List of Bangladesh national football team managers
The following is a list of Bangladesh national football team managers, first established in 1972 with the appointment of Sheikh Shaheb Ali.
Summary
After the Independence of Bangladesh, a de facto national team coached by Sheikh Shaheb Ali, called Dhaka XI, was active from May 1972 to August 1972. In 1973, the Bangladesh Football Federation became affiliated with the Asian Football Confederation. In July 1973, the official Bangladesh national football team, coached by Shaheb Ali, participated in the Merdeka Tournament. In 1978, German coach, Werner Bickelhaupt was appointed for the 1978 Asian Games, making him the national team's first foreign coach. Anwar Hossain is the first and only coach to date who helped Bangladesh qualify for the AFC Asian Cup in 1980, while Abdur Rahim is the first and only coach to have managed the team in the main tournament.
Following his initial appointment for the 1975 Merdeka Tournament, Abdur Rahim holds a record of seven individual appointments, with his last coming for the 1990 Asian Games. German coach Otto Pfister holds the record of winning Bangladesh its first international trophy, the 4-nation Tiger Trophy held in Myanmar. Bangladesh won its first South Asian Games gold medal under Iraqi coach Samir Shaker in 1999 and secured its first SAFF Championship title under Austrian coach György Kottán in 2003. English coach Jamie Day, who coached Bangladesh from May 2018 to September 2021, holds the record for managing the most games (29) and securing the most victories (9) for the team.
Managerial list
- Interim or caretaker coaches are listed in italics.
- Sheikh Shaheb Ali (1972–1973)
- Abdur Rahim (1975)
- Anjam Hossain (1976)
- Werner Bickelhaupt (1978)
- Anwar Hossain (1979)
- Zakaria Pintoo (1979)
- Sheikh Shaheb Ali (1979)
- Abdur Rahim (1979–1981)
- Abdul Gafur Baloch (1982)
- Abdur Rahim (1982)
- Gerd Schmidt (1982)
- Abdur Rahim (1983)
- Golam Sarwar Tipu (1984)
- Ali Imam (1984)
- Abdur Rahim (1985)
- Golam Sarwar Tipu (1985)
- Kazi Salahuddin (1985–1986)
- Abdul Hakim (1986)
- Golam Sarwar Tipu (1986)
- Ali Imam (1986)
- Mohammad Kaikobad (1987)
- Wazed Gazi (1987)
- Abdur Rahim (1987)
- Kazi Salahuddin (1987–1988)
- Abdus Sadek (1989)
- Pran Govinda Kundu (1989)
- Nasser Hejazi (1989)
- Abdur Rahim (1990)
- Shahid Uddin Ahmed Selim (1991)
- Mohammad Kaikobad (1992–1993)
- Kazi Salahuddin (1993)
- Oldrich Swab (1993)
- Kazi Salahuddin (1994)
- Kang Man-young (1995)
- Otto Pfister (1995–1997)
- Abu Yusuf (1998)
- Samir Shaker (1998–1999)
- Mark Harrison (2000)
- Hasanuzzaman Bablu (2000)
- György Kottán (2000–2003)
- Hasanuzzaman Bablu (2003)
- Golam Sarwar Tipu (2003)
- Andres Cruciani (2005–2006)
- Hasanuzzaman Bablu (2006)
- Syed Nayeemuddin (2007–2008)
- Abu Yusuf (2008)
- Shafiqul Islam Manik (2008)
- Dido (2009)
- Shahidur Rahman Shantoo (2009)
- Zoran Đorđević (2010)
- Saiful Bari Titu (2010)
- Robert Rubčić (2010–2011)
- Nikola Ilievski (2011)
- Saiful Bari Titu (2012)
- Lodewijk de Kruif (2013–2014)
- Saiful Bari Titu (2014–2015)
- Lodewijk de Kruif (2015)
- Fabio Lopez (2015)
- Maruful Haque (2015–2016)
- Gonzalo Sanchez Moreno (2016)
- Lodewijk de Kruif (2016)
- Tom Saintfiet (2016)
- Andrew Ord (2017–2018)
- Jamie Day (2018–2022)
- Óscar Bruzón (2021)
- Mário Lemos (2021)
- Javier Cabrera (2022–present)
Managerial statistics
- As of 21 November 2023
A total of 45 managers managed Bangladesh during 67 appointments.
- Only official matches against senior international teams considered.
- List also includes managers who took charge of the national team in senior unofficial matches.
| Caretaker manager | |
| Interim manager |
| No. | Manager | From | To | P | W | D | L | F | A | %W | Major Tournament(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheikh Shaheb Ali | May 1972 | August 1973 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 14.29 | — |
| 2 | Abdur Rahim | July 1975 | August 1975 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 0.00 | — |
| 3 | Anjam Hossain | December 1976 | December 1976 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 | — |
| 4 | Werner Bickelhaupt | July 1978 | December 1978 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | 1978 Asian Games group stage |
| 5 | Anwar Hossain | February 1979 | March 1979 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 25.00 | — |
| 6 | Zakaria Pintoo | June 1979 | July 1979 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 7 | Sheikh Shaheb Ali | August 1979 | September 1979 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 25.00 | — |
| 8 | Abdur Rahim | October 1979 | May 1981 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 0.00 | 1980 AFC Asian Cup group stage |
| 9 | Gafur Baloch | January 1982 | February 1982 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0.00 | — |
| 10 | Abdur Rahim | August 1982 | August 1982 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | — |
| 11 | Gerd Schmidt | September 1982 | November 1982 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 33.33 | 1982 Asian Games group stage |
| 12 | Abdur Rahim | August 1983 | September 1983 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 40.00 | — |
| 13 | Golam Sarwar Tipu | July 1984 | August 1984 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20.00 | — |
| 14 | Ali Imam | August 1984 | September 1984 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 75.00 | 1984 South Asian Games runner-up |
| 15 | Abdur Rahim | 25 January 1985 | 12 April 1985 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 33.33 | — |
| 16 | Golam Sarwar Tipu | April 1985 | May 1985 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 33.33 | — |
| 17 | Kazi Salahuddin | November 1985 | January 1986 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 66.67 | 1985 South Asian Games runner-up |
| 18 | Abdul Hakim | March 1986 | March 1986 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | — |
| 19 | Golam Sarwar Tipu | Ausgust 1986 | September 1986 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 25.00 | 1986 Asian Games group stage |
| 20 | Ali Imam | December 1986 | December 1986 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 | — |
| 21 | Mohammad Kaikobad | January 1987 | February 1987 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.00 | — |
| 22 | Wazed Gazi | September 1987 | September 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 23 | Abdur Rahim | October 1987 | November 1987 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 33.33 | 1987 South Asian Games fourth place |
| 24 | Kazi Salahuddin | December 1987 | February 1988 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0.00 | — |
| 25 | Abdus Sadek | January 1989 | January 1989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 26 | Pran Govinda Kundu | February 1989 | March 1989 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16.67 | — |
| 27 | Nasser Hejazi | September 1989 | October 1989 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 33.33 | 1989 South Asian Games runner-up |
| 28 | Abdur Rahim | September 1990 | October 1990 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0.00 | 1990 Asian Games group stage |
| 29 | Shahiduddin Ahmed Selim | December 1991 | December 1991 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 66.67 | 1991 South Asian Games third place |
| 30 | Mohammad Kaikobad | June 1992 | January 1992 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0.00 | — |
| 31 | Kazi Salahuddin | March 1993 | May 1993 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 7 | 25.00 | — |
| 32 | Oldrich Swab | November 1993 | December 1993 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 33.33 | 1991 South Asian Games group stage |
| 33 | Kazi Salahuddin | September 1994 | September 1994 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 50.00 | — |
| 34 | Kang Man-young | March 1995 | March 1995 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 33.33 | 1995 SAFF Gold Cup third place |
| 35 | Otto Pfister | October 1995 | September 1997 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 26.67 | 1995 South Asian Games runner-up 1997 SAFF Gold Cup group stage |
| 36 | Abu Yusuf | July 1998 | July 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| 37 | Samir Shaker | 1 October 1998 | December 1999 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 50.00 | 1999 SAFF Gold Cup runner-up 1999 South Asian Games champions |
| 38 | Mark Harrison | April 2000 | May 2000 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.00 | — |
| 39 | Hasanuzzaman Bablu | July 2000 | August 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | — |
| 40 | György Kottán | November 2000 | 20 January 2003 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 42.86 | 2003 SAFF Gold Cup champions |
| 41 | Hasanuzzaman Bablu | 27 March 2003 | 30 March 2003 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.00 | — |
| 42 | Golam Sarwar Tipu | 22 November 2003 | December 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | — |
| 43 | Andres Cruciani | 3 August 2005 | 10 April 2006 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 46.15 | 2005 SAFF Gold Cup runner-up |
| 44 | Hasanuzzaman Bablu | July 2006 | November 2006 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0.00 | — |
| 45 | Syed Nayeemuddin | 1 August 2007 | 31 December 2007 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 0.00 | — |
| 46 | Abu Yusuf | 5 March 2008 | 18 June 2008 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.00 | 2008 SAFF Championship group stage |
| 47 | Shafiqul Islam Manik | 18 August 2008 | 13 November 2008 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | — |
| 48 | Dido | 1 January 2009 | 9 November 2009 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 66.67 | — |
| 49 | Shahidur Rahman Shantoo | 9 November 2009 | 11 December 2009 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 50.00 | 2009 SAFF Championship semi-final |
| 50 | Zoran Đorđević | 5 January 2010 | 14 February 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 51 | Saiful Bari Titu | 16 February 2010 | 20 February 2010 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 33.33 | 2010 AFC Challenge Cup group stage |
| 52 | Robert Rubčić | 3 September 2010 | 2 June 2011 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 33.33 | — |
| 53 | Nikola Ilievski | 24 June 2011 | 22 December 2011 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 28.57 | 2011 SAFF Championship group stage |
| 54 | Saiful Bari Titu | 2 September 2012 | 20 November 2012 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0.00 | — |
| 55 | Lodewijk de Kruif | 29 January 2013 | 14 October 2014 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 28.57 | 2013 SAFF Championship group stage |
| 56 | Saiful Bari Titu | 18 October 2014 | 27 October 2014 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50.00 | — |
| 57 | Lodewijk de Kruif | 24 January 2015 | 8 September 2015 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 12.50 | — |
| 58 | Fabio Lopez | 11 September 2015 | 24 November 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0.00 | — |
| 59 | Maruful Haque | 25 November 2015 | 18 January 2016 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 50.00 | 2015 SAFF Championship group stage |
| 60 | Gonzalo Moreno | 23 February 2016 | 24 March 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0.00 | — |
| 61 | Lodewijk de Kruif | 7 May 2016 | 7 June 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 | — |
| 62 | Tom Saintfiet | 26 June 2016 | 10 October 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0.00 | — |
| 63 | Andrew Ord | 18 May 2017 | 4 April 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.00 | — |
| 64 | Jamie Day | 17 May 2018 | 17 September 2021 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 38 | 31.03 | 2018 SAFF Championship group stage |
| 65 | Óscar Bruzón | 17 September 2021 | 20 October 2021 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.00 | 2021 SAFF Championship group stage |
| 66 | Mário Lemos | 21 October 2021 | 7 January 2022 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 33.33 | — |
| 67 | Javier Cabrera | 8 January 2022 | Present | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 28.57 | 2023 SAFF Championship semi-final |