Zakaria Pintoo

Zakaria Pintoo (born 1 January 1943)[1] is a Bangladeshi retired professional footballer who played as a defender. He served as the captain of Shadhin Bangla Football Team in 1971 and went on to become the first captain of Bangladesh national football team after the independence of the country.[1][2] He received the Independence Day Award (1995) in the sports category by the Government of Bangladesh.[3]

Zakaria Pintoo
জাকারিয়া পিন্টু
Born (1943-01-01) 1 January 1943
NationalityBangladeshi
Known forthe captain of Shadhin Bangla Football Team

Career

Pintoo's younger brother Moyeenuddin is also a former footballer.[2]

Controversy

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president, Kazi Salahuddin, alleged that Pintoo asked him for funds to withdraw the nomination paper of the president post in the 2012 BFF election.[2] The allegation was later denied by Pintoo.[2]

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References

  1. স্বাধীন বাংলা ফুটবল দলের অধিনায়ক জাকারিয়া পিন্টু. Protidiner Sangbad (in Bengali). Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  2. "Pintoo demands Salahuddin apology". The Daily Star. 2016-04-10. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  3. "Independence Day Award" (PDF). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
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