S.M. Salahuddin

S.M. Salahuddin
Salahuddin with Mohammedan in 1990
Personal information
Full name Sheikh Mohammed Salahuddin
Date of birth 1958
Place of birth Narayanganj, Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh)
Date of death (aged 62)
Place of death Naraynganj, Bangladesh
Position Center-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1983 BJMC
1984–1987 Dhaka Wanderers
1988–1989 Adamjee
1989–1991 Dhaka Mohammedan
1991 Kolkata Mohammedan
1991–1993 Farashganj
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sheikh Mohammed Salahuddin (Bengali: শেখ মোহাম্মদ সালাহউদ্দিন; 1958 – 31 May 2020) was a Bangladeshi footballer who played as a center-back. He was a member of the Bangladesh national team from 1989 to 1990.

Club career

Salahuddin began his club career with BJMC in the First Division in 1982, the same year the club was relegated to the Second Division. He represented First Division club Dhaka Wanderers from 1984 to 1987, serving as club captain in his final season, during which he led the team to a runner-up finish in the 1987 Federation Cup.[1]

He joined Mohammedan in 1989 after spending a year at Adamjee. Salahuddin represented the club in the 1990–91 Asian Club Championship, making two appearances during the group stage against India's Salgaocar and the Maldives' Club Lagoons.[2][3] He was also in the starting lineup as Mohammedan defeated Dhaka Abahani in the final of the 1990 Ma-O-Moni Gold Cup. In 1991, he played in the Calcutta Football League First Division for Kolkata Mohammedan.[4] He left Dhaka Mohammedan during the 1991–92 season to join Farashganj, where he retired in 1993.

International career

Salahuddin was a member of the Bangladesh Red team that won the 1989 President's Gold Cup. The following year, he was included in the squad for the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing, China. However, he did not make an appearance in either tournament.[5]

Post-retirement

Salahuddin served as president of the District Football Association, Sonali Atit Club, and Narayanganj Thana Juba League.[6] He was the team manager of the 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship winning Bangladesh U16 team.[7]

Death

Salahuddin died on 31 May 2020 at his home in Narayanganj. He suffered from a fever caused by pneumonia.[8][9]

Honours

Dhaka Wanderers

Mohammedan

Bangladesh

References

  1. ↑ "৪থ স্তনের জন্য লড়ব" [I will fight for the 4th breast.] (in Bengali). Krirajagat. 1 June 1987. p. 24.
  2. ↑ "মোহামেডানের সহজ জয়" [Easy victory for Mohammedan] (in Bengali). The Sangbad. 20 July 1990. p. 6.
  3. ↑ "মোহামেডান গ্রুপ চ্যাম্পিয়ন" [Mohammedan Group Champion] (in Bengali). The Sangbad. 22 July 1990. p. 7.
  4. ↑ Das, Raktim (4 April 2022). "কলকাতার মোহামেডানের সঙ্গে গাঁটছড়া বাঁধছে ঢাকার মোহামেডান" [Mohammedan of Dhaka is tying knot with Mohammedan of Kolkata]. banglatribune.com (in Bengali). Kolkata. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "হঠাৎই চলে গেলেন সাবেক ফুটবলার সালাউদ্দিন". Prothomalo (in Bengali). May 31, 2020. Archived from the original on 14 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Former national footballer SM Salahuddin Mandal dies". The Business Standard. May 31, 2020. Archived from the original on 14 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "Ex-national booter SM Salahuddin passes away". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 14 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "চলে গেলেন জাতীয় দলের সাবেক ফুটবলার সালাউদ্দিন". rtvonline.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 14 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "সাবেক ফুটবলার এস এম সালাউদ্দিন আর নেই". bangla.bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 14 July 2026.
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