Kazi Nazrul Islam (footballer)
Kazi Nazrul Islam (; born 16 October 1978) is a retired Bangladeshi professional footballer who played as a defender. He played for the Bangladesh national team from 1999 to 2008 and captained the team on multiple occasions. Nazrul currently works as a team manager for his former club Abahani Limited Dhaka. Club career
Nazrul spent most of his career with Abahani Limited Dhaka. His first spell with club lasted for five years and after three years away, Nazrul rejoined Abahani in 2007. During his second spell, Nazrul was a mainstay in defence as the club won the Bangladesh Premier League for three years straight, from 2007 till 2010. He was club captain in the 2008-09 season. Nazrul ended his career after the 2010–11 Bangladesh League season when Abahani finally lost the league title to Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club. International career
Nazrul represented Bangladesh U19 at the 1996 AFC Youth Championship after playing an important role during qualification. He captained the Bangladesh national team during the 2007 Nehru Cup. He initially retired from international football in 2007 after a fallout with head coach at the time, Syed Nayeemuddin. He returned to the team after Nayeemuddin left only to continue for one more year. Honours
 Mohammedan SC 
Dhaka Premier Division League: 1996
National League League: 2005–06
Federation Cup: 1995

 Abahani Limited Dhaka 
Dhaka Premier Division League: 2001
Bangladesh Premier League: 2007, 2008-09, 2009-10
Federation Cup: 2000, 2010
National Football League: 2000
Super Cup: 2011

 Brothers Union 
Dhaka Premier Division League: 2001
National Football League: 2004

Bangladesh
SAFF Championship: 2003
South Asian Games Gold medal: 1999

References

Living people
1978 births
People from Narayanganj District
Bangladeshi men's footballers
Bangladesh men's youth international footballers
Bangladesh men's international footballers
Bangladesh Premier League footballers
Farashganj SC players
Abahani Limited Dhaka players
Mohammedan SC (Dhaka) players
Brothers Union players
Men's association football defenders
South Asian Games gold medalists for Bangladesh
Asian Games competitors for Bangladesh
South Asian Games medalists in football
Sportspeople from Dhaka Division