Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) on Monday selected former national player Mamunur Rashid as the head coach of the Bangladesh National Hockey team after about nine years.
He will trained the Bangladesh Hockey team for the AHF Cup Hockey Tournament to be held in Indonesian capital Jakarta from April 17 to 27 this year.
Another national player Moshiur Rahman Biplob named as the Assistant Coach while Alamgir Islam as trainer of the national hockey team.
Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) officially informed the matter to Mamunur Rashid over phone on Monday and hinted to sign contract with him on February 9.
A selection panel of Bangladesh Hockey Federation including BHF general secretary Lt, Coln Riazul Hasan (retd) , member Abu Zafar Tapon, Hossain Imam Chowdhury Shanta and Jamal Haider finalized the coaching team after taking interview with intending candidates.
Mamunur Rashid, who trained the Bangladesh national hockey team for the World Hockey League Round-2 in Sinagpore in 2015, successfully guided the Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club to the champions in the Dhaka League and Club Cup Hockey.
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In an immediate reaction, Mamun said, It’s always a great honour to work for the nation, I was selected head coach again after nine years, Bangladesh emerged champions in the same tournament earlier, and this time our target is to repeat it.
The fitness test of national players for the AHF Cup Hockey will begin here on February 20.