Dastagir Hossain Nira
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Nira in 1988 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Golam Dastagir Hossain Nira | ||
| Date of birth | 6 July 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Khulna, East Pakistan, Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh) | ||
| Date of death | 3 January 2026 (aged 60) | ||
| Place of death | Khulna, Bangladesh | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1986 | Victoria SC | ||
| 1987–1989 | Adamjee SSC | ||
| 1989–1991 | Brothers Union | ||
| 1991–1992 | Dhaka Abahani | ||
| 1993 | Dhanmondi Club | ||
| 1994–1995 | Mohammedan | ||
| International career | |||
| 1988 | Bangladesh U16 | ||
| 1988 | Bangladesh U19 | ||
| 1989 | Bangladesh | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017–2022 | Muktijodhha SKC (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dastagir Hossain Nira (Bengali: দস্তগীর হোসেন নীরা; 6 July 1965 – 3 January 2026), also spelled Dostogir Hossain Neera, was a Bangladeshi footballer who played as a left-back for the Bangladesh national team in 1989.
Early life
Nira was born in Khulna on 6 July 1965.[1]
Club career
Nira began his career in the Dhaka First Division Football League with Victoria Sporting Club, which he initially joined after impressing coach, Sheikh Shaheb Ali. He represented Adamjee SSC and Brothers Union before joining Dhaka Abahani in 1991.[2][3] He was part of the Abahani squad in the 1991–92 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. He won his only league title in the same season with an Abahani team captained by Mohamed Mohsin. He retired after playing for Mohammedan SC in 1995.[1]
International career
Nira represented Bangladesh in youth level at the 1988 AFC U-16 Championship in Bangkok and 1988 AFC Youth Championship qualification in Dhaka. In 1987, he was included in the Bangladesh national team for the 1987 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament in Lahore.[4] He represented Bangladesh Green (national B team) in the 1989 President's Gold Cup in Dhaka.[3] He eventually featured for the national team in the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round held in 1989, appearing in four matches.[1]
Coaching career
Nira served as the assistant coach of Muktijoddha Sangsad KC until 2022.[5][6] He also did grassroots coaching in Khulna, with Khulna City Academy.[7][8][3]
Death
Nira died on 3 January 2026, while undergoing treatment in the Medical College Hospital in Khulna, after suffering a cardiac arrest. He was 60.[9][10]
Honours
Dhaka Abahani
- Dhaka Premier Division League: 1991–92
References
- ^ a b c Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Dastagir Nira (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- ^ "সাবেক ফুটবলার দস্তগীর হোসেন নীরা মারা গেছেন". channelionline.com (in Bengali). 4 January 2026. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ a b c "Former Bangladesh footballer Golam Dostogir no more". The Daily Star. 4 January 2026. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- ^ "বাংলাদেশ দল আজ লাহোর রওয়ানা হইবে" [Bangladesh team to leave for Lahore today]. The Daily Ittefaq. 15 September 1987. p. 3.
- ^ "Former footballer Golam Dastagir dies". en.bd-pratidin.com. 4 January 2026. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- ^ "লাল জার্সিধারীদের করুণ গল্প". Prothomalo (in Bengali). 14 September 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- ^ "Former Bangladesh defender Golam Dastagir Nira dies aged 61". tob.news. 4 January 2026. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- ^ "সাবেক ফুটবলার নীরা আর নেই". dhakapost.com (in Bengali). 4 January 2026. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- ^ "জাতীয় দলের সাবেক ফুটবলার নীরা আর নেই". dhakaToday.com (in Bengali). 4 January 2026. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- ^ "জাতীয় দলের সাবেক তারকা ডিফেন্ডার দস্তগীর হোসেন নীরা আর নেই". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 4 January 2026. Retrieved 4 January 2026.