Alfaz Ahmed

Alfaz Ahmed
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Alfaz Ahmed
Date of birth (1973-06-06) 6 June 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Sylhet, Bangladesh[1]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Striker, Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Mohammedan SC (head coach)
Youth career
1987 Orient Sporting
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1989 Lalbagh Sporting
1991–1994 Rahmatganj MFS
1994 Arambagh KS
1995–2001 Mohammedan SC
2000–2001 Mohun Bagan A.C. 6 (0)
2002–2003 Muktijoddha Sangsad
2003–2004 Brothers Union
2005–2006 Mohammedan SC
2007 Muktijoddha Sangsad 20 (8)
2008–2009 Sheikh Russel KC 29 (16)
2009–2010 Arambagh KS 24 (12)
2010–2011 Dhaka Abahani (0)
2012 Team BJMC (1)
2012–2013 Mohammedan SC (0)
International career
1994 Bangladesh U19 3 (1)
1995–2008 Bangladesh 62[2] (11)
Managerial career
2013–2014 Mohammedan SC (assistant)
2014 Mohammedan SC (caretaker)
2014–2017 Bangladesh Army
2019–2020 Uttar Baridhara
2020–2023 Mohammedan SC (assistant)
2023– Mohammedan SC
Medal record
Representing  Bangladesh
Men's football
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Kathmandu
SAFF Championship
Winner 2003 Bangladesh
Runner-up 2005 Pakistan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 November 2008

Alfaz Ahmed (Bengali: আলফাজ আহমদ; born: 6 June 1973) is a Bangladeshi football coach and former player who is currently the head coach of Mohammedan SC.[3] He played for the Bangladesh national team from 1995 to 2008.[4][5] He is seen as one of the best strikers to ever play for Bangladesh.[6]

He won three international trophies while playing for his country. Alfaz scored the winning goal of the 1999 South Asian Games final against Nepal. In his 13-year career with the Bangladesh team, he scored 11 goals. Alfaz also has 109 domestic league goals, including numerous goals in AFC club competitions. Although he played as a striker for the national team, Alfaz was often used as a playmaking forward at the domestic level.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference auto3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Joy, Jahedul Alam (7 June 2023). সাফল্য ধরে রাখার আশায় আলফাজ. dailyjanakantha.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  3. ^ "মানিক অধ্যায় শেষ, মোহামেডানের কোচ আলফাজ". www.kalerkantho.com. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Bangladesh - M. Alfaz Ahmed - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Alfaz Ahmed Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  6. ^ "The Best Bangladeshi Footballers of All Time". UNB. 3 April 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2024.