Saidur Rahman Patel was a Bangladeshi football player and organizer of the Shadhin Bangla football team.
Career
Patel played football for the East End Club.Patel was the organizer of the Shadhin Bangla football team during the Bangladesh Liberation War. The team represented the Mujibnagar government and would become the Bangladesh National football team after the independence of the country. The key organizers of the team were Patel, Lutfor Rahman, first secretary of the Bangladesh Krira Samity, and Ali Imam. He also fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War.
Bangladesh Football Federation President Kazi Mohammad Salahuddin hosted a reception of the Shadhin Bangla football team in 2018 which Patel attended.
In December 2021, Patel attended the 50th anniversary reception of the Shadhin Bangla football team by Bangladesh Football Federation. He was awarded the Sheikh Kamal National Sports Council Award-2022 by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The movie, Damal, is about the Shadin Bangla Football Team.