Arman Aziz

Arman Aziz (Bengali: আরমান আজিজ; born 10 May 1984) is a Bangladeshi former footballer who played as a midfielder for the Bangladesh national team. He is currently serving as team manager for Chittagong Abahani, the last club he played for.[1]

Arman Aziz
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-05-10) 10 May 1984
Place of birth Chittagong, Bangladesh
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder/Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Chittagong Abahani (team manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bakolia XI, Chittagong
2000–03 Fakirerpool YMC
2003–2004 Muktijoddha SKC
2005–2006 Mohammedan SC
2007 Muktijoddha SKC
2008–2010 Mohammedan SC
2010–2011 Muktijoddha SKC
2011–2012 Mohammedan SC
2012–2014 Abahani Limited Dhaka
2015–2016 Mohammedan SC
2016–2017 Chittagong Abahani
International career‡
2002 Bangladesh U19
2006 Bangladesh U23
2005–2009 Bangladesh 32 (0)
Honours
Representing  Bangladesh
Men's football
SAFF Championship
Runner-up 2005 Pakistan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 February 2020

Club career

Arman entered competitive football in the Chittagong Premier League with Bakulia XI. In 2000, he then joined Fakirpool Youngmen's Club in Dhaka. In 2003, he debuted in the Dhaka Premier Division League with Muktijoddha SKC. He played for the country's top two teams Mohammedan SC and Abahani Limited Dhaka. Mohammedan won four trophies under his captaincy. He came to prominence during the 2005–06 National Football Championship, with Mohammedan. In 2016, he joined his hometown side Chittagong Abahani. He declared his retirement from football on 22 February 2017 after playing for Chittagong Abahani against Mohammedan SC, after a 2017 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup match at the MA Aziz Stadium.[2]

International career

Arman first played youth football at the 2002 AFC Youth Championship qualifiers for the Bangladesh U19 team. He captained the Bangladesh U23s at the 2006 Asian Games. In 2005, he represented the Bangladesh B team at the Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup.[3]

On 10 December 2005, Arman made his senior international debut for Bangladesh against Nepal at the 2005 SAFF Championship. He earned 32 caps for Bangladesh between 2005 and 2009, before retiring from international duty in 2010, due to an injury.[4]

Post–playing career

In 2018, Arman became the team leader of the Saif Sporting Club Youth Team. Since October 2018, he is serving for Bangladesh Premier League side Chittagong Abahani, his hometown club, as team manager.[1][5]

Honours

Club
Muktijoddha SKC
Mohammedan SC
Chittagong Abahani

References
  1. হাঁফ ছেড়ে বেঁচেছে ক্লাবগুলো. দেশ রূপান্তর (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  2. "বিদায় ফুটবল-আরমান আজিজ". February 23, 2017.
  3. প্রতিবেদক, ক্রীড়া; ডটকম, বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর. "ফুটবলকে আরমানের বিদায়". bangla.bdnews24.com (in Bengali).
  4. "South Asian Gold Cup 2005 (Karachi, Pakistan)". RSSSF. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  5. "Arman to play final game today". The Daily Star. 2017-02-22. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  6. "Arman does it for his mom". The Daily Star. 2008-09-02. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
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