Sunil Krishna Dey Chowdhury
Bangladeshi footballer
Sunil Krishna Dey Chowdhury (Bengali: সুনীল কৃষ্ণ দে চৌধুরী; born 31 May 1948) is a former Bangladeshi footballer, coach, and sports organizer, who played as a striker. He was a member of the first Bangladesh national team.
Club career
Sunil began his football career in the Chittagong First Division League in 1965, playing for Towns Club, Customs, and Port Trust in Chittagong. He then joined Azad Sporting Club in the Dhaka First Division League in 1968. Subsequently, Sunil took up a job at the Water and Power Development Authority in East Pakistan, where he spent the remainder of his career playing for both Dhaka and Chittagong-based WAPDA Sports Club. At the peak of his career, he rejected an offer to join Mohammedan SC as he was an employee of the parent corporation, WAPDA.
International career
In 1973, Sunil was selected by coach Sheikh Shaheb Ali for the first Bangladesh national football team. He traveled with the team to participate in Malaysia's 1973 Merdeka Tournament, during which he assisted Bangladesh's first international goal, scored by Enayetur Rahman Khan, during the country's inaugural game against Thailand.
I feel proud to be the first goal scorer of the nation. Sunil (Sunil Krishna de Chowdhury) of Cox's Bazar contributed a lot to my goal.
Post-playing career
Following his retirement from playing, Sunil coached WAPDA in the Chittagong First Division League.
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