 Pintoo in 1969 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohammad Zakaria Pintoo | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Naogaon District, Bengal Presidency, British India | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1958 | East End Club[1] | ||
| 1959–1961 | Dhaka Wanderers[1] | ||
| 1961–1975 | Mohammedan SC[1] | ||
| International career | |||
| 1960–1970 | East Pakistan | ||
| 1969–1970 | Pakistan | ||
| 1971 | Shadhin Bangla | ||
| 1973 | Bangladesh | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1979 | Bangladesh | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Zakaria Pintoo (Bengali: জাকারিয়া পিন্টু; born 1 January 1943),[1] alternatively spelled Zakaria Pintu is a retired Bangladeshi footballer who played as a defender. He was the first captain of the Bangladesh national football team.
He gained fame as the captain of the Shadhin Bangla football team during the Bangladesh Liberation War. Before the country's independence, Pintoo represented both the Pakistan national football team and the East Pakistan football team, captaining the latter in numerous occasions. In club football, Pintoo represented Mohammedan SC, one of the most popular clubs in Bangladesh, for a continuous period of 14 years.[2]
In recognition for his contribution to the country's football, the Government of Bangladesh honored him with the Independence Award in 1995, and the National Sports Awards in 1978.[3]
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