Iqbal Hossain (footballer, born 1975)

Iqbal Hossain

Personal information
Full name	Mohammed Iqbal Hossain
Date of birth	(1975-07-07) 7 July 1975
Place of birth	Gazipur, Bangladesh
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC
?–2002	Abahani Limited Dhaka
2002–2005	Brothers Union
National team
1997–2001	Bangladesh
Honours Representing Bangladesh South Asian Games 1999 Kathmandu
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Iqbal Hossain (Bengali: ইকবাল হোসেন; born 7 July 1975) is a Bangladeshi retired professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He spent his club career playing for Dhaka League giants Abahani Limited Dhaka and Brothers Union. Iqbal was also part of the 1999 South Asian Games winning Bangladesh team. He is currently the team manager (team leader) of the Bangladesh national football team, under Javier Cabrera.

International career

Bangladesh national team

Iqbal was a key player in the Bangladesh team, for coach Samir Shaker. Iqbal was known as a very skilled and hardworking footballer in his playing life. He first came into the national team limelight during the 1999 SAFF Gold Cup, were Bangladesh reached the final, only to suffer a 1–0 defeat against India. During the 1999 South Asian Game, he had to face three dope tests during the tournament, which Bangladesh ended up winning. According to Iqbal, one of the team's players were usually selected by lottery for a dope test and unfortunately for him, he was selected for test three times during the tournament, both before the semi finals and final. He also stated that even after the nations victory in the final, against hosts Nepal, the officials asked for him to attend another dope test.

Goal.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	24 April 1999	Fatorda Stadium, Goa	Pakistan	1–0	4–0	1999 SAFF Championship

After retirement

Bangladesh Football Federation

After retirement Iqbal won the BFF elections in 2012 and 2016 as an executive member. He was also in charge of managing the Bangladesh national team during 2015 SAFF Championship in India, and also during the 2015 Bangabandhu Cup which was held in Dhaka.

On 14 March 2021, He was named the team Manager for the Bangladesh under Jamie Day for the 2021 Three Nations Cup, held in Nepal.

On 9 March 2022, the Bangladesh Football Federation reappointed Iqbal as the Bangladesh team manager under new coach Javier Cabrera.