Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mohamed Tanvir Chowdhury | ||
Date of birth | 25 September 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Natore, Bangladesh | ||
Date of death | 9 October 2018[1] | (aged 41)||
Place of death | Natore, Bangladesh | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–1996 | Victoria SC | ||
1997–2001 | Badda Jagoroni Sangsad | ||
2000 | → Chittagong Abahani (loan) | ||
2001–2002 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | ||
2002–2003 | Arambagh KS | ||
2004–2009 | Sheikh Russel KC | ||
2005–2006 | → Muktijoddha Sangsad (loan) | ||
2009–2010 | Brothers Union | ||
International career | |||
1998 | Bangladesh U16 | 4 | (1) |
2000 | Bangladesh U19 | 3 | (?) |
2000 | Bangladesh | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Tanvir Chowdhury (Bengali: তানভীর চৌধুরী; 25 September 1977 – 9 October 2018) was a Bangladeshi professional footballer who played as a right winger.
Tanvir began his career in the Dhaka First Division League with Victoria SC in 1995.[2] Tanvir made his Premier Division League debut with Badda Jagorani in 1999. He came to the limelight during the 2000 National League with Chittagong Abahani.[3] He won the Best Player Award and received Tk 50,000 along with a motorcycle.[4] He received a club highest Tk 7.5 lakh salary from Sheikh Russel KC for the 2007 B.League.[5]
In 1998, Tanvir represented Bangladesh at the 1998 AFC U-16 Championship. During the tournament he scored against South Korea U16 in a 1–2 defeat. In 2000, he played in the 2000 AFC Youth Championship qualifiers.[6][7] On 2 May 2000, he made his debut for the Bangladesh national team as a 61st-minute substitute during a 1–1 draw with India in the Maldives Invitational Football Tournament. In the same year, he participated in a friendly match against India in London.[6][8]
On 19 May 2015, Tanvir was caught in a bus accident while returning to Dhaka from his village in Natore. The passenger bside him died on spot, while Tanvir suffered a severe head injury and immediately lost consciousness.[9] He was kept on life support for thirteen days, before regaining consciousness on 28 July 2015.[10] His former teammates also arranged a press conference seeking public assistance, in June 2015.[11] His treatment at Square Hospital lasted for three months, and eventually, he was admitted to a Paralysis Rehabilitation Center on 24 August 2015. BFF also donated Tk 2 lakhs to aid his treatment.[4]
Tanvir died on 9 October 2018, while being treated at the Natore Sadar Hospital.[12] The cause of dead was due to a sudden drop in his blood sugar level.[13] He left behind his wife and two daughters.[14]
Badda Jagorani Sangsad
Abahani Limited Dhaka
Individual